I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.

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.

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.

Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.

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