I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders.

I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating.

Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging.

As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated.

I never got to go to prom or homecoming or a lot of the typical teenage stuff. But, if you think about it, I've gotten to go and meet different people and travel all over the world.

That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint.

I think doing a quint is very, very difficult.

I really like to bike outdoors and love the weight-based workouts that I do. I am not the biggest fan of other cardio-based workouts. Off-season cardio sessions are pretty grueling.

If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general.

We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had.

My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship.

I like biology a lot.

I want to be a full-package skater.

It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again.

I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up.

In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say.

Really, I'm just a normal kid.

There's always things that I can improve on.

The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid.

It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.

I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can.

My family and parents were very influential in my skating career.

My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well.

I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted.