Competition Quote by Dorothy Hamill

I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I…

— Dorothy Hamill

Contests were so pertinent that you had to think that way but today, it's not like that. You have your contest skaters, you have…

— Christian Hosoi

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.

— Shannon Miller

I grew up watching skating all the time in the Olympic stuff.

— Amy Poehler

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too…

— Andy Rooney

I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

— Nathan Chen

I remember my mom let me stay up late and watch Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan compete in the 1998 Olympic Games. I made…

— Adam Rippon

I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating.

— Dorothy Hamill

Obviously, the skaters in generations before us didn't have the opportunity to win multiple medals at an Olympic Games. We recognize that.

— Scott Moir

Back in the day however, careers were strictly built on competitions, just like surfing, though surfing is changing too so you can free surf…

— Christian Hosoi

Skating is much more of an individual sport, and then there is a team event once the team is picked.

— Eddy Alvarez

I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it…

— Max Aaron