I'm hoping my presence alone in Russia will be a show of strength for the Russian LGBT community.

I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.

To sum up my idea of on-ice costume fashion sense, it's probably that too much is never enough.

That makes me think of spandex-covered football players. It's not me. I'm in rhinestones and velvet, not spandex.

It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make me a stronger person, it doesn't really do anything to enhance my life. It's just something I was born with, the same as green eyes.

Finding someone to share your life with is one of the most important things a human can do and was preached to me by my mother.

I've never thought of the Olympics as a political statement. I really think a boycott ... is in the wrong as far as the athletes are concerned.