Kaetlyn Osmond

“When you think of a teenager, you think of hanging out with friends a lot or going to a full-time school. On the weekends, my friends are staying up until, like, one in the morning, and then there's me fighting to stay up until eight.”

“I'm more thoughtful and aware of how my body feels. I've learned the difference of what is just sore from a hard workout or what's sore from a possible injury.”

“I work with a team of coaches and trainers to make me feel like I am not alone out on the ice.”

“'Swan Lake' was my favourite piece of music when I was younger, and I never had a chance to skate to it.”

“Ever since I was a little kid, I loved being the centre of attention. I think it's part of the reason why I loved skating. You're literally in a fishbowl. You're in the middle of the ice by yourself, and the world is watching.”

“I was such a goofy kid that, when I won things, people were like, 'Oh, when did that happen?'”

“On the ice, I feel like I can become a different person, and the darker dramatics, the Black Swan, is confident: she's free to do whatever she wants, and that attitude helps in my skating. The White Swan is, I feel, more what I'm actually like off the ice: I'm a lot quieter, and if someone tells me to do something, I'll just do it.”

“I know sometimes in the off-season I have to motivate myself to get on the ice because I know there's so long until the competitions begin again.”

“I knew that things were going to hurt. I knew that things weren't always going to be perfect. But I could trust that I could make it through it.”

“I love teaching the younger skaters.”