Petrov | Sumners | Torvill | Trenary | Witt | Wylie | Yamaguchi
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "To spend a month with my boyfriend far from everybody."
Hobbies: "Caring for my dog, reading books and magazines, my computer."
What Is Your Motto?: "Every dog has his day."
Favorite Dinner: Italian
Favorite Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts
Favorite U.S. City and Why: "My favorite city in the States has always been Seattle. It reminds me of St. Petersburg (Russia) a lot. It was the first big U.S. city I was in."
Favorite Movies: 'Pretty Woman,' 'Rain Man,' and 'Sleepless in Seattle.'
Favorite Books: "Classic Russian books."
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "My first trip to Hawaii in June 1996."
Person I Would Most Like to Meet: "The American President. He is very nice and smart."
How Would You Spend Your Ideal Day?: "I would spend it with the person I love. I would like to go far from everybody to an empty island and enjoy the silence."
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: Silver Medal in the 1992 Olympics and first place at the 1992 National Championships.
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "Long warm up off ice, about 45 minutes. Then a cup of hot tea with honey."
Best/Worst Advice Your Mom Gave You: "Worst was, 'behave yourself.' The best was 'Take it easy.'"
What Do You Value Most About Yourself?: "Sense of humor, honesty, softness, a good heart."
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "Being somewhere and not being able to think of any other place you would rather be."
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others: "Patience. I need lots for myself and from other people."
Favorite Childhood Memory: "Being up in the mountains with my family."
Hobbies: "Pretending I know how to work my laptop. Leather tooling. Cheating at golf."
How Would You Spend Your Ideal Day?: "Aboard the Starship Enterprise."
Person I Would Most Like To Meet: "My Grandfather who passed away before I was born."
Favorite Actor: Sean Connery
Favorite Actress: Lassie
Favorite Comedian: Robin Williams
Favorite Books: 'Catcher in the Rye' or 'Princess Bride'
Favorite Movies: 'Field of Dreams'
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like to Have?: "The ability to fly."
Dream Car: "The DeLorean from 'Back to the Future' with time travel flux capacitor."
Favorite Dinner: "Any dinner with my lady."
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "Find my spot in the dressing room, sit and think about what exercises I should be doing and then go find catering."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Thinking I'll be able to do a triple at the age of 65."
Best or Worst Advice Your Parents Gave You: "Make your first car a big, sturdy one so that when you crash you come out OK. It worked."
What Other Occupation/Sport Would You Have Pursued?: "Golf. Thank God I didn't."
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "Owning a coffee shop in a small resort called Noosa on the Queensland coast of Australia."
What Is Your Greatest Extravagance?: "Having a holiday. I think there is such a word."
What Is Your Motto?: "Let's do it again."
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "A Land Rover safari to Africa."
Who In History Would You Like to Meet and Why?: "Lord Byron. Perhaps some of his personality may rub off. And John Lennon, because he was John Lennon."
Favorite U.S. City and Why: "Colorado Springs, because I'm going to live there."
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others?: "Punctuality."
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like To Have and Why?: "The talent to drive like the greatest motor car racers, Michael Schumacher and Aryton Senna."
Favorite Actor: Jack Nicholson
Favorite Books: Non Fiction
Favorite Dinner: "My wife's."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Yet to be determined."
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "Plenty of coffee."
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "Family, children, home."
What Is Your Motto?: "Be yourself."
Favorite U.S. City and Why: "New York, because it's full of energy."
Hobbies: Cooking, needlepoint
Favorite Food: Japanese sushi
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others: "The ability to contact with people and have respect for them."
Favorite Childhood Memory: "Spending summers at my Grandparents' cottage house."
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "Going back home to Russia or different old European cities."
Favorite Actor: Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson
Favorite Books: 'Master and Margarite,' by Bulgakov
Favorite Movie: 'Godfather'
Sports Hero: Scott Hamilton
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "Olympics in 1988 and 1994."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "My baby, Daria."
