I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let's get that straight right now.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

One thing about skating that I don't think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component of figure skating. It can dictate not only the choreography but the emotion. If it's not the right music it can ruin a performance.

We got a lot of letters of people who didn't like them, like my own family who thought they were unnecessary and unpleasant and taking advantage of women in a sad situation - I never saw that. And I think that sometimes, you have to take a risk.

I never thought I'd be successful. It seems in my own mind that in everything I've undertaken I've never quite made the mark. But I've always been able to put disappointments aside. Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.