Michelle Kwan, 32, is not only an Olympic medalist and nine-time U.S. national figure skating champion — she’s now a married woman! The former professional skater married Clay Pell, 31, who is director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House.

The couple wed on Saturday, Jan. 19, at First Unitarian Church of Providence, R.I., according to People magazine. They married in front of 240 guests, including fellow Olympic champions Brian Boitano, Dick Button and Dorothy Hamill.

The groom, who is a JAG and Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, wore his full uniform for the ceremony, while the bride donned an ivory Vera Wang gown. Michelle cried while walking down the aisle with her father, Danny Kwan.

In 2002 at the Salt Lake City Winter Games, Michelle skated to “Fields of Gold” as her Olympic swan song, which earned her the bronze medal — and she incorporated that song into her wedding!

Michelle Kwan & Clay Pell’s Engagement

Michelle is now a senior advisor for public diplomacy and public affairs. In September, she revealed the strong connection she feels to her now-husband.

“I never was one who believed in love at first sight, but I have to admit it happened for us,” she told People. ”I felt there was a magnetic connection between us. I thought he was the one from the beginning.”

Congrats to the happy couple!

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Olympian Michelle Kwan is engaged! The champion figure skater has announced her engagement to Clay Pell through People magazine.

Clay, 30, is the director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House. He and Michelle, 32, first met in April of 2011. Michelle tells the magazine, “It was a simple decision and it made sense, that’s what’s so exciting to me. We are working together as a team, like in [pair skating].”

Of the proposal, which took place on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, Michelle tells the magazine, “It was hot and we were going to go into the water to cool ourselves off a little bit. I wasn’t anticipating going swimming. I said, ‘I don’t feel comfortable because I don’t have my bathing suit on.’ He’s like, ‘No, come on in,’ so I said, ‘Okay.’”

Clay continues, “I was nervous about wanting to do it right, but I wasn’t nervous about what the answer would be. We had been talking for a while about how we would like to have a family and the idea of getting married and what we wanted to do with our lives – and public service. So I think we both knew where we were relationship-wise and where we were going.”

Both have a history working in public service. Michelle was appointed to serve on the Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports in June by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and she continues to work in the State Department as a U.S. public policy envoy. Clay, who is also a JAG and Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, is the grandson of late Rhode Island Sen. Clairborne Pell, who established Pell Grants for colleges 40 years ago.

Congrats, Michelle and Clay!

Are you excited for Michelle, HollywoodLifers?

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Michelle Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist, five-time world champion, and nine-time United States figure skating champion.  She is not only one of America’s greatest figure skaters, but is also one of the country’s favorite female athletes!  Apart from serving as a public diplomacy ambassador under both the Bush and Obama administrations, Michelle is currently serving as an adviser to U.S.-China Women’s Leadership Exchange and Dialogue.  Get all the details at Astrology.com! 

Happy birthday, Michelle Kwan! As a Cancer, your inner world is your most precious resource — and one you’ve learned to express with breathtaking grace on the ice. Your Taurus Moon is a perfect match for the physical strength required to rise as a champion in figure skating. This coming year, you’ll begin to feel the winds of change very powerfully. In fact, the next time you go up for a triple axle, you may land with an epiphany of where your life off the ice is heading!

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Michelle, it’s been 8 years since you inspired so many young girls with your perseverance and strength by achieving a Bronze medal in the 2002 Olympics!

Michelle Kwan, you may not astonish the judges with your talents on the ice anymore, but you are still a role model to all young girls seeking the gold in figure skating! You have a fabulous live before you – in the next few weeks be aware of your surrounds and beware of anything that may act as on obstacle. Astrology.com has all the details.

Happy birthday, Michelle Kwan! As a Cancer, your inner world is your most precious resource — and one you’ve learned to express with breathtaking grace on the ice. Your Taurus Moon is a perfect match for the physical strength required to rise as a champion in figure skating. As your Sun approaches the life-makeover chair that is Pluto, you begin to feel the winds of change very powerfully. The next time you go up for a triple axle, you may land with an epiphany of where your life off the ice is heading!

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