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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.14,0:00:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came today as an Olympian\Nand an adoptee.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.77,0:00:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came today as someone who left an image\Nin my sport, figure skating,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.32,0:00:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who left an impact in sports.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.22,0:00:32.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The day I was born, my life was different,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.78,0:00:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not typical.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.19,0:00:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After couple days after my birth,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.70,0:00:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my biological mum\Ndecided to give me up for adoption
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.24,0:00:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the South of France, in hospital.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.36,0:00:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had couple months where I was alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.63,0:00:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and suddenly, a French white couple\Ndecided to adopt me
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.84,0:01:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and change my life forever
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.56,0:01:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take me home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.74,0:01:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My life was altered \Nand beautiful ever since.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.91,0:01:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My parents were just regular people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.62,0:01:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who gave me everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.48,0:01:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gave me opportunity\Nto be a happy and healthy child,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.61,0:01:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and was surrounded by lots of love.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.66,0:01:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can say that I was\Nvery lucky being adopted.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.11,0:01:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was like winning lottery.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.14,0:01:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been participating\Nat three Winter Olympic Games.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.60,0:01:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first one was in 1992\Nin Albertville, in my home country.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.36,0:01:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was asked by the Olympic Committee\Nto give the Olympics off
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.02,0:01:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on behalf of the athletes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.06,0:02:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second was in 1994 in Lillehammer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.92,0:02:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my third and last Olympics\Nwas in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.72,0:02:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was my last competition\Nas an amateur.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.40,0:02:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And somehow, I decided\Nto do the best element that I had -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.89,0:02:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was actually the backflip,\Nlanding on one foot.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.12,0:02:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was never performed,\Never in competition.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.58,0:02:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yup, that was wild.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.94,0:02:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a pioneer in sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.58,0:02:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to be the first-ever skater
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.70,0:02:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do a backflip on Olympic ice.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.57,0:02:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the opportunity and chance
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.27,0:02:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have an amazing career.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.50,0:03:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had chance to do lot of sports\Nwhen I was young,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.35,0:03:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encouraged by my mother as a sport coach.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.46,0:03:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was somehow good at everything I tried.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.01,0:03:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did diving, fencing, horse-riding,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.93,0:03:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many sports except\Ncatching a ball - no good at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.60,0:03:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mum, one day, drove me\Nto a scary gymnastics centre.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.23,0:03:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And somehow, being so tiny at my age\Nwas actually an advantage
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.47,0:03:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became one of my best choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.96,0:03:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even became world champion\Nin tumbling at 12.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.81,0:03:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And gymnastics brought me the skill\Nthat I would use later on in my career
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.18,0:03:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to attempt wonderful tricks\Nlike backflips or quadruple jumps.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.00,0:03:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was actually the first female\Never to attempt a quadruple in skating
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.82,0:03:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the whole world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.58,0:04:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember when I was nine years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.21,0:04:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of my skating coaches told me\Nthat I couldn't do a double jump.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.04,0:04:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Didn't even allow me to even try it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.92,0:04:15.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, my mum and I decided\Nto go to another skating rink
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.91,0:04:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and practice over and over\Nthat forbidden jump.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.94,0:04:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And guess what?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.46,0:04:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finally learned it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.14,0:04:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for me and my mum,\Nit was actually a triumph.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.44,0:04:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That day, I was so full\Nof joy and so happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.72,0:04:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the next day, my coach saw that jump.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.95,0:04:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, he was mad at me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.69,0:04:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I was disobeying him.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.68,0:04:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was too young,\Nand I was improving too fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.81,0:04:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I was kind of just mixing and changing\Nthe whole skating world back then.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.25,0:04:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in the days,\Nmy mum became more attentive,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.31,0:05:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tried to spend time\Nwatching me at practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.63,0:05:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though she even tried to hide herself\Nbehind flower or tree pots,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.55,0:05:14.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she would always be here\Nto watch me practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.09,0:05:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And eventually, she became\Nmy full-time skating coach
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.57,0:05:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though I did have amazing\Nand world-renowned coaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.06,0:05:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My life was for sure different,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.74,0:05:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I had wonderful experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.47,0:05:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so excited\Nto participate in the Olympics
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.45,0:05:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be able to have this experience
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.18,0:05:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of being in the middle of those countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.23,0:05:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As champions,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.87,0:05:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are so lucky to be\Nand participate in Olympic Games -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.81,0:06:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing that there is more\Nthan 200 countries meeting together -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.13,0:06:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and spend two weeks\Nduring those Olympics together
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.13,0:06:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living under one roof\Nand following those rules:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.08,0:06:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,respect, sportsmanship,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.25,0:06:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competition, and peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.86,0:06:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those rules are so important.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.72,0:06:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.10,0:06:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competing all over the world \Ngave me such experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.63,0:06:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the chance to travel\Nall over the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.30,0:06:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competing, performing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.70,0:06:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even had the experience and the chance
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.71,0:06:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go to North Korea three times.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.55,0:06:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, like you can imagine,\NNorth Korea looks sometimes strange,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.74,0:06:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I did perform there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.37,0:06:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I had the chance to perform\Nand be respected
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.60,0:07:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like in any other places\Nthat I would perform.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.54,0:07:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Korean people\Nwere a little reserved,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.13,0:07:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but somehow, they\Nwere so respectful to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.73,0:07:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to my teammates.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.63,0:07:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And whether I was black,\NI came as a French with American address,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.45,0:07:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somehow, they liked me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.31,0:07:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and respected me like all my other peers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.43,0:07:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think sports have the capacity\Nto break barriers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.73,0:07:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.05,0:07:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often, sports work\Nbetter than governments.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.15,0:07:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sports have the capacity to bring people,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.83,0:07:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unite with happiness, love\Nall over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.09,0:07:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I am so lucky to be an athlete
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.71,0:07:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had the chance to perform\Nin front everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.71,0:08:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say that I was lucky\Nto have parents who helped me,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.56,0:08:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parents who gave me a good education.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.04,0:08:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They continually gave me\Nthe sense of keeping my skills,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.83,0:08:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to speak up, to be a better person.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.13,0:08:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as an athlete,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.58,0:08:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's important to be able to show\Nwhat you want to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.79,0:08:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show to the world that you have power.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.41,0:08:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I can say that I am\Nvery thankful to my parents
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.47,0:08:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give me that strength and that courage.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.20,0:08:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You probably wonder,\NHow did I come that far?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.83,0:08:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You probably think that it came easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.16,0:08:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.17,0:08:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day I practised, every year,\Nfor 7, 10 hours a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.50,0:08:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But somehow, the strength, the love,\Nand the power of my sport
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.49,0:09:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me become who I am today.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.69,0:09:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I am just blessed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.84,0:09:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be here in front of you today
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.40,0:09:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an ambassador for peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.10,0:09:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm here,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.09,0:09:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I hope that my skating life impacted\Na lot of people who did watch me
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.02,0:09:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will probably inspire\Nmany lives in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.65,0:09:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.70,0:09:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)