VAN2001032415 - 24 MARCH 2001 - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: Michelle Kwan of the USA performs a flawless free skate, the last event of the World Figure Skating Championships with Russia's Irina Slutskaya the only serious challenger up next at Vancouver's GM Place, March 24, 2001. Kwan edges Slutskaya for gold. rlw/hr/H. Ruckemann UPI