I think everyone struggles to feel comfortable in their skin or has at one time or another.
— Tessa Virtue
Ultimately, and I can appreciate this as I get older, those quirks and those differences are what I find so attractive about other people, that's what I think being beautiful is.
I have this platform that I've worked hard for, but now I want to make use of it.
I have a muscular build and I've learned to embrace that because it's makes me strong, giving me speed and power on the ice. It's a different kind of femininity - one that doesn't fit the norm.
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.
I think that physical confidence transcends to all facets of your life.
When we're choreographing, we're on the ice five or six hours a day. The setting for your skin is just horrendous - the stress and the competition makeup and the training itself.
Sometimes I need a pump-up song.
I really want to learn French so I think it would be great to go and live in France and maybe learn the language for a few months.
What I love about Nivea is they're all about authenticity. The brand isn't pretending to be anything it isn't.
I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in a hair salon and my mom looked over at me and I was just sobbing, because something about seeing the rings and hearing the athletes' excitement and just kind of knowing exactly what they were going through.
When I am home on a weekend, you can bet I am relaxing in sweats!
I think the way you present yourself to the world, whatever kind of task you're tackling, is really important.
You have your best workouts when you go in thinking you don't want to do it, because you're so satisfied with your own determination and grit.
Given my travels, I've learned to be more open and feel much more comfortable experimenting with food.
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.
We found our joy in being athletes in PyeongChang. Our biggest joy was being on the ice. Every moment revolved around just what it would take to win the Olympics.
Everyone has those insecurities, everyone doubts themselves but it's how we handle that as humans and as people and how we support one another and how we really embrace the things that make us unique.
We've had the good fortune of performing to live music a few times in our career and it always creates a different dynamic.
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.
I love the idea of women empowering other women. We need to come together and support one another and embrace one another.
I always loved skating but you can get hardened by it and it's discouraging and disheartening.
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.
The Nivea Care Cream changed my life.
Anytime an athlete deals with an injury, it forces you to revaluate and refocus.
Long-term I would love to go to law school.
Flawless' is an unattainable thing.
A lot of the figure skating costumes are kind of revealing, so I think it's nice to have glowing, soft, smooth skin.
I am a big fan of white sheets, hotel bedding and white towels!
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.
My grandmother used to make the most incredible chicken divan, and my mom has carried out that tradition. It's my comfort food. It's amazing how you can almost taste the memories with a dish like that! And the more leftovers, the better.
My big break occurred when I was six years old and met Scott Moir.
There's no easy way to the top of anything, but it's a lot of hard work and I feel maybe I have the confidence in that recipe, or the confidence in myself.
The more people feel comfortable to showcase that and the more we highlight that as a visibility for young girls to see and look up to - I think that's better.
I never want to be randomly posing with a product or putting my name to a brand arbitrarily.
I joined the Young Philanthropists Circle at the Musee Des Beaux Arts, we have little events every month where you learn about a different artist and you see the exhibit and you get an inside an inside look at the technique used.
To be held back by fear is to miss out on challenging yourself in different ways.
You're never going to regret working out or being active. You might regret not doing it, you might regret pressing that snooze button, but you'll never regret getting physically active.
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.
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.
School's always been very important to me.
We're in a world and a society where we're all striving for this perfection that doesn't exist.
I've always been such a private person. Even stepping into social media was a new world for me.
I am actually quite boring!
There are many things I love about my job! For instance, as a creative outlet, there's no better way to express myself than through choreography and physical movement.
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.
I drink hot water and lemon every morning.
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.'
Understanding my worth in the market is part of my job, and ensuring I am valued is important to me. I love negotiating, and do so frequently for contracts. I am fair and reasonable, but willing to walk away if a deal cannot be struck.