Best Advice Your Family Gave You: "Always try your best and know your family loves you."
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like To Have and Why?: "Dancing, not only the ballet."
Hobbies: "Golf, Reading, Music, Skating, Pinball and learning how to use the stupid computer I got last Summer."
What is Your Greatest Extravagnce?: "Golf -- a very expensive sport. I also like Porsches."
What Is Your Motto?: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Person I Would Most Like to Meet: Bruce Springsteen.
Favorite Actor: Burt Lancaster
Favorite Actress: Katherine Hepburn
Favorite Comedian: Robin Williams
Favorite Books: Anything by Tom Clancy, 'The Bourne Identity' by Robert Ludlum.
Favorite Movies: 'Arthur,' 'The Crimson Pirate,' 'Caddyshack,' 'Blazing Saddles,' 'Young Frankenstein,' and any really bad martial arts movie.
Favorite Dinner: "I like anything that isn't over-flavored that is made with fresh ingredients and that I don't have to clean up after."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Longevity."
Other Occupation/Sport You Would Have Pursued: "Pretty much anything individual. Golf, Gymnastics, Karate."
Best or Worst Advice Your Parents Gave You: "My parents were both very open minded people. We were allowed to pursue whatever we wished and that is the greatest gift a parent can give."
How Do You Prepare For A Show: "Drink some coffee, stretch a little and laugh a lot."
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "All the firsts. First Olympics, first National title, first World title, the Olympic Gold Medal."
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "Living in health and harmony."
What Is Your Motto?: "Success is a journey, not a destination."
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "This year we went to Tunisia, my first time in Africa."
Favorite Music: "Any music, but hard rock."
Favorite U.S. City: Los Angeles
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others?: "Fair play, respect one another."
Favorite Childhood Memory: "When my sister was born when I was six years old."
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like To Have?: "I would need a little more height for ballroom dancing."
Hobbies: "Books, languages, fitness, fashion design."
Person I Would Most Like To Meet and Why: "The tennis player, Martina Navratilova, because I admire her for her achievements."
Favorite Actor/Actress: John Travolta/Nicole Kidman
Favorite Books: Mysteries
Favorite Movies: Comedies
Favorite Dinner: "Italian style"
Sports Hero: Carl Lewis
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "Winning the amateur world title in 1995."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Having graduated with honors from high school while maintaining my skating career."
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "A very good warm-up off the ice and telling my mind 'showtime!'"
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness: "Having healthy, happy children."
What Is Your Greatest Extravagance?: "An interest in sports cars."
What Is Your Motto?: "Without work there are no cookies!"
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "I'm longing to visit Australia one day."
Favorite Music: "Classical and slow, romantic songs."
Favorite U.S. City: Los Angeles
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others: "Relentlessness, sincerity."
Favorite Childhood Memory: "First day of school and first day on the ice."
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like To Have: "I would improve my piano playing, so playing piano professionally."
Hobbies: Skiing, wind surfing, sports cars
Favorite Actor/Actress: Steven Seagal/Sharon Stone
Favorite Books: Mysteries
Favorite Movies: Action
Favorite Dinner: "Italian style, homemade BBQ"
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "Winning the amateur world title in 1995."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Having graduated with honors from college of natural science."
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "Off ice warm-up and listening to music."
Best Advice Your Parents Gave You: "Be patient."
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "To spend a week in my summer house near St. Petersburg, Russia."
Hobbies: "Taking care of my beloved car and my summer house."
Favorite Actor: Dustin Hoffman
Favorite Actress: Sharon Stone
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like to Have and Why?: "I would like to be a musician because I enjoy people who can sing."
Favorite Books: "Russian classics like Tolstoy."
Favorite Sports Hero: Magic Johnson, Scott Hamilton
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others?: "In others, honesty and tact. In myself, honesty, reliability."
Favorite U.S. City and Why: "Seattle. I had a great time there in August 1990. It rains there a lot and the trees are always green."
