That was the first time I ever saw her distraught.

She’s established herself as the most beautiful and elegant skater in the world. Now she has to stay on her feet.

I think the visit to the East Coast helped her. She worked with two very wonderful coaches.

She was 17 when she went to the East Coast and didn’t come back until she was 20. She left as a girl and came back as a young lady.

She has a few aches and a few pains. As we all do when we get older.

She’s answered that a hundred of times, so a hundred and one more times wouldn’t have made a difference.

Wait and see how everyone skates.

Sometimes I think she’s a little too intense. I encourage her to go out more and act her age, but she doesn’t seem interested.

I thought she should practice. Then, when I heard of her rest issues, I thought she shouldn’t do it.

Only one thing has changed. I was an old man then and she was a young girl, and I’m an old man and she’s a young lady. That’s the only difference.

There’s nothing untoward about it.

I think it was obvious the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good.

She fought back and didn’t give up. A lot of other skaters would have packed it up in the same situation.

I thought she still had a chance (after her imperfect program). I’ve been around a long time, seen a lot of mistakes made. I think it’s obvious the standard of skating overall was not particularly...

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. I coached the same (system) for 45 years; now in two years you have to get ready for something else.

Her mother called me, and I think she was perhaps a little apprehensive about my reaction. But I was very positive. I was only too pleased.

Not that they don’t have wonderful skaters, but when I look at the results from some of the junior competitions, I’m not seeing the depth now that I used to see. So I have a...

It’s been quality, not quantity. We’ve been working harder, not longer. Today for her was a good start, a very good start, but it was only a start.

The new system is so demanding. Skaters go from one move to another.

It was a good start. But it was just a start.

She just has to skate to her potential. If she skates to her potential, she will win, everybody knows that. However …

We have an understanding of what is good for her and what produces good results.

She’s been very much more mature and trained very hard. Tonight was a good start. It was a very good start. But it was only a start.

It’s been very difficult to strategize with Michelle because I haven’t seen her compete but one time, and that wasn’t a legitimate competition.