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

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" 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. "

" Once I really understood what skating was and what the Olympic really entailed, I knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be there; I wanted to represent the U.S. "

" I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event. "

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

" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "

" 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. "

" My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship. "

" I wanted to be a goalie. "

" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "

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

" Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump. "

" I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. "

" Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite. "

" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "

" I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "

" There are always benefits and good things, bad things that come out of every performance. "

" I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out. "

" 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. "

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

" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "

" I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery. "

" As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though. "

" I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can. "

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

" I never got to go to prom or homecoming or a lot of the typical teenage stuff. But, if you think about it, I've gotten to go and meet different people and travel all over the world. "

" It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember. "

" I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their 20s. "

" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "

" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "

" 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. "