Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.

I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.

I try to eat pretty healthy, but I do love carbs. So, I'm not the person who could stick to a perfectly healthy diet. I love chocolate too so I always have dark chocolate Hershey's kisses in my purse ready for me to have throughout the day. Dark chocolate is my weakness!

I love stepping onto the ice knowing I can create whatever I want or am feeling that day. It inspires me to be creative and artistic. It's a great therapeutic outlet to utilize both my heart and body at the same time.

I am very competitive, so when I fail I use what I learned from that mishap to fuel success.

The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is like smelling fresh coffee.

As an athlete, everyone was always like, 'Listen to your body.' Whether it's an injury or whether it's just a nagging ache, that can affect your progress just because you think 'Oh, I'll push through it today' and then you can't work out for two weeks. I've learned that, as a skater, I'm very aware of that.