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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. "

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" I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "

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

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

" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "

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

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

" My skating career won't last forever. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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 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 genuinely dislike sequins. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "

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

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

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