I have seen public skaters with more emotion and performance ability. There's no connection at all to her music. You could put anything on--it could be a hoedown or a polka--and she would probably still perform the exact same way as she is with this piece.

--E! channel, women's free dance, Four Continents Championships, February 2, 2024

(on South Korean skater Seoyeong Wi's free skate)

The music reminds me of something you might hear in a gift shop at some kind of cabin resort.
--NBC, free dance, U.S. Nationals, January 27, 2024

(on music chosen by U. S. dance team Caroline Green and Michael Parsons)

So next time you're watching a performance, just think about the fact that this skinny tiny little blade not only will hold 800 pounds of force when you come down on a quadruple triple jump, but it also holds every bit of work and every dream these skaters have ever dreamt in the balance.
--USA channel, pairs short, U.S. Nationals, January 25, 2024

(talking about figure skating blades after pairs short program)

It's sorta like when you're young and you say, "Hey mom, look, no hands!" when you're riding your bike. It's that kind of difficulty added to a skating jump.
--USA channel, men's short, 4 Continents Championship, February 10, 2023

(on jumps with arms overhead rather than tight against the skater's chest)

Now that I’ve slept on what my gymnastics career would look like, I think I’d be more focused on my vault run face than my actual vault which isn’t conducive to long term success. I’ll stick to sit spins over wolf spins. 

--Twitter, June 28, 2021  

The whole world is watching [to see if Ilia Malinin does a quad axel in the free skate]. It's very different from when Tara and I skated when you had to get news about your closest rivals by a carrier pigeon. Everyone sees everything. 

--USA channel, women's short, U. S. Nationals, January 26, 2023

There's just something about his skating that really blows my skirt up.

--NBC, men's free skate, U.S. Nationals, January 29, 2023

(after skater Yaroslav Paniot's Elvis Presley program)

Matteo has wonderful, pleasant skating that everyone can enjoy, much like a snickerdoodle cookie.
--USA (channel), men's free skate, 2022 World Championship, broadcast March 26, 2022

(on Italian skater Matteo Rizzo)

Many people will skate to the Tango de Roxanne from Moulin Rouge and just go full-on crazy pants when that last piece comes on. Hair flying around, wild eyes.

--USA channel, Four Continents Championships, women's short, February 9, 2023

(comparing other skaters' performances of that music to Japan's Rinka Watanabe's "subtle and chic skating.")

It's almost like you get more points for hiccupping at center ice than you do getting a single jump.

--E! channel, women's free skate, Skate America, October 23, 2022

(after Korean skater Yeoh-jeong Park pulled out of a jump rotation and only earned 0.38 points)

She's choreographed within an inch of her glamor. 

--USA Channel, women's short program, U. S. Nationals, January 26, 2023

(on one of the reasons skater Isabeau Levito's programs are so successful)

If you're not nervous about something then you must not care about it very much so it's best to be nervous.

--USA Channel, 2023 U.S. Nationals, January 26, 2023

(about pre-skate nerves)

Now I know what it is to be one of those sports fans that like to cheer and bump bellies in bars. I just wanted to hug you and like slap your hand.

--USA Channel, Skate America, men's free skate, October 22, 2022

(to Tara Lipinski after they'd witnessed U. S. skater Ilia Malinin complete a previously unimaginable quad axle)

Efendi competed for Azerbaijan last year and she performed a song called “Mata Hari,” and it was just full black fishnet sparkle. Something that I would wear on the ice.

--Instinct Magazine, "Johnny Weir Hosts Peacock Stream of 2022 Eurovision," Denny Patterson, May 10, 2022

(on Eurovision 2021)

This is where a case can be made for muscle memory. If your chunky booty has done something once, it'll remember to do it again even if your eyes are like a whirligig.

--Instagram, video, May 2, 2022

(after Johnny skated while experiencing vertigo)

Her technique is not solid. You can see that her [elbows] are pointing out that way like a sprinkler.
--USA (TV channel), women's free skate, 2022 Olympics, February 17, 2022

(on Estonian skater Eva-Lotta Kiibus' jumping technique in which her elbows point away from her body)

Yuma's skating to me is just a champagne bubble of happiness. Just bubbly and perky and oh so perfect and crisp and clean.

--USA (channel), men's short program, 2022 World Championship, broadcast March 24, 2022

(on Japanese skater Yuma Kagiyama)

That was such a beautiful dance. It was a treasure trove of goodies. It's like getting that present but still saving the wrapping paper on it.

--USA (channel), free dance, 2022 World Figure Skating Championship, broadcast March 26, 2022
(on the free dance of Canadian couple Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier)

There's a lot of talk in skating about the quality of your knee-bend. And you want a texture kind of like a marshmallow dream. Right--go with me Tara--just that soft and squishy, a little bit bouncy. That's an ideal knee; you don't want whipped cream. That'll melt in the sun.

--NBC, during men's short program, 2022 Olympics, February 7, 2022
(about landing after a jump) 

It's almost like they skate as if they're afraid they're going to hurt the ice.

--NBC, team free dance, 2022 Olympics, February 6, 2022
(commenting approvingly of Canadian free dance couple Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier's soft and quiet stroking technique)