Favorite Dinner: Russian
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "I like to think about the programs. I like to concentrate on everything I have to do in front of the audience."
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "Winning Silver medal at 1992 Winter Olympic Games."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "First place at the 1992 USSR National Championship."
Best Advice Your Parents Gave You: "My father always said, 'Do not give up' and my mother said, 'Do not forget people who love you and don't be selfish.'"
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "To be content with myself and for the hatred and violence against each other to end."
What Is Your Greatest Extravagance?: "Jewelry, Starbucks and massages."
What Is Your Motto?: "Keep life simple. Always love and forgive. Give without expecting anything back. And just keep smiling."
Hobbies: Tennis, skiing, reading, interior decorating and hiking.
Dream Car: Jaguar convertible
Favorite Actor/Actress: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts
Favorite Dinner: "Italian food with lots of red wine!"
When and Where Are You Happiest?: "At home in Seattle in the rain or on the ice."
Favorite Television Shows: 'Coach,' 'Mystery Science Theater,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Friends,' and 'ER'
Sports Heroes: Monica Seles, Chris Evert
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "My first senior national title in Indianapolis in 1982."
What Other Occupation Would You Have Pursued: Tennis player, school teacher
Who In History Would You Most Like to Meet and Why?: "Marilyn Monroe, because I want to know if she really was a blonde!"
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "Creating a positive attitude with mental imagery."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Preparing 12 years to win a Silver Medal in the 1984 Olympics."
What Word Best Describes You?: "Determined, Blonde!"
My Philosophy On Life: "Do the 'Best' you can, enjoy every minute and be happy!"
Why Would You Pick Discover Stars on Ice Over Other Skating Shows?: "Because it's my family and the creativity allows me to grow in my skating."
What Is Your Greatest Extravagance?: "Having a lady who cleans the house, washes and irons."
What Is Your Motto?: "I don't really have a motto. But I believe in Karma."
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "Returning home."
Favorite Music: "All kinds."
Who In History Would You Most Like To Meet?: Fred Astaire
Favorite U.S. City and Why: "Chicago. I have to say this because it's my husband's home town."
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others: "Honesty and integrity."
Favorite Actor: Harrison Ford
Favorite Actress: Bette Davis
Favorite Books: "Biographies."
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "Competing in the 1984 and 1994 Olympics."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Still being able to perform."
How Do You Prepare For A Show?: "Warm up on and off the ice. Concentration."
Best Advice Your Parents Gave You: "To work hard to achieve things."
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "To be home with my husband in our house nestled in the mountains. It would be a warm summer night with friends around after a great dinner party."
What Is Your Greatest Extravagance?: "To name one -- ice cream with butterscotch sauce."
What Is Your Motto?: "Everything in life happens for a reason."
What Is Your Favorite Journey or Vacation Trip?: "Any vacation will do because as a skater they don't happen too often. To be specific, a ski lodge or a beach."
Favorite Music: "Almost everything, except heavy metal."
Who In History Would You Most Like To Meet and Why?: "Gene Kelly, because I wish I could dance like him!"
What Do You Value Most About Yourself and Others?: "Honesty and a big heart."
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like To Have and Why?: "Either an actress or a singer/dancer. Definitely something in the entertainment industry."
Hobbies: "Tennis, downhill skiing, cooking, dancing and anything around the house. I'm a homebody."
Person I Would Most Like To Meet and Why: "Princess Diana. She seems such a classy woman."
Favorite Actor/Actress: Jodie Foster
Favorite Books: Biographies
Favorite Movies: "Anything romantic."
Favorite Dinner: "I love pasta with all sorts of different ingredients. It's fun to experiment."
Sports Hero: Steffi Graf
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "Definitely winning the World Championship in 1990."
Best or Worst Advice Your Parents Gave You: "The worst was to finish everything on my plate because as a skater that's not always the best thing. The best was they gave me so much positive advice and were so supportive."
