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.

When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you.

I'd say in general, my style is Johnny Weir style. It's my style. I can't classify it as anything else.

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

For me, I skate as masculine as I can. I'm not a big strong guy. I'm not interested in fighting or throwing punches or balling my hands in fists all day. I'm not interested in guns, I'm not interested in football or stereotypically masculine things, so I'm going to skate in a fashion that is manly for Johnny Weir.

I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both.

I don't want to spend my life on an ice cube.