I think people should be able to do what they want to do.

People talk about how you have no oxygen in your legs at the finish, ... Forget that. You have no oxygen in your brain.

People think coming in under the radar is like being a fighter pilot and actually coming in under the radar. It's a completely ridiculous idea to come in under the radar. It's the Olympics; everyone is on the radar here.

I can appreciate his joy, he achieved a great performance today and I'm happy for him.

But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there.

I just did it my way. I'm not a martyr and I'm not a do-gooder. I just want to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here.