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Gracie Gold
Gold at the 2012 World Team Trophy
Full nameGrace Elizabeth Gold
Born (1995-08-17) August 17, 1995 (age 29)
Newton, Massachusetts
HometownSpringfield, Missouri
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachFrank Carroll
Skating clubWagon Wheel FSC
Began skating2003
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ladies figure skating
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team
US Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Boston Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Omaha Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Minsk Ladies' singles

Grace Elizabeth Gold[5] (born August 17, 1995), known as Gracie Gold, is an American figure skater. She is the 2012 World Junior silver medalist, the 2014 U.S. national champion, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, and the 4th place finisher in Figure Skating Ladies at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Career

Gold began training with Amy Vorhaben and Max Liu and then worked with Alexia Griffin then joined Susan Liss before switching to Toni Hickey [6] in Springfield, Illinois.[7] Her next coach was Alex Ouriashev, who worked with her at two rinks in the Chicago area.[8]

Gold was fourth on the novice level at the 2010 U.S. Championships. The next season, she competed on the junior level but finished sixth at the Midwestern Sectionals and failed to qualify for the national championships.[9] After the event, she began preparing for the following season by working to increase her technical content.[9]

2011–2012 season

Gold made her international debut at the Junior Grand Prix in Tallinn, Estonia, winning gold at the event. She then qualified for the 2012 U.S. Championships on the Junior level, where she won both the short and long programs to take the gold medal. Her total of 178.92 points is a record for a junior lady at the U.S. Championships. Gold won gold


Gold was named in the U.S. team to the 2012 World Team Trophy.

2012–2013 season

Gold finished 7th in her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2012 Skate Canada. She then worked with a sports psychologist on her focus and refined her programs in Canton, Michigan.[10] At her second event, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup, she won the silver medal.[11] At her first senior U.S. Nationals, Gold placed ninth in the short program, first in the free skate, and won the silver medal overall with a score of 186.57 points.[12][13] She was named in the U.S. team to the 2013 Four Continents and finished 6th at the event. At the 2013 World Championships, she placed ninth in the short program, fifth in the free skate, and 6th overall setting a new personal best score of 184.25 points. Gold, with teammate Ashley Wagner, who finished in fifth place, thus secured three spots for the US women at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

At the 2013 World Team Trophy in Tokyo, Gold placed third in the short program and third in the free skate to finish third overall, setting a personal and season best score total of 188.03 points. Team USA won the team gold for the second time since 2009.

In July 2013, Gold became a Pandora Jewelry ambassador.[14]

2013–2014 season

After parting ways with her coach, Alex Ourashiev, in late August 2013, Gold trained with Marina Zueva and Oleg Epstein in Canton, Michigan, while searching for a new permanent coach.[15] She took silver at her first event of the season, the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. After the event she traveled to California for a week-long tryout with Frank Carroll at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo.[15] On September 25, 2013, it was announced that Carroll would be her permanent coach.[16]

During the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix series, Gold competed at the 2013 Skate Canada, placing first in the short program with a personal best of 69.45 and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall. At her next event (the 2013 NHK Trophy) she finished 4th and became the third alternate for the Grand Prix Final.

At the 2014 US Championships, Gold placed first in the short program with 72.12 points, the highest-ever ladies' score earned at the US Championships under the ISU Judging System. She went on to win the free skate with another record score of 139.57, thus securing her first US title. She was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Gold appeared on one of the four front covers of the Sports Illustrated Olympic Preview edition. She won a bronze medal in the Olympic team event, and she finished 4th in the ladies singles event with a score of 205.53.

Personal life

Gold was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Denise, an ER nurse, and Carl Gold, an anesthesiologist.[7][8] Her fraternal twin sister, Carly, is younger by 40 minutes and is also a competitive figure skater.[17][18]

Gold was raised in Springfield, Missouri before moving to Springfield, Illinois.[7] She attended ninth grade at Glenwood Senior High School in Chatham, Illinois before switching to online education at MU High School.[8][19] She has expressed a desire to become a physician or orthodontist but more recently has considered a career in journalism.[citation needed]

Programs

Gold won the silver medal at the 2012 Junior World Championships
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[20][21]
2012–2013
[22][23]
2011–2012
[24][25]

Competitive highlights

Gracie Gold with the other ladies' medalists at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup
Results[25][26]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Olympics 4th
Worlds 6th
Four Continents 6th
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom Cup 2nd
GP Skate Canada 7th 3rd
U.S. Classic 2nd 2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 2nd
JGP Estonia 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 4th N. 1st J. 2nd 1st
Midwest. Sect. 6th J. 1st J.
Team events
Olympics 3rd
World Team 2T/5P 1T/3P
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Gold at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup
Gold at the 2012 World Team Trophy

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals for fourth-place finishes awarded only at U.S. national and regional events.)

