Alysa Liu

"My family is out there, my friends are out there. I had to put on a show for them."

"When I was skating, hearing the cheers, and I felt so connected with audience. I want to be out there again."

"I don't need this [medal], but what I needed was the stage and I got that, so I was all good."

"Oh, I'm having fun. I'm having a lot of fun, and it's not because of this."

"The feelings I felt out there were calm, happy and confident."

"I had a lot of fun out there tonight."

"I'm thinking I want them to do really well cause I love those girls."

"This is a physical object... but my memories – I mean, I could lose my memories too one day – but I hold those really precious."

"That’s what I’m fucking talking about."

"That's what I'm f---ing talking about!"

"I don't need this [medal], but what I needed was the stage and I got that, so I was all good. No matter what happened."

"Being able to do it my way on the big stage like this has been my dream."

"I do this every year. I add a stripe, so it's going to be like this for a year. Then next year, wintertime, like end of December, I do another ring."

"What I needed was the stage. And I got that."

"I wouldn't be here if I didn't decide to retire for a little bit."