Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan joins the Clinton campaign

Michelle Kwan
(Image credit: Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for the USOC)

By most accounts, Hillary Clinton's campaign isn't (yet) on thin ice. But should things need a boost, the former secretary of state and first lady will have some help from former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan.

Kwan is set to join the Clinton campaign to work on outreach efforts ahead of the campaign's formal kickoff rally Saturday, The New York Times reports. Kwan will reportedly work with campaign surrogates to help promote issues important to working families.

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.