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" Really, I'm just a normal kid. "

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

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

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

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

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

" There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Honestly, I am human. I make mistakes. "

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

" Skating is a sport that I found a lot of interest in from a very, very young age. Ultimately, I think that being on the ice, being in the cold, and trying things and challenging myself in different ways is something that made me really interested in skating. "

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

" I celebrate my hardworking parents and all the opportunities they gave me. "

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

" My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice. "

" 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 have my own life to live. "

" I do very scientific-based training. However, for skating, that's a little bit out of the ordinary. Many skaters base their off-ice training around plyometrics, whereas mine is very strength- and power-based. "

" 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. "

" It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. "

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

" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "

" 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. "