First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance.

If I had never won a single medal, I'd still be skating in a rink somewhere. There wouldn't be an audience or camera flashes or autograph seekers, but I'd still be skating.

I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that Ive done after that is really because of the Olympics.

When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama.

Its an honor to be chosen to represent the best hockey game in the world,... Hockey fans are looking for the most authentic experience and NHL 2K6 delivers it.

Kids don't know the language of figure skating. If you ask them to do a compulsory figure, they don't know how to, and that's so important for the edge quality. I think that's why the older skaters are still as popular as they are - because they have that quality that people are missing in this generation.

Yeah, I am a little bit, and I think it is a natural progression of the sport, of going upwards in technical ability and everything like that.