I was so young when I was competing that I wasn't as focused on my diet. I was a kid - I ate a lot, and I worked out a lot. But as I get older, I definitely want to be healthier.
Skating, like all other sports, has an element of strategy.
I love a good pair of sweats!
I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.
Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.
Teens should always remember they are unique, special, and bring something to the world that no one else can.
When the rules of judging skating in international competition changed in 2004 with the goal of making judging more transparent, one of the consequences was the rewarding of skaters who attempt more challenging technical elements in the pursuit of ever more points.
You have to train your mind just as much as you train your body.
The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.
Acting is easier than skating in a way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over.
The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is like smelling fresh coffee.
I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.
It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy.
We need to remind people how fun skating is, how quirky skating is. If we went on TV and overlooked the cold, hard truths and the quirkiness, I don't think that's bringing anything to the fans.
Most athletes won't push a sport forward unless they have the incentive to do so - let alone when the structures of a sport have been set up to actually incentivize them to hold back.
There really hasn't been a name that is in the media on a daily basis, and that's what skating in the '90s was. Everyone knew, after the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan incident - Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan - everyone knew these names. They were household names because they were winning; they were on TV.
I think back to my time when I was skating: I was 15, and there was no such thing as Instagram.
Obviously, the competition at an Olympics, the emotions are running high, and the stakes are higher for these athletes, so it does bring an incredible, palpable excitement and emotion into the building.
The skating world is a very small world.
It's very easy for me to watch a performance and just speak on it as I see it.
