I know for a fact it won't take another 30 years [for the next U.S. medal]. If you saw nationals, you could see the depth in the U.S. It's exciting to see how far the sport has come.

When we saw the flag going up, it was a sight we had not prepared for because we didn't want to create a dream we couldn't obtain due to reasons out of our control. We felt pressure from ourselves, to prove that we were destined to be here.

The moment we saw the flag rising, we hadn't allowed ourselves to imagine. We didn't want to create a dream that we couldn't attain because it might be out of our control.

Being sick, we were a little cautious preparing for this event.

Lots of teams feel better staying at home and just taking it easy and building up themselves in training. But for us, it's definitely better to come here. These are the same international judges who will judge us at the Olympics and we want their feedback.

I'm so excited, so proud of everybody -- it's an amazing group. We've all been through so much just to get here.