I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.

I'm not an idiot; I try not to look, but I see what people say about me on Facebook. I see other things written. But I don't care.

I really like figure skating.

I won't lie - I picked up the occasional gossip magazine in the past because I thought that maybe 5 to 10 percent of it was true. Now I think it's zero percent.

My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.

I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off.

I never felt sidelined, I was supported by my friends, my family and my team. I always knew I could do it. I had confidence in myself.