Occupation: Figure Skater Birth: July 12, 1971
I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're competin….
I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom..
Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole..
Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it..
One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it..
The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating..
I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want ….
I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am..
I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks..
As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're wa….
My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream..
Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players..
Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great ….
Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something pos….
Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years..
At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom an….
I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work..
Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life..
I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who capture….
I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps ….
The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville..