He'll lace up, get on the ice and work with the kids. He will help them and have fun with them. He's not a guy who comes into the arena with his nose in the air.

It's fun because you have kids who will work with you and you can kind of freelance and do whatever. It's fun playing aggressive out there, you know, taking it to the next level.

They work hard. This is really a good group of kids, ... They're starting to go in and have fun now.

He says his gold medal glows, and his silver medal sparkles.

He has a heart to be competitive in the sport and he was diligent as far as technical aspects of skating, and the work ethic was always there.

The negativity, it's hard to talk about that. I don't think he deserves all the criticism he's received this past week.