Article: Fig: Kwan switches coach with eye to 2006 Olympic gold


AAP Sports News (Australia)
12-04-2003
Fig: Kwan switches coach with eye to 2006 Olympic gold

LOS ANGELES, Dec 3 AFP - Five-time women's world figure skating champion Michelle Kwan
has changed coach as she bids for an elusive Olympic gold in Turin in 2006.

Kwan became the first woman to reclaim the world crown three times earlier this year
and has now called in the services of jump specialist Rafael Arutunian in a bid to add
the Olympic title to her collection.

"He's always interested me because of his different approach," the 23-year-old American
skater told the Los Angeles Times.

"He's very aggressive... I need to start training hard and skate more. I have to keep
on pushing myself ...

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