Sasha Cohen

It defined me.

The people that I love, that I trained with, that I competed with, the way that we have moved through life and have oriented our goals and dreams around like a moment in the Olympic Games and

Making crazy decisions and, you know, sacrificing so much because the Olympics is such a big dream.

It was a homecoming to come back.

But now it's so exciting.

So I've been watching at home with my kids and they're like, Mom, you were in the Olympics.

Like, were you better than her?

Are you better than her?

You know, I was like, oh, 20 years ago.

And I'm really enjoying watching that.

That is such a gift that I can watch the Olympic Games again because that's how it all started.

20 years later, I have the perspective where I can appreciate the silver medal.

And yes, I want to go back in time and skate my personal best.

But not training and being injured, I wasn't able to prepare.

And so now, 20 years later, it's just another reminder.

You know, the human body does not always do when you want it to do, whether...

As a normal person with your health or as an athlete, being able to prevent injuries and be at your best at the moment when it is the most important.

And so I think I've given myself some grace and understanding of, you know, not only like the life cycle, but the strength and the frailty of the human body and also how much we can't control even when we try to control everything.

There was something a friend of mine said that was so hilarious, which I think would be great for viewing, is that you add one normal human to every Olympic sport.

Yes.