""I wanted to cry, but I couldn't because I was so happy, so then we both ended up screaming at each other," Kam said. "[Joy] is something that we discussed as a team, just trying to enjoy every single moment. I think the crowd could feel it.""
""It's been quite a few years of not making the team," O'Shea said at the time. "This is the fourth Olympic cycle that I've been a part of, and the fourth championship event that qualifies for an Olympic team. And I kept believing, and we made it happen.""
""I went to the Pyeongchang Olympics as an alternate and sat on the outside of the aquarium looking in," O'Shea said during the team event last weekend. "Now, sitting here as the attraction, it's kind of a fun experience.""
Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam achieved a personal best in their free skate and helped the U.S. win the Olympic team event by one point. The pair focused on spreading joy and intentionally tried to enjoy every moment, a feeling Kam said the crowd could sense. O'Shea, who turned 35, reached his first Olympics after a 30-year competitive career and two retirements. Both skaters overcame injuries—O'Shea a foot surgery and Kam a concussion—and earned silver and Olympic qualification at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. O'Shea began skating at age four and previously served as an alternate at Pyeongchang. Kam also started skating at age four and needed someone to practice with.
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