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spt_kwan_highlights.appDeck = "Michelle Kwan dropped out of the Turin Games on Sunday morning because of a groin injury, ending her decade-long quest for an Olympic gold. The highlights (and lowlights) of Kwan’s career:";
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spt_kwan_highlights.rows[i++] = new Array("","b>2004:</b> Finishes third at world championships, her ninth straight year with a medal. Only Sonja Henie (11 consecutive years) has surpassed that streak.");
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