Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa said Tuesday it seems as if she is living in a dream after returning home with the gold she won in the women's figure skating at the Turin Games.

News photoShizuka Arakawa, gold medal-winning figure skater at the 2006 Turin Winter Games, arrives at Narita International Airport from Italy.

"It's like a dream that I came back with such a great performance on the greatest stage," Arakawa told reporters in Tokyo after returning from Italy as part of the main contingent of the Japanese Olympic delegation.