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King, I'm not a figure-skating insider, but I believe Kwan won several World Championships. So really your boxing comparison is like a boxer who won the belt but not the medal. Which still makes them world champs. She is still a wildly popular and gifted skater who draws large audiences in person and on TV, which is evidence of her stature in the figure-skating world.
btw, Sasha Cohen, interviewed this morning by Katie Couric, when asked about Kwan's saga, replied (more or less) - "I really haven't thought about it. I'm pretty much here for me". Ahhhh...the tight-knit all-for-one one-for-all world of women's figure skating...
Finally, watching Spurs v Pacers game yesterday on ABC, when they flashed "B. Miller finishes 5th in Men's Downhill". Pretty good strategy, NBC, letting your competition show your marquee results live while you show qualifications from another 'sport'.
