Two-type Olympic medalist Michelle KwanMichelle Wingshan KwanOlympic figure skater Michelle Kwan makes Iowa appearances for Biden Skater Michelle Kwan joins Clinton campaign Ex-Olympian under fire for soda ad MORE met with young figure skaters in Iowa on Saturday as she campaigns for former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE in his 2020 Democratic presidential bid.
“I support Joe Biden, I’m proud to be on team Biden, because I think bottom line he has the best shot at beating our current president, Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE,” Kwan told WHO-TV, a local NBC-affiliate, during an event at the Brenton Skating Plaza in Des Moines.
Kwan told the couple of dozen people at the rink she thinks about her parents, who emigrated to the U.S. “with nothing” to pursue the American Dream, according to the Des Moines Register.
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“I had the opportunity to figure skate,” she reportedly added. “That was beyond what parents could dream of. But that’s the American Dream. And that’s, to me, what’s at stake. And that is why I proudly support Joe Biden. He always is a fighter for everyone — not just those at the top.”
Kwan, Biden’s director of surrogates, planned to launch a canvass shift in West Des Moines and attend a house party in Johnston after her appearance at the skating rink, the Register noted.
Kwan had campaigned for Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE during the 2016 election
She’ll campaign for Biden across the country as the primary continues.
Ahead of the upcoming Democratic debate in Los Angeles, the Biden campaign has been hosting a contest offering a supporter a chance to meet Kwan and attend the debate for donating as little as $5.
CORRECTION: Michelle Kwan won the silver medal in the 1998 Olympics and the bronze medal in the 2002 Olympics. An earlier version of this story included incorrect information.
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