People need to learn that yeah, there are ways of staying tiny, but you can make your body do what you want at any size, just by doing something that you feel healthy and comfortable with.

I kept it quiet ’til my retirement announcement came out.

We have such a small part of the street, we’re at like a dead end.

One of the biggest fears that I actually had was after my retirement to be completely forgotten.

It was definitely hard for me to keep pushing it off, to keep essentially lying

to everyone, ’cause I kinda knew that I wasn’t gonna come back.

You would think so, and I do like stuff like that, and I like learning about it… but it freaks me out at the same time.

Yep. It’s all political, so you have to stay quiet to be able to not step on anyone’s toes.

I’m hoping to have them out every Sunday, but obviously I haven’t been very good at that.

I love teaching the younger skaters.

There are no limits to what you can achieve. Dream big, aim high and never give up.

I need to motivate myself to work hard because only I can skate my program. I need to work on a series of mental skills to help keep focused because I don’t have other people keeping me in the moment.

I knew that things were going to hurt. I knew that things weren’t always going to be perfect. But I could trust that I could make it through it.

Surrounding yourself with a team you trust and who believe in you is key. My coaches believed in me and supported me every step of the way.