24 Olympic Moments That Defined the Sport of Figure Skating

After finishing in third behind fellow American Sarah Hughes and Russia's Irina Slutskaya, five-time world champion Michelle Kwan took to the ice one last time in Salt Lake City in what would be the final performance of her Olympic career. For the exhibition gala, Kwan skated a gorgeous program to "Fields of Gold." The performance, which had both the audience and Kwan in tears by the end, became one of her most famous skates, and it served as a fitting Olympic finale for an athlete who contributed so much to the sport of figure skating over her career.

Watch Kwan's emotional Olympic farewell here.