Michelle Kwan gives birth to Daughter

[Karen-W]

Doesn't she have a younger boyfriend?

No idea. I do not follow the Kween. Or most retired skaters, for that matter, lol.

 

[CaliSteve]

Congrats Michelle!

 

[soogar]

Who is the dad?

Maybe she took her fate in her hands and went with a donor. Just because she refers to a sweetheart doesn’t mean he’s the father.

 

[centerstage01]

Wow! My jaw hit the floor in shock at first and now I can’t stop smiling for Michelle. Welcome to the world, little Kalista!

 

[Judy]

Maybe she took her fate in her hands and went with a donor. Just because she refers to a sweetheart doesn’t mean he’s the father.

I thought of that too.

 

[livetoskate]

I thought of that too.

She also thanked a fertility clinic in her post. I had to do the math & realize Michelle is 41.5 years old! (She and my cousin are about the same age.)

 

[escaflowne9282]

Damn! All this time we expected Irina S and Tessa to pull this one off. Congrats to her

 

[AnnM]

She posted pictures on IG with a boyfriend in September. Interesting coincidence -- they were visiting a Greek island and the name Kalista is of Greek origin.

 

[Frau Muller]

What?! I didn’t even know she was pregnant! Congrats to her

Happy news! Congratulations!

I wasn’t aware that she had remarried or was engaged! Looking forward to a nice extended-family photo (grandpa Danny Kwan and all)! Auntie Karen & her children, too.

 

[annie_mg]

She posted pictures on IG with a boyfriend in September. Interesting coincidence -- they were visiting a Greek island and the name Kalista is of Greek origin.

It might be of Greek origin but nobody in Greece is named Kalista.

Congratulations to Michelle! Not everyone wants to make their pregnancy public and that's perfectly fine.

 

[Deleted member 221]

Huge congrats to Michelle!

She's 41.5 years old, and her post mentions fertility challenges and a long journey. Although she looks forever young and advances in medicine are making later pregnancies possible, she's still in the broadly "now or never" age group. She may have decided to do this on her own, independent of the relationship she's in, and to her if she did. (The questions about "who's the father" are a bit if you ask me.)

Regardless, there's no "rule" that the baby can't have the mother's surname. I know plenty of non-skating people who have used the mother's surname, including married couples, for various reasons. And there are plenty of cases in skating where the child has the mother's surname -- e.g., Skyler Grishuk and Ilia Malinin for two examples. Both of their fathers are known, and in Ilia's case involved. There's nothing unusual about this, and people shouldn't be making any assumptions.

 

[Dobre]

Congratulations!

 

[ryanj07]

What exciting news! Congratulations to Michelle. I was just thinking I’d last seen her in the news as a part of Biden’s administration and not for a pregnancy, I’m glad that I’m not totally out of it and had somehow missed it. Good on her for doing things her way!

 

[Yuri]

Regardless, there's no "rule" that the baby can't have the mother's surname. I know plenty of non-skating people who have used the mother's surname, including married couples, for various reasons. And there are plenty of cases in skating where the child has the mother's surname -- e.g., Skyler Grishuk and Ilia Malinin for two examples. Both of their fathers are known, and in Ilia's case involved. There's nothing unusual about this, and people shouldn't be making any assumptions.

Sorry, Louis, you are mistaken regarding Oksana's daughter. Legally, Skyler goes with the hyphenated last name Grishuk-Carrillo, including for her professional tennis career. So they have nothing to do with the discussion of the Kween's baby naming decision.

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[Deleted member 221]

Sorry, Louis, you are mistaken regarding Oksana's daughter. Legally, Skyler goes with the hyphenated last name Grishuk-Carrillo, including for her professional tennis career. So they have nothing to do with the discussion of the Kween's baby naming decision.

I did not know that Skyler's legal name is different, but she seems to go to by "Skyler Grishuk" or "Skyler Marie Grace Grishuk" in any media over which she has control -- e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Princeton pages, various other media reports. I can't find any reference to "Grishuk-Carrillo" except for ESPN and (interestingly) a court petition from 2003 to change Skyler's name. Maybe ESPN has a requirement to use legal names. Gymnast Tasha Schwikert (who also used her mother's name, despite parents who were together) was required to be Tasha Schwikert-Warren (her legal name) in a few places.

In any case, the point remains that women can choose to give their children their own name (or a hyphenated one) regardless of marital and relationship status. Michelle's daughter having the last name "Kwan" implies nothing.

 

[Japanfan]

At first I thought this was a different Michelle Kwan, but I guess not?

I'll guess she'll manage caring for her infant and her new posting in Belize okay. The Kween can afford nannies, that's for sure.

I'm surprised news of her pregnancy was never revealed. She must have gone into hiding once she started to show.

 

[Frau Muller]

In the same Instagram post, Michelle included a “growing belly” montage! Click the right arrow on the baby’s photo.

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[love_skate2011]

congrats

even with that montage, I would believe if someone said surrogate
that was a well kept secret.

 

[On My Own]

you mean from surrogacy

Michelle's surrogate sure looks a lot like Michelle herself!

 

[love_skate2011]

Michelle's surrogate sure looks a lot like Michelle herself!

ETA, that really flew off tthe radar.

 

[DFJ]

Holy cow!!! Congratulations to Michelle. What lovely news and what a beautiful name for her new little girl.

 

[Cachoo]

And I thought the Belize news was big—-I am so happy for her!

 

[gatorinfl]

Congratulations to Michelle! Kalista sure is a cutie. I follow Michelle on IG and sure didn’t see this coming. What a year 2022 is going to be for Michelle with a new baby and her nomination to be ambassador to Belize.

 

[Jenny]

To me the real shocker here is that Michelle Kwan is in her 40s

 

[Spiralgraph]

Congratulations to Michelle! Kalista is a lovely name; may she be a blessing for Michelle and her whole family.

 

[Prancer]

I had to do the math & realize Michelle is 41.5 years old!

To me the real shocker here is that Michelle Kwan is in her 40s

How did this happen??????

Congrats to the Kween and her princess!

 

[BlueRidge]

If I didn't know how old I am, I might be surprised that Michelle is over 40.

Congratulations to Ambassador-to-be Kwan and Kalista!

 

[Judy]

The new baby is adorable .

 

[orbitz]

When I saw the title of the thread I thought it was April's Fool, LOL. How in the heck was Michelle able to keep the pregnancy such a secret? Was she in seclusion on a remote island for the entire 9 months ? Anyway, congrats to Michelle !

 

[BaileyCatts]

^^ I thought the same thing when I saw the title! I thought 'who got the time for a Sekret Baby thread with all the skating this month!'. Turns out it WAS a Sekret Baby! Wow! So happy for Michelle and her little Kalista!