Gracie Gold Free Skate at South Atlantic Regionals 2020

[@Karm1200]

The road to recovery starts with a single step and I think this was a huge step for her! She will always be a two time National Champion and an Olympian. It is great to see her skating on her terms. I love this program and song. I am glad we finally got to see it because it make me feel something. Keep at it, Gracie!

[@skater7590]

Karm1200 completely 100% agree here. Ever since I heard she was choosing this song, I have been waiting to see this. It’s like she’s telling her story through this song and her skating. I really pray and hope we see this at Nationals, it is just too special.

[@ardeladimwit]

@@skater7590 she seems to be a much ore artistic skater now. She seems to have far greater expression and more control overall. She seems much more connected and confident. So think if she wants to back in Nationals, she will be back at Nationals, but under her own terms and self-recognition.

[@rahelhorvat1471]

When you compare this to last year in Russia when she withdrew after her short, she is skating, she completed her program, she landed jumps, she is in a much better shape, but does need more time, however.

[@mashafigureskater]

Rahel Horvat I agree!

[@luizagocawska2259]

Me too!

[@1AngelAlita]

And loose some weight..

[@Angel-xe2tl]

@@1AngelAlita Loosing weight for her would put her back into her eating disorder, and trigger everything again and will make her worse. Shes perfectly HEALTHY now. Also your comment is actually horrible to say to someone who has an eating disorder.

[@aidancretarolo3966]

Jim Johnson I think what Angel meant by the eating disorder situation is if people were to pressure her again into losing weight, or even if she wanted to by herself, it might bring back old habits that she worked so hard to get rid of. In addition, she has lost a lot of weight in the past year and is in extremely good shape. Would she perform better if she were to be thinner? Maybe. Tawnya Harding couldn’t do a triple axel because she was the thinnest one on the ice. Lastly, I believe if she really has the goal of competing at the top level again, she’s gonna start training and working out more which WILL get her in an even healthier state.

[@alex8matt]

The dress reminds me of Yuna Kim's in 2010!

[@VivaElPato17]

it is so wonderful to see people support her.. makes me regain my faith in humanity

[@stephenhawthorne1675]

I am smiling from ear to ear Gracie!! You are still a beautiful skater and I love the improvement I am seeing in your skating!! This costume if very flattering and a perfect color for you too!! You never give up and you are such an inspiration to so many!! Keep going, dear girl, and do your best!! I believe in you and I know you can make it back!!

[@paskatefan]

Thanks for posting Gracie's free skate. So glad she'll continue on to Sectionals!

[@mashafigureskater]

Gail S. You are welcome!

[@paskatefan]

@@mashafigureskater I'm glad we got to see her SP in person on Friday. That was the only day we were able to come for Regionals.

[@luizagocawska2259]

Welcome all Grace's friends are my friends

[@inmysoul_TLH]

Gracie Gold is the definition of never giving up!

[@persinini8854]

Or being delusional thinking without enough practice and correcting her technique she can just hang on!

[@LeggieroBoi]

An important first step...she didn’t give up 💪🏾

[@mashafigureskater]

Leslie Hill yep!

[@fuurintakahara7740]

I don't know much about Gracie's situation before, but it's amazing to see how far she would go to get back to doing what she loves, and so nice to see how much support she gets! Good luck Gracie!

[@nene1082]

Gracie, you are definitely skating better than last year. Keep at it, stay strong, keep the faith, and don't give up! We're all with you every step of the way!

[@skater7590]

Beautiful! Thank you very much for posting this, she is my greatest role model. Such a beautiful program skated with heart!

[@mashafigureskater]

Iceskater 33 you are welcome!

[@g.standard9567]

Go, Gracie, go! Beautiful inside and out!!

[@janyshendrickson3833]

It is a terrible thing when you have a couple of technical issues and then self-doubt creeps into your head, then into your performance. Gracie needs to remember, she was a lovely skater and still is a lovely skater ... just a different skater today. Don't chase the 13 year old jumping beans. Skate like the woman you now are and do it because YOU want to. The marks will be what the marks will be, your fans will love you regardless. You CAN DO THIS 👍👏👏👏🙂

[@mashafigureskater]

Janys Hendrickson you said it perfectly 💗

[@coletterobichaud3465]

It honestly looked more like a stamina problem more than mental. I think she was too tired to do triples at the end. She's obviously not doing lots of full run-throughs just yet.

[@skater7590]

Perfectly said.

[@magnoliabranca5149]

Janys Hendrickson it’s endurance. I was a ballet dancer and I looked like this after being sick. She needs to work on her endurance. I think it’s to soon to be competing. But of course I wish her luck.

