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

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" 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. "

" Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do. "

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

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

" 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. "

" If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general. "

" I think my parents felt us being a minority a little bit more than I did, and they tried to shelter me from that so I didn't feel it at all. "

" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "

" I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for the Pooh-bears to be raining down from the audience. "

" My skating career won't last forever. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "

" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "

" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "

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

" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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