It was great to go out and do a good clean program at the Olympics. I was ready and I have no expectations. |
It was just great to do a clean program at my first Olympics, and only finding out a little over a week ago that I was coming here. To have that experience of feeling such elation after the program was great. |
Making it here is such an accomplishment for me. I don't have any expectations, just to go out there and attack everything and skate my best. |
My whole family is so supportive, including Sarah. They're all going to be here watching. ... Sarah said to have fun and just enjoy. That's what I've been doing since I got here. |
She (also) says to have fun and just enjoy everything. That's what I've been doing since I got here. |
She called me, wished me luck. She said she was going to watch. |
She just said I should have fun with everything I've been doing. |
She said to enjoy everything. (The) Olympics are once, maybe twice in a lifetime experience. |
She said to just have fun with everything. And I feel like I went out and had fun. It's great she's been here with my whole family and been so supportive. Now that I'm on the ice and she's up in the stands, I know how she feels. Maybe she knows how I feel, too. |
She told me to have fun. |
The crowd was so loud. I went out for the warm-ups and they started shouting my name. I never had that happen before. |
The first minute was going really well. After the fall, I thought I'd just go for it. I thought, 'This is the Olympics, a once-in-a-lifetime experience,' so I thought I'd go for it. |
The first part, I thought was going pretty well. After I fell, I felt as though I should just have fun with everything. This is the Olympics, and it might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance. |
The Olympics are such an unexpected competition. You never know what can happen. |
They asked me if I'd be happy to represent the U.S., and of course, I couldn't be happier. |