Quotes from Ashley Wagner


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I was very much a tomboy. I just couldn't do the pink ballet tutus.


Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.


The fact that an icon would even utter my name or have any idea of who I am is absolutely unreal.


In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, 'Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen.'


I'm very much a technical person.


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 haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling.


The SoCal weather can't be beat, but I just haven't quite been able to embrace the lifestyle.


Nothing has been easy for me... I've always had to work for everything I've gotten and everything I've accomplished.



You should not be defined by one bad performance.


I love to win, honestly... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.


I'm such a strong-headed person and so stubborn, I don't need someone to be sweet to me.


I know roughly when I skate a good program where the score should end up.


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.


When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.


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 want people to see a real person on the ice. I want to seem tangible, hard-working, passionate about my skating, not just going out and doing something I've rehearsed a million times.


I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little babies who are working on their single Axels while trying not to hit them on the ice.


I love hanging out with friends and family.