“When you're young, you travel with your parents. When you get older you bring your husband with you. But when you get my age you bring your physical therapist.”
“What I like is that she has been always a fighter. There have been so many young skaters coming and going, winning the Olympics and leaving. She kept defending her titles and still setting goals for herself, which I think is great. She always could have taken the easy way, and she never did.”
“It was heartbreaking. After [the second jump], she was so upset that she nailed everything out of anger. I always say that there are world-class skaters, and there are champions. It really breaks my heart.”