When Im competing, I need to be strong.

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

I havent mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

The Grand Prix Final is an opportunity for me to go out and experience new jumping passes in competition. I put in a triple loop-half loop-triple Salchow in the second of the program. It's a very difficult jumping pass so this is a chance for me to try out the new elements and the adjusted jumping layout to get prepared for nationals.

For me, I have gay family members, and I have a lot of friends in the LBGT community.

Skaters are infamously superstitious.

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.