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 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 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.

In training, I've been doing the quad a lot and it's been going really well. This one felt good, and I was not braced for the fall.

I'll definitely keep going. I'm learning about the sport and the Olympics and world championships. To come out and burst on the scene and get a medal doesn't seem realistic.

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'm going to slip in under the radar. I know I'm ready. I know I'm trained.