I don't think you can pretend it [Sunday's miscue] didn't happen. I know it happened. Everybody knows it happened. But I have to become stronger from that somehow.

It (stinks). I didn't make the final. I'm disappointed. I wanted to make that final. I feel like I could have made that final. Today just wasn't my day.

We both thought this is where my hunger came from, living in the training center, living the simple life. For me to be my best, I didn't want to change anything before 2006.

I got too far forward with my skates. I lost a lot of speed and almost went down.

I felt horrible. I didn't even make it to the banquet after. I almost always go to the banquet. It was definitely running me down.

The depth of our whole program, in Marquette and Colorado Springs, has gotten a lot better.