Just the fact that he actually says 'screw you' in an interview.Do you have a favorite Olympic memory?
This is such a random one. I don't know why it comes to mind, but when Surya Bonaly did a back flip [an illegal move, at the 1998 Nagano Games], it was her way of saying, "Screw you." I don't know why I liked it.
I don't think I could handle that before competing.Any special pre-competition ritual?
I like to eat a big juicy burger before I compete.
The day of competition?
The day of, yup. Like a few hours before.
Doesn't that feel heavy in your stomach?
I think I like to feel heavy at competitions. I don't want to feel light and waif-like. And a hot-cold-hot-cold shower. Alternating between hot and freezing.
Just to toughen yourself up?
And wake me up.
Is that before or after the big burger? Sounds like a rough day before you even compete.
(Laughs.) I like to push my body to the limit.