People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.

I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!