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

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

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 remember being a little kid walking down the grocery aisle seeing athletes on these cereal boxes. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I want to be a full-package skater. "

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

" 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 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. "

" My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "