When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.

I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.

I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.

The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling.