For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

There’s something about putting on a pair of skates, and getting out there and moving like nobody else can. Freedom is a word that comes to mind.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.

There’s always that first step in skating, from dry ground to slick ice, when it just seems impossible. Impossible that two thin blades of metal will support you, impossible that because its molecules have begun...

And still I’m not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.

If you’re skating on thin ice, you might as well dance!