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Elegant even in her practice uniform of basic black, Michelle Kwan flashes across the ice with energy and grace. Despite the early hour and an audience of just three people, she floats through each jump; her glide is sublime, and she invests every spin and finger extension with emotion. It is vintage Kwan--but a Kwan that, of late, has rarely been on display. At 20, the best and most successful skater of her generation is struggling to stay on top. After this first of two daily 45-minute sessions, a breathless Kwan is equal parts elated and self-critical. "I don't know why I can't do that every time," she says. These days her coach, Frank Carroll, has taken to reminding Kwan of something that she herself seems unsure of. "For God's sake, child," he says, "don't you know you're the greatest...
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