American Quote by Vera Wang

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

— Scott Hamilton

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

— Johnny Weir

There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at…

— Nathan Chen

I think skating helped me find myself.

— Peggy Fleming

I love figure skating. It's what I'm good at.

— Yuna Kim

When I was young, many people didn't know what figure skating was. Some who knew of it thought of it as dancing on ice.…

— Yuna Kim

When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through.

— Nathan Chen

When I was a kid, we lived in Italy, which isn't really known for figure skating. I think that's why I excelled so well.…

— Meta Golding

I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town, and I…

— Rachel McAdams

The bus ride to the arena... I slipped on my Discman and listened to some of my favourite music, all the while imagining myself…

— Josee Chouinard

When I found skating, it was something that was individual, and it was something that I could focus on being my best. And I…

— Adam Rippon

Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating.

— Nathan Chen