Skating has always been a major area of interest to me.

My academic schedule is lighter this year because it's an Olympic year.

I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit and beef for protein and iron.

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the World.

I'm used to a very busy schedule. Right now it revolves around training and preparing for Nationals in January. I'm usually at the rink from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and then I attend public school for two hours, three times per week.

I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them.

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.