Ten Years Ago I ... "had less wrinkles."
Favorite U.S. City and Why: "Sun Valley, because it is next to heaven, and New York, because it's my hometown."
Hobbies: Attending movies, theatre and reading books.
Favorite Restaurants: Bravo Gianni in New York; Chez Michel in Sun Valley; Borchard's in Berlin.
Person I Would Most Like to Meet: "Berthold Brecht because he was an incredible author with great thoughts about love and knew how to live life."
Favorite Actor: Jack Nicholson
Favorite Actress: Angelica Huston
Favorite Comedian: Billy Crystal
Favorite Book: 'Kapitan' by Corinna
Favorite Movie: 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'
Dream Car: "It just has to have four wheels."
Favorite Dinner: "Pasta with lots of friends and a great humorous conversation."
Sports Hero: Magic Johnson
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "That I can always laugh about myself."
Other Occupation/Sport You Would Have Pursued: "Selling Praline ice cream."
Select Three Words That Best Describe You: Impatient, Honest, Optimistic
Best or Worst Advice Your Parents Gave You: "Yes or no? If yes, go for it!"
One Thing Your Friends Don't Know About You: "One thing? Too many!"
Hobbies: Waterskiing, biking, reading, skiing and listening to music.
What Is Your Idea of Perfect Happiness?: "On earth, seeing your children grow up into loving, intelligent people."
Favorite Music: U2, Jars of Clay, Michael W. Smith
Favorite Books: 'Franny & Zooey' by J.D. Salinger, 'The Bible'
Favorite Television Shows: 'ER,' 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Murder One.'
Favorite Comedian: Robin Williams, Sinbad
Favorite Actress: Emma Thompson
Favorite Actor: Mel Gibson
Favorite Movies: 'Braveheart'
If You Were Not Skating Which Talent Would You Most Like to Have?: "That of a software developer."
Person I Would Most Like to Meet: "Billy Graham, because of his effect on so many in the world and for his ability to cut across political and social barriers to reach people's hearts."
Favorite Dinner: "Sushi at Nobu in Tribeca."
How Do You Prepare For A Show: "At hotel I like to relax, listen to music and read a little. Once I get to the building, I stretch and warm up to make myself aggressive."
What Words Best Describe You: "Intense, Sensitive, Busy, always Thinking."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Graduating with honors from Harvard and winning the Silver Medal in Albertville within a year of each other."
Philosophy On Life: "Love my neighbor as myself."
Hobbies: In line skating, reading, shopping, watching hockey games, 49er football
Dream Car: 911 Porsche Carerra
Favorite Books: 'Charlotte's Web,' 'The Firm' and 'Bridges of Madison County.'
If You Were Not Skating, Which Talent Would You Most Like to Have and Why?: "I would love to be able to carry a tune and sing so my fellow skaters would stop calling me 'Barney' every time I try."
Favorite Music: Toni Braxton, Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Hootie and the Blowfish
Favorite Actors/Actresses: Denzel Washington, Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, and Meg Ryan
Favorite U.S. City: San Francisco, wonderful theater, restaurants, shops and views.
Favorite Actress: Meg Ryan
Favorite Childhood Memory: "Waiting with my brother and sister to hear the garage door open so we could run and greet my dad as he came home from work."
Favorite Movies: 'Sound of Music,' 'Wizard of Oz.'
Sports Heroes: Dorothy Hamill, Michael Jordan, Steve Young
Favorite Dinner: Anything home cooked, finished off by ice cream
Favorite Television Shows: 'ER,' and 'Friends.'
Philosophy On Life: "Smile and have fun."
Most Memorable Skating Achievement: "The Albertville Olympics was the peak of my career, it definitely changed my life. It will always be a cherished memory."
Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of: "Receiving my first 6.0 at the 1991 World Championships in Munich."
Best Advice From Your Parents: "Always think of other people and treat others as I would like to be treated."