World Championship Figure Skating World ?gure skating champions practice on temporary rink set up in four days. OVERVIEW America’s Michelle Kwan claimed her ?fth world title in front of a sell-out crowd; Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz of Canada ended their ice dance career with the gold medal; Evgeny Plushenko of Russia won the men's gold medal; Irina Lobacheva and Irina Averbukh, also of Russia, took ?rst place in the Original Dance; China’s Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao retained their title as World Pair Champions with a magni?cent performance, earning four perfect 6.0s."The ice was great. Very fast. Springy," stated Michelle Kwan, World Champion figure skater. These are the big news stories coming from the 2003 World Figure Skating Championship. However, there’s also a behind the scen

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