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

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

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

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

" A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I genuinely dislike sequins. "

" I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "

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

" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "

" 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. "

" Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. "

" 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. "

" It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again. "

" 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. "

" To have all of these jumps in my arsenal is very beneficial. I can always alter my program so I can either play it safe, or I can play it risky with high reward. It depends on what I feel like I need that day. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I have my own life to live. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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