Being out with an injury is always a tough thing, and coming back, you're never sure where you might fit in.

I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in a hair salon and my mom looked over at me and I was just sobbing, because something about seeing the rings and hearing the athletes' excitement and just kind of knowing exactly what they were going through.

I love getting away from the rink and being in school.

I'm quite fair and I need to protect myself with a good ball cap. Any time I can rep the Jays or the Leafs is great.

Hair and makeup has become part of my pre-competition routine. It's a quiet time, when I can reflect, I can put on some music - and I can mentally get in the zone of performance.