Ashley Wagner
Ashley Wagner
Ashley Elisabeth Wagneris an American figure skater. She is the 2016 World silver medalist, 2012 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist, winner of four Grand Prix events, and a three-time U.S. national champion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth16 May 1991
CityHeidelberg, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
trying
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.
absolutely design love phenomenal trying
I love Pinterest! Pinterest is absolutely phenomenal when you're trying to come up with a costume design.
babies girls hit skate triple trying
I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little babies who are working on their single Axels while trying not to hit them on the ice.
against call carolina girls mao mean rest skating skills technical
Yu Na Kim, Mao Asada, Carolina Kostner - all these girls can do triple-triples in their sleep, and they have the skating skills and the spins and the rest of the technical jumps. So I have to have that as well if I want to be able to call myself 'competitive' against them. And when I say 'competitive,' I mean I want to win.
ballet both busy gave hours house knew mom plan sports
My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.
It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who doesn't know everything about skating.
needs skater stay type upbeat
I'm the type of skater that needs to stay upbeat and relaxed, open, because if I stay quiet, I get in my head, and then I start to think too much and start to doubt.
chicken favorite high lean love olive stay steam top vegetables
I try to stay low-carb and high on lean protein. I'm lucky in that I love chicken and rice; it's one of my favorite meals. I steam some vegetables and top them with olive oil for some flavor.
break high intensity jumping repeat second supposed whatever
I hate doing Tabatas - you do whatever you want at high intensity for 20 seconds, and then get a 10 second break and you repeat that for 8 minutes. So you can do jumping jacks for 20 seconds, you can do sprints for 20 seconds, etc. It's supposed to help you get your endurance up really fast.
designed elegant fabric loved michelle time
I always loved Michelle Kwan's outfits. Most of them were designed by Vera Wang, and they're just so simple, but the fabric that they used and the way that it was sewn together look so elegant and rich. You could tell that time had been put into it. It wasn't just another spandex, stucco-covered costume.
among figure people skaters watch woman
A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete, and I want to look like a woman among girls.
compete ice onto
When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.
bad
You should not be defined by one bad performance.
smoothly
You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season.