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.

Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you, but they just won't care anymore.

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

Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move on to a life of professional skating.

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

A really important part of competition is coming back, trying to do it better the second time than you did the first.

So the programs all start to all look the same. I watched one free skating competition, and I thought I was watching a short program. Everyone was doing exactly the same elements.