Michelle Kwan is an incredible artist, she wears her heart on her sleeve when she performs. She has grown so much from every influence in her career, and she has made herself the biggest star there ever will be in figure skating. She's down to Earth, friendly and always positive. Nobody will ever match her longevity or her ability to be such a strong competitor.

Out of ugly, make something beautiful.

To me, skating should look effortless even when you're doing the hardest of elements.

The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start watching the X-Games or competitive tire rolling instead?

Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.

I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.

It's really grinding to always play out of both sides of your mind and always be thinking what will offend people. Or what won't. But I'm strong enough to deal with that. I own that I'm freakish in my way.