Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the program.

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.