I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

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 burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.

With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important.

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.

Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.

I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it.