Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for me, it's all beautiful. Even when nobody else believed they were beautiful, I felt beautiful in them.

I would love to be a spokes model for Karl Lagerfeld or Balenciaga or something like that.

I have a whole fur closet. I'm not afraid of PETA.

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

I love skating and sparkling and flying around the ice, and people clap for you. It's an amazing feeling.

Out of ugly, make something beautiful.

I'm going to be a happy housewife. I'm going to be washing boxers and cooking and doing all those sorts of housewife duties. I just want to be happy and proud of every single day.