It's the event everybody can relate to. It's got beauty, it's got talent and it's got athletic perfection of the most extraordinary level.

I don't care if you're good or not. You don't always have a corner on perfection. And you need people to challenge what you're suggesting.

...you don't have to be perfect to be pretty

Beauty thinks it needs no talent and can feed on itself, so it soon dies.

The scandal helps people become aware of (skating). And once they're aware of it, they're hooked.

I think it's been a scandal to a certain degree so far, but whether it will end up being a full-blown one, I don't think so. And I don't think it should be.