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" 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. "

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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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "

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

" Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal. "

" 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. "

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

" My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me. "

" 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. "

" I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters. "

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

" Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.' "

" I'm the baby for sure. My siblings are looking out for me, making sure I'm not doing something stupid. They are making sure my head is set straight and that I'm a good person outside of skating and inside of it, too. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" You have to have passion for what you do, or else it's difficult when the going gets tough. "

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

" There's always things that I can improve on. "