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

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" 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. "

" 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'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 would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "

" 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. "

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

" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "

" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "

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

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

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

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

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

" I think doing a quint is very, very difficult. "

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

" 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. "

" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "