By G.H. Ambat, Anissa Apolinario, RJ Panis, Anna Yap

SALT LAKE CITY, U.S.A. (AP) - It's make or break this time.
Figure skater Michelle Kwan is again going for the Olympic gold, the only title that has eluded her for four years.
The 21-year-old Kwan will compete on Tuesday, facing Russians Slutskaya and Maria Butyrskaya, and Americans Hughes and Sasha Cohen.
Despite her age, her stellar performance gives her an edge. "The whole experience of just being a little wiser, a little calmer and also not taking it for granted, as well," says Kwan, who unlike her chief rivals has been in Salt Lake City soaking up the Olympic experience for two weeks.
Kwan brought her U.S. titles to six in those seasons, more than even Peggy Fleming or Dorothy Hamill. She increased her world championships collection to four; Carol Heiss is the only American with more.
But Fleming, Hamill and Heiss all won at the Olympics while Kwan was second to Tara Lipinski as the favorite in 1998.
Kwan has enjoyed competing so much she is talking seriously about remaining eligible until the 2006 Turin Games, yet she has taken a difficult path toward accomplishing that goal.
She split with coach Frank Carroll in October and has coached herself since.
The move resulted in an inconsistent season for her, including losses to chief rivals Irina Slutskaya and Sarah Hughes.
"I don't really think about it too often,'' Kwan says of the recent struggles that faded with her superb performances at the U.S. championships. ``You do your own thing on the ice. The preparation is not different than last time.''
She hopes the result is slightly different, as her artistry is unsurpassed in the sport while Butyrskaya comes closest.
Her programs are not as technically difficult as her major opponents, but she faces a disadvantage if the Olympics become more of a jumping contest as she can do only one jump.
"Jumping will be a major issue in this competition,'" 1984 Olympic champion Scott Hamilton says. ``The triple-triple combinations will be significant.''
However, Butyrskaya, whose practices in Salt Lake City have been very strong, considers the skate for gold wide open.
"The Olympics are like a lottery," she says. "You don't know what will happen."

With reports from Barry Wilner, AP Sports Writer