Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.

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.

But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go - telling myself that I love skating and that my coach is there waiting for me - I would get up and go. And my mother would always get up and eat breakfast with me!

I do not have any pets. We travel too much.

It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.

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.

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.