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 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.

And I love what I do and I love skating.

My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.

My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.

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.