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

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!

And I love what I do and I love skating.

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.

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.

One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.