Winter Olympics Quotes

Yesterday the flame of the Olympic torch was carried through our great state on its way to Salt Lake City.

I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there.

I took to the luge when I was very young, but I never imagined that it would become my passion. At 14, I was already competing on artificial tracks.

The goal for me is the Olympics. It's Sochi and doing my best there. And, you know, my best has the potential to be on the podium.

Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.

I think the Winter Olympics are definitely on a smaller scale than the summer games, but with the inclusion of cool new sports like slope style skiing and snowboarding, it is going to breathe new life into them and attract a whole new crowd.

I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

I decided I want to represent the U.S. and show what snowboarding's all about.

I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

It had been a dream of mine to go to an Olympic Games since I was about seven years old. I didn't know I'd do it ski jumping, but that's how it turned out.

Americans are pretty next level with snowboarding. We have the best training facilities, the best coaches that push us to the next level.

It would be pretty special if I could win two Olympic gold medals, one at the Summer Games and one from the Winters, so I'm going to give it a real go.

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.

I was born in the U.S., and that's who I rep. Although when the winter Olympics come around, I'm pretty partial to Norway's success and what they do.

I'm excited to watch slope style and halfpipe. And then, of course, when my events are done, I get to go to hockey, which is always entertaining. I also like figure skating. I think every girl grew up watching figure skating.

The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter.

We will work as if the PyeongChang Olympics is jointly hosted by Gangwon Province and Seoul.

Bobsled is a universal sport, and most people don't know that. Anybody can slide down a hill.

For most people, they only thing they know about bobsled is 'Cool Runnings.' Well, 'Cool Runnings' was, of course, four men in a bobsled, and four-man is considered the highlight of our sport. It's what everybody knows. It's what everybody watches. And it's the big dog of our sport.

As many as three million people are expected to attend the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The security concerns and economic opportunities are great for both Canada and Washington state.

I'm sure Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen think I'm garbage.

Bobsledding is an expensive sport.

The dullest Olympic sport is curling, whatever 'curling' means.

Most people just see ski racing during the Olympics.