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!

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.

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.

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

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.

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

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