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" I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. "

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" I can't count on both hands how many Grand Prixs I've done and how many world championships I've been to, so I think I've really earned the experience to know that when I step on the ice at nationals and when I step on the ice at the Olympics that I feel completely aware of my environment and what to expect. "

" The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special. "

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" When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well. "

" I have a life outside of skating. "

" I have so much to give to skating in Canada. "

" I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey. "

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