At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet.

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.

I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who captures your heart, hopefully.

I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.

Probably a few weeks after I was born I started having casts put on my legs to straighten them out. After that corrective shoes and with a brace in between.