I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.

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.

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

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.

Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.

I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough.