The rink is much smaller than standard Olympic size, so it's hard to skate perfectly. We've only had two practices at this rink before today.

The rink is much smaller than the standard Olympic size so it's hard to skate perfectly, but I think we did okay.

We feel the pressure. Before us, the pairs and (men's) singles won. We didn't have any chance to make a mistake. Now it is even harder for Irina.

We felt the pressure. We did not have any chance to make a mistake.

We were sure of this dance and we hope to compete for the gold medal.

To tell the truth, we were waiting for this medal and we are really happy. We did a lot of work. It feels so great to win the medal. It's something incredible.

When you're fighting for the top three places, it's really hard to skate. Others were falling but we had a clean skate.

Others were falling. But we had a clean skate. It was a tremendous responsibility.

There are so many elements now it causes more pressure. When you feel pressure you can make mistakes. That is why a lot did.

There are so many elements now that's why people make so many mistakes.