To be held back by fear is to miss out on challenging yourself in different ways.

What I love about Nivea is they're all about authenticity. The brand isn't pretending to be anything it isn't.

I love the idea of women empowering other women. We need to come together and support one another and embrace one another.

What we portray on the ice is really important to us, and we love getting into character and telling a story.

A lot of the emotions we portray are universal themes that resonate with everyone, so the fact that people feel invested in our partnership is truly remarkable.

Obviously, I've reaped the benefits of sport and activity. But not many girls, as it turns out, even have the resources available to them to be physically active or to maintain that as they go through high school.

Women in figure skating, like in every other industry, are expected to conform to an unrealistic standard of beauty. Unhealthy habits are often encouraged to promote a thin frame, and young girls idealize a skewed definition of 'fit.'

The Nivea Care Cream changed my life.

I have this platform that I've worked hard for, but now I want to make use of it.

I do feel different whether I'm in the gym or on the ice when I have a cute outfit on. I think most girls can relate - you carry yourself differently.

I think that's the beauty of the Olympics. There's always a story. There's always someone you're invested in. There are so many Olympic moments that resonate with people all across Canada, and I think that's the beauty of it.

I don't think I'm going to look back and wish that I spent more time worrying about my muscles or fat or whatever.

Hair and makeup has become part of my pre-competition routine. It's a quiet time, when I can reflect, I can put on some music - and I can mentally get in the zone of performance.

We're in a pressure-filled sport for sure, but anything in an Olympic season is heightened, the highs are higher and the lows are lower, and everything just takes on grander proportions.

We have the opportunity to make people feel something, feel some emotion, and then also we get to be just pure athletes, and from a pure technical standpoint do things are really technically demanding, and very challenging. So it's that balance between the two that we love. And we love to play with the limits and push ourselves.

At all times, there's discussion about the percentage of body fat I have, how I look on the ice and about how much skin a certain costume is showing.

When you have a sense of yourself in space, in your movement, in your muscles, you can express yourself through your body, your instrument. You learn so much about who you are and what your truth is.

I've been told I'm really bad at flirting.

I think the way you present yourself to the world, whatever kind of task you're tackling, is really important.

Any chance we have to skate for another Olympic medal, it's amazing.

Part of being an athlete is constantly striving for more. We're looking for perfection in a world where that doesn't exist. No matter what we do and what we accomplish or how we perform, we're always looking at areas we can improve upon.

The honour of carrying the Canadian flag... brings with it a sense of duty, privilege, and above all, great pride.

We come from a rich history of amazing sports and athletes here in Canada and there's been a long legacy before us that helped pave the way. And that's why I grew up believing I could go to the Olympics and stand on the podium one day.

I never want to be randomly posing with a product or putting my name to a brand arbitrarily.

For athletes, it is unhealthy to be one-sport focused, especially at a young age. I believe in exposing kids to lots of activities - there are great advantages to being a well-rounded athlete and human, no matter the field of play.

My big break occurred when I was six years old and met Scott Moir.

We're always learning about our bodies and learning how to take care of them properly and how to perform at our best.

I want to ensure that I'm sending the right messages and that I'm empowering others, and doing things that feel like they're in line with my values.

Truthfully, what we do in training is 10 times harder than what we ever have to do in a competition.

I've learned a lot about pain management.

I was so lucky. I grew up with an incredibly strong grandmother, mother and sister. All three, independent, fierce, clever women who were hard workers, had goals and visions for themselves, and were really ambitious. And, they didn't apologize for those goals.