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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2017 20:22:50 GMT
After two years of “aggressive” short programs set to tango music, Gracie Gold and her new coach, Marina Zoueva, wanted something a little more “touchable” for the Olympic season.  “The short programs are colder often because they’re so short. You’ve got to do everything in 2 [minutes], 50 [seconds],” Olympic team bronze medalist and two-time national champion Gold explained to NBCOlympics.com. “We hadn’t really done anything touchable with lyrics for a short that could relate to people as much.” Canton, Michigan-based Zoueva – who coached the 2010 and 2014 ice dance Olympic champions – was open to everything. Zoueva wanted something anthemic, but not quite a particular anthem, according to Gold. They listened to Lorde’s new album (“It’s very mod. It’s fantastic, for the record, I totally love it.”) and anything and everything by Beyoncé, but nothing felt right until Zoueva pulled nine Barbara Streisand CDs from a folder. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2017 20:11:05 GMT
 “She has this giant folder of old school CDs that you can flip through. They just flip, flip, flip, flip out,” Gold said, motioning like an accordion.  “They started playing ‘People’ from Funny Girl and we just liked it,” Gold said, confirming her short program, saying that the way it’s cut together is “really nice.”  In Gold’s mind, an Olympic long program is similar to the dress a woman might wear on her wedding day: something iconic that will be immortalized forever in her own mind, in pictures, and online.  |
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2017 20:23:13 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 31, 2017 20:08:57 GMT
 The pressures to fit into society's beauty standards can affect everyone — even Olympians. 21-year-old figure skater Gracie Gold, who is training for the 2018 Olympics after a difficult season, opened up about body standards imposed by society and her sport. "Definitely athletes in the spotlight — figure skaters, especially — are under pressure to fit a certain mold, and fit a certain body type," Gold told "Today" Style. "It's really easy to be critical of ourselves in that way ... oh, this person's arms look a little bigger. It's easy to start playing that game. But people have different builds. I think a lot of athletes struggle with that." |
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2017 20:18:16 GMT
 Figure skater Gracie Gold is taking time off to seek "professional help" five months before the 2018 Winter Olympics.  "My passion for skating and training remains strong. However, after recent struggles on and off the ice, I realize I need to seek some professional help and will be taking some time off while preparing for my Grand Prix assignments," Gold, 22, said in a statement to Us Weekly on Friday, September 1. "This time will help me become a stronger person, which I believe will be reflected in my skating performances as well." Though the two-time U.S. figure skating champion did not reveal what type of help she is seeking, a source exclusively tells Us, "She has been dealing with a couple of issues in her personal life and needs to take a step away and focus on her health. Her family and friends are so proud of her for being so brave and facing these issues directly. Everyone is so happy that she is stepping away from skating to take care of herself. It takes a lot of courage."  Gold was scheduled to open her 2018 season at the Japan Open in Saitama on October 7, but she will no longer attend the event. She plans to return for her Grand Prix assignments — the Cup of China in Beijing and the Internationaux de France in Genoble, France — in November. |
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