I mean you looked at me, and you could tell something was wrong. But I also lied through my teeth. Because you don't want to say the wrong thing, or the bad thing -- the thing that's going to make your life more complicated. You just want to say everything is fine.

Wow, I can't even talk. We really, really wanted it. I'm almost afraid to say how much we wanted it.

It was fun. I think for us this is really about the experience, and we're here to root on the other Americans.

I feel cool. I was surprised how relaxed I was.

I'm just thrilled; not everyone gets another chance to be a part of something really special.

I haven't experienced needing to be at such a high level for so long time, so it's been overwhelming for me. I'm realizing more and more just how blessed I am to have Ryan as a partner. He is beautiful in all situations, and I feel so lucky and I want to give him a lot of credit. We will do some fantastic performances.

It was cool. I was surprised how relaxed I was. I broke my lace, so I didn't have time to worry about much else. I think I had two seconds [after attending to the lace] and then I stepped on the ice and Ryan squeezed my hand, and off we went.

Whirlwind is putting it nicely.

I don't really know the man my mother fell in love with. My dad was not a big part of my life for a long time.