Meet Michelle Wingshan Kwan, born July 7, 1980, an American figure skating legend. She’s a two-time Olympic medalist (’98, ’02), five-time World champ (’96, ’98, ’00, ’01, ’03), and nine-time U.S. champ (’96, ’98–’05), tyin’ the all-time record with Maribel Vinson-Owen. Absolute beast on the ice.

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She wasn’t just America’s fave figure skater – she was one of the top female athletes, period. From ’97 to ’05, she was stackin’ cash as the U.S. Figure Skating Association’s highest-paid skater in appearance fees and prize money, plus rakin’ in major endorsement deals as one of the top-paid Winter Olympians. She was also the biggest earner on the Champions on Ice tours and starred in mad TV specials with hella media buzz.