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Post by Admin on Nov 9, 2013 15:26:33 GMT
Russian Elena Radionova was almost 16 points further back to take second while Japan's Akiko Suzuki claimed third. Gracie Gold of the United States was third in the free skate but finished fourth overall with 177.81 points.
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Post by Admin on Nov 9, 2013 22:26:18 GMT
There is a very strong tradition of U.S. Olympic women's figure skaters. The United States has produced seven gold medalists, and as Dana Greene shows us, Gracie Gold hopes to live up to her name. Gracie Gold has the perfect Olympic name. But if you think you've come up with something clever, don’t bother. She’s heard them all. "Like Gold gets gold. Gracie goes for gold. The worst one was probably fall from Grace when they used the first name." Gracie hasn't fallen lately. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Nationals and finished 6th at the Worlds. With her talent and personality, Gold could be one of the faces of the entire American Winter Olympic Team. "It would be my ultimate dream. It would be so exciting not just to go to the Olympics, but to be one of the faces and compete in a sport that's iconic such as women's figure skating." Gold is becoming an international skating star, and that’s something she’s just coming to terms with. "I walked into a rink and a couple little skaters were like, 'that's Gracie Gold.' I thought, oh, stop. You really have to turn the pressure and anxiety into excitement and fuel just to motivate you every day." So how does Gracie stay so relaxed before competitions? Well she juggles of course. "It started with a gym teacher in elementary school and she had read some articles about eye-hand coordination. You were the cool kids if you got in early to do the juggling. In my school, juggling was cool." And now Gracie hopes to go from cool to gold to be a part of American Olympic History. "The U.S. women's has such a rich history, like Peggy Flemming, Kristi Yamaguchi, Sarah Hughes, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, just so many names that you can throw out."
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Post by Admin on Nov 10, 2013 15:28:08 GMT
Gracie Gold glided closer to officially claiming a berth on the 2014 U.S. Olympic figure skating team with a solid showing at the NHK Trophy in Japan on Nov. 9. When combined with her bronze-medal finish at the Skate Canada competition on Oct. 26, Gold's performance in Tokyo gives her an excellent chance at doing precisely what most fans expected her to do: snagging one of the three berths available for U.S. women at the 2014 Olympic Games in Russia. Good news: Elena Radionova, a sprite who looks no older than nine, got the highest technical score in the NHK free skate and finished second overall to Asada. She has a good shot at becoming the second 14-year-old Russian in three years to make the Grand Prix Final, following Elizaveta Tukhtamysheva. Bad news: Radionova, like Asada in 2006, misses the minimum eligibility age for the Olympics. But unlike Asada, then the reigning Grand Prix Final winner whom Japan undoubtedly would have picked for the Turin Winter Games, it seems unlikely Radionova would have earned one of Russia’s two women’s spots for Sochi, given the depth of talent in her country.
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2013 5:51:42 GMT
Gracie Gold apologized on Twitter after a tweet mentioning Japanese figure skater Mao Asada with language that could be considered offensive was posted and deleted Sunday. Gold tweeted, “Onry one more sandwrich!” #mao #asada followed by an Instagram link on Sunday. Gold was tweeting after finishing fourth at the NHK Trophy in Tokyo, an event won by the 2010 Olympic silver medalist Asada.
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Post by Admin on Nov 15, 2013 23:09:35 GMT
Ashley Wagner lead the women's event at the Trophee Bompard figure skating Grand Prix in Paris on Friday. Defending champion Wagner stole the show in the women's event with an error-free performance to Pink Floyd's 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond'. ashwagner2010 Hot mess selfie with the ladies of Team USA and the Eiffel Tower making a guest appearance #TEB13
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