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" From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season. "

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" The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid. "

" It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not. "

" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "

" Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous. "

" Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it. "

" Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. "

" I wanted to be a goalie. "

" It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again. "

" I've always had Russian coaches. "

" An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement. "

" I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching. "

" I really like to bike outdoors and love the weight-based workouts that I do. I am not the biggest fan of other cardio-based workouts. Off-season cardio sessions are pretty grueling. "

" Throughout the day, I'll snack a lot. I always have some breakfast cereal, like Kellogg's cereal, something on hand, so that I can just quickly get some carbs in. "

" If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect thing in whatever your sport is. You just get that adrenaline rush, a sense of satisfaction, like you want to do it again and again. "

" I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport. "

" I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders. "

" It's reassuring knowing that people are supporting me and want to know more about me. It comes with being the national champion and making the Olympic team. I think that it's telling me I'm on the right path. "

" I like biology a lot. "

" I start in the morning with something like a breakfast burrito and a smoothie, something that gives me enough protein and carbs to start my day. "

" That's something I'm actually very interested in doing, helping young skaters. "

" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "

" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "

" Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging. "

" I genuinely dislike sequins. "

" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "

" That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint. "

" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "

" There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City. They really motivated me to follow my passion in skating, and it really blossomed from there. "

" We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had. "

" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "