Michelle Kwan Receives Billie Jean King Award

Michelle Kwan poses for a photo during the Women’s Sports Foundation awards. (Photo: Lois Elfman) Walking the pink carpet, Michelle Kwan looked radiant. It was a night that celebrated female athletes and none shone brighter than Kwan, the nine-time U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Champion, five-time World Champion and two-time Olympic medalist. On Oct. 15, at the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 28th Annual Salute to Women in Sports, she was honored not for her amazing medal count — an unprecedented 43 championships — but for her outstanding contributions to women’s sports.

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