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Michelle Kwan Pulls Out of the Olympics
TURIN, Italy (AP) - Michelle Kwan dropped out of the Olympics on Sunday morning, one day
after she cut short a practice because of a recurring groin injury.
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The U.S. figure skater said Saturday she didn't want to drop out, but would have to "listen to my body." She missed last month's U.S. nationals with a groin injury, and needed a medical bye onto the Turin team.
This was to be the last chance at the elusive Olympic gold for Kwan, 25, the face of figure skating for the past decade. Though she won five world championships and nine U.S. titles, she always came up short at the Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1998 and a bronze in 2002.
The U.S. Olympic Committee submitted a request to replace Kwan with Emily Hughes, the third-place finisher at last month's nationals. An answer is expected later this week, and Hughes was expected to travel to Turin on Sunday.
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