After the pairs short program (Saturday), I have adrenaline. I came back like I had just arrived and I'm in competition mode. I've had four clean run-throughs in the last four days. |
I am so excited to come in second in the competition, but if just one of those minor mistakes that I made would have not been there, it would have made up that less than one point to first. I am so honored; the Olympics has been a life-long dream. I know that I have a ton of work ahead of me, but it is work I have been waiting my entire life to do. |
I can land almost everything, ... I thought I do a good performance. |
I could have sold it more, but I was trying to pace myself and take one thing at a time. Every few seconds I would think facial expression or choreography and I'd do something expression, but then I'd go back into my little zone. At the end I felt like I didn't remember. I wasn't sure if it had happened yet. |
I definitely just wanted to stay on my feet, |
I definitely think the trend is we're trying to eliminate name-recognition from skating. |
I didn't know exactly what it meant. At the time I was doing the Junior Olympics I thought, ?Well, I won that, how hard can it be to do this other Olympics? It's just another step. |
I feel awesome. I've had a really strong season so far, the best of my career with two medals in the Grand Prix, and I was the only American to qualify for the finals. So that gives me a big boost of confidence coming in here. |
I got the wind knocked out of me badly so it took about half way through before I got my wind back, and I fell on my leg so it kind of went numb on me. But it was enough. That's what today is about. |
I had an off night. Not good to do it at the Olympics. |
I know that I have tons of work ahead of me. But it's work that I've been waiting my entire life to do. |
I think when I was about 14 or 15 I decided, ?I think I'm going to go to the Olympics. So for about the last five years I've been thinking about it every day. Every single day. |
I thought I stayed with the program and with the character, and the audience was great, ... Grease. |
I wasn't disappointed with the score. I was just disappointed in the jump. It's the easiest jump in my program. |
I worked hard and it is a long season. I told myself that it is just four and a half minutes out of my life and to try my best. |