Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

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

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport.

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.

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.

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.