At the Olympic Games, I did my very best and got a season's best. I think now this time I didn't get a season's best, but I think my program was no worse. I thought it was very good. Skating today felt really good. In the time between the Olympics and now, it was like two and a half weeks of training with Rafael in California. It was really good preparation.

On the attention in Kazakhstan on figure skating:
Of course, I feel that there's more interest now. Kazakhstan is now a strong country in figure skating. Mikhail and also myself showed really good results at the Olympics, so this is support and motivation.

On getting her motivation after the Olympics:
I think the biggest motivation is probably myself. I was like, I want to show myself again. I want to show my best performance, and I hope that is going to happen.

On her cheerful state of mind:
I think something that helps me keep the balance is that I just don't care too much. Of course, I want to show a good program, but I'm rather like, 'Hey, today is short program day, today is free program day, let go'. Of course, I can be nervous; we are all humans. But I am that kind of person who doesn't care that much.