Seabeck is slow to change.
— Ashley Wagner
I'm vicious. I can be nice off the ice, but on the ice, that's not where it's time to make friends.
I hate doing Tabatas - you do whatever you want at high intensity for 20 seconds, and then get a 10 second break and you repeat that for 8 minutes. So you can do jumping jacks for 20 seconds, you can do sprints for 20 seconds, etc. It's supposed to help you get your endurance up really fast.
I know roughly when I skate a good program where the score should end up.
I'm very much a technical person.
I'm a strong-headed person, and you can always tell how I'm feeling in that moment.
I want to stay involved in sports in one way or another.
I always loved Michelle Kwan's outfits. Most of them were designed by Vera Wang, and they're just so simple, but the fabric that they used and the way that it was sewn together look so elegant and rich. You could tell that time had been put into it. It wasn't just another spandex, stucco-covered costume.
In this crazy, crazy world of figure skating, it is easy to focus on a name or a target. But when you are going after someone, it really only holds you back from what you are capable of yourself.
Covergirl is my sponsor, and they have been so helpful in supplying me with their wonderful products. I love their blush, mascara and lip gloss.
I'm not one for neon colors.
Years ago, I tore out a Nike ad featuring Allyson Felix and Maria Sharapova looking super fierce and tough. I always told my family that I wanted to be like them someday, so to come home to my apartment and see boxes of Nike gear stacked higher than my doorknob is pretty much a dream come true.
When I fall, I fall hard.
Some skaters, they live for skating, and they are home-schooled. I'm very lucky my parents let me go to school and have a normal life.
From a young age, I was viciously competitive.
For me, I have gay family members, and I have a lot of friends in the LBGT community.
To put on a performance, you have to be emotional. You can't be a zombie.
The fact that an icon would even utter my name or have any idea of who I am is absolutely unreal.
My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.
I try to stay low-carb and high on lean protein. I'm lucky in that I love chicken and rice; it's one of my favorite meals. I steam some vegetables and top them with olive oil for some flavor.
I went through my awkward teenage years. I don't want to go back.
Nothing has been easy for me... I've always had to work for everything I've gotten and everything I've accomplished.
I think the great thing about social media is it gives people access to you on a totally personal level that they didn't have before, so it's really important, and it's a great way to get people involved and excited about what you're doing.
It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who doesn't know everything about skating.
I love Pinterest! Pinterest is absolutely phenomenal when you're trying to come up with a costume design.
I by no means quit social media.
I am going to get involved with giving back to military families.
Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.
The SoCal weather can't be beat, but I just haven't quite been able to embrace the lifestyle.
I'm always looking for a way to give myself something new as a person.
I'm scrappy.
Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.
Twitter is a blessing and a curse at the same time.
People don't want to watch a sport where you see people fall down and somehow score above someone who goes clean.
I just believe in equality for all.
I give myself a cheat day where I annihilate my diet. I'm an all-American girl, so I go for a burger and fries and a shake.
I live in California, so I do stand-up paddle board, which is a killer workout. I also run, about four miles every three days.
I was very much a tomboy. I just couldn't do the pink ballet tutus.
I love to win, honestly... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.
I love hockey. That's actually one of my favorite sports.
I love 'The Vampire Diaries!' I can't help it - it's such a teeny-bopper show, but I think I just like it to stare at the guys.
I might be more of a tomboy on the ice, but when it comes to fashion and things like that, I'm a total girlie-girl.
I love hanging out with friends and family.
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.
If I train well and stay focused, I'm confident I can deliver when the time comes.
After a pretty amazing year that included more wins than I thought possible, I rang in 2013 by watching the Times Square ball drop on TV... and then heading directly to bed. It might not have been the typical New Year's Eve for a 21-year-old, but what can I say? It was a training night!
My parents told me, 'Skating is a privilege, not a right, and school always comes first.'
I'm such a strong-headed person and so stubborn, I don't need someone to be sweet to me.
I think growing up in skating, I was surrounded by the LGBT community, so I grew up very aware because I was around it so often, and some of the kindest people I know are gay figure skaters.
Skaters are infamously superstitious.