2013–2014 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 7-23, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics – Individual Senior 4
68.63 		4
136.90 		4
205.53
2014 Winter Olympics – Team Event Senior – 2
129.38 		3
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships Senior 1
72.12 		1
139.57 		1
211.69
November 8–10, 2013 2013 NHK Trophy Senior 4
62.83 		3
114.98 		4
177.81
October 25–27, 2013 2013 Skate Canada Senior 1
69.45 		3
117.20 		3
186.75
September 11–15, 2013 2013 U.S. Classic Senior 1
58.49 		3
106.19 		2
164.68
2012–2013 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2013 2013 World Team Trophy Senior 3
60.98 		3
127.05 		3
188.03
March 11–17, 2013 2013 World Championships Senior 9
58.85 		5
125.40 		6
184.25
February 8–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Senior 5
60.36 		6
106.30 		6
166.66
January 19–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships Senior 9
54.08 		1
132.49 		2
186.57
November 9–11, 2012 2012 Rostelecom Cup Senior 1
62.16 		2
112.87 		2
175.03
October 26–28, 2012 2012 Skate Canada International Senior 9
52.19 		6
99.38 		7
151.57
September 12–16, 2012 2012 U.S. Classic Senior 2
59.37 		1
111.78 		2
171.15
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 18–22, 2012 2012 ISU World Team Trophy Senior 4
59.07 		5
110.58 		5
169.65
February 27 – March 4, 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 2
58.00 		2
113.85 		2
171.85
January 22–29, 2012 2012 U.S. Junior Championships Junior 1
60.21 		1
118.17 		1
178.92
November 15–19, 2011 2012 Midwestern Sectionals Junior 1
59.18 		1
115.72 		1
174.90
October 12–15, 2011 2011 JGP Estonia Junior 1
60.18 		1
112.51 		1
172.69
2010–2011 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 9–13, 2010 2011 Midwestern Sectionals Junior 6
40.52 		6
75.55 		6
116.07
2009–2010 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 9–13, 2010 2010 U.S. Novice Championships Novice 6
– 		4
– 		4
123.61

References

  1. ^ http://www.wwfsc.com/2014/01/12/good-as-gold/
  2. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2012/2013 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Elliott, Helene (January 8, 2014). "Figure skater Gracie Gold hopes she's as good as her name". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ http://www.journalstandard.com/x1689202202/Hard-work-behind-the-glamour-of-figure-skating
  7. ^ a b c Brannen, Sarah S. (June 26, 2013). "Featured Skater: Gracie Gold". boston2014.com.
  8. ^ a b c Hersh, Philip (December 21, 2011). "Gracie good as gold?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Walker, Elvin (March 18, 2012). "Gold lives up to the hype". Golden Skate.
  10. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 10, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Gold adds polish, counts points". IceNetwork.
  11. ^ Ford, Bonnie D. (December 20, 2012). "Gracie Gold focuses on growing her skills". ESPN.
  12. ^ "2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championship Ladies". January 26, 2013.
  13. ^ Hersh, Philip (January 26, 2013). "Stunning silver finish for Gold". Chicago Tribune.
  14. ^ "PANDORA Jewelry Welcomes U.S. Figure Skater, Silver Medalist, Gracie Gold, to the PANDORA family". PR Newswire. July 17, 2013.
  15. ^ a b Rutherford, Lynn (September 14, 2013). "Gold to test waters with Carroll in Los Angeles". IceNetwork.com.
  16. ^ "Gold to Train with Frank Carroll". U.S. Figure Skating. September 25, 2013. Cite error: The named reference "usfsa130925" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ Manzagol, Denise (July 22, 2011). "Gold twins shine on day one at Skate Detroit". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  18. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (October 24, 2012). "With a name that says it all, teen tackles expectations". USA Today.
  19. ^ Robb, Shannon (February 22, 2013). "MU High School offers flexibility for students like figure skater Gracie Gold". Columbia Missourian. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |deadurl= (help)
  20. ^ Brannen, Sarah (May 14, 2013). "The Inside Edge: AAC gala brings out glamour". IceNetwork.com.
  21. ^ "Gracie GOLD: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |deadurl= (help)
  22. ^ Hersh, Philip (April 6, 2012). "U.S. skating turns to Gold standard". Chicago Tribune.
  23. ^ "Gracie GOLD: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "Gracie GOLD: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ a b "Gracie Gold". Ice Network.; Older versions: "2011–2013".
  26. ^ "Competition Results: Gracie GOLD". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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