[@joliec5381]

R. E. Why do you feel the need to comment that? Are you aware of how strong she is to compete after coming back from an eating disorder, depression, anxiety etc. right? Trusova jumps quads bc she hasn’t developed into a woman yet. Once she starts to grow, who knows what will happen to her quads, but Gracie is a woman now. She is developed and is currently working quad sal and triple axel of pole harness. If you don’t have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself

[@ecorpuz333]

What a fighter she is!! She didnt give up ❤ She needed this. I hope she continues to work hard I know it will pay off for her. ❤

[@amethyst5512]

She needs to make some hard choices & some changes if she really wants to get back to the top. While she is better than last year, and more time would be helpful, there are some things about her skating here that suggest a coaching change would be in her best interest. She needs a coaching team with a real plan for a comeback, makes her do full run throughs of programs often, & isn’t wasting time making videos of her doing quads in a harness when she can’t even do all the triples in her programs right now. She may also need to adjust her off ice workouts to gain more strength.

[@xerwer4532]

I totally agree. I expected her to be jumping wise much better (no hate) because I just saw her doing quads and triple axels in the harness

[@gulnaraahkoy7257]

she still needs to lose lots of weight.

[@michelleasana]

we cant really judge the coaching team on one event from a skater but I do agree that a coaching team planning for a comeback is a completely different approach and must be taken into consideration

[@skatebride9205]

@@gulnaraahkoy7257 As a recovering anorexic? How dare you?

[@cherishedrelicsboutique]

R. E. literally what is wrong with you that’s so rude to say to someone who already has body image issues there’s no body type that automatically makes someone a good figure skater everyone’s body is different and good at different things

[@StageAurora]

We sooooo believe in you, Gracie! This is only the beginning. Enjoy the ride.

[@nycgtl88]

I am VERY happy to see her skate on e more to this program as she wants to end her career without giving up. She showed courage, artistry and mental strength. She does need further full body muscle to vault with her speed (glad shes back with that compared to last event). And also more stretch for her spins where she will need points. The pops at the second half were expected tbh, she still faces doubts. To be good in the first half and then sub par in the second is a matter of trusting her technique and she will get there with the next three months as she gains confidence from sectionals and hopefully nationals. Go girl!

[@g.y.u3649]

Thank you for posting this, Masha. This is a great improvement over the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, but she's still a work in process. If Gracie keeps popping her jumps, though, she won't qualify for Nationals, as some posters have pointed out. If that happens, then a coaching change might be the smart thing to do. I give her credit for building herself from the ground up--not easy to do as an older skater, especially with the young Quad Queens on the scene.

[@gregalan7936]

Oh, there’s still champion in that blood. Believe !!!

[@JonathanBickford]

Completely agree!

[@Josiahbishop66]

I agree as well! She is slowly but surely Making her way back up!

[@lilibetp]

She's never been one of my top favorites, but I'm very, very proud of her for this comeback.

[@figureskating2724]

Keep it up, you're improving more and more! Your comeback will make a wonderful story and maybe movie one day! Don't give up as the hard work is paying off over time! Can't wait to see you back at Nationals one day and maybe Worlds and the Olympics! Good luck!

[@hgclarke25]

Just to see her compete again I'm pleased!!!

[@skater7590]

Hector Clarke me too!!

[@richster106]

Gracie: You are developing into a supreme artist. Keep going. Your consistency technically is coming back too. We’re rooting for you

[@user-oj4oe4we1l]

I love your skating & life. Bless you.

[@iosebdzamukashvili5360]

such a talent. The jumps are still super cool when done! I am so proud of Gracie

[@luizagocawska2259]

Grace qualified for Eastern Sectionals

[@kevinhsu8184]

Hmm, well, I guess there is good news and bad news.... Good news is that this is a much improvement from last year. Clearly she's getting better! The bad news is that she still far from the form she needs to be in for her to be competitive at US National not to mention international. She had done the international scene before so she knows what she needs to do to get there. I hope for her sake that she gets there. Even if she doesn't, she should be happy with how far she came along and move on to doing shows.

[@anilu51]

You go girl!!! Happy to see you doing what you love.

[@Whatthehallyukp0pl0v3]

Good job, Gracie! We're all rooting for you. Take your time, though. Your health is more important. We can't wait to see you when you're completely ready to slay!

[@stevenpereira4258]

She is brave, beautiful, and iconic. Your fans love you!

[@sk8rgirl784]

Thank you for posting! She did great ❤️

[@mashafigureskater]

Sk8r Girl you are welcome! She could of done better, but that’s fine for the first competition this season:)

[@davidcosta4949]

Great? She popped most of the jumps in this program and looked shaky on the triples she attempted. Calling this performance 'great' is paramount to delusion. She's nervous, over-weight, inconsistent and has no chance of making it on the national level, let alone the international.

[@victoriacook4742]

D Costa you are disgraceful! She is far from overweight and your comments are disgusting. Gracie has battled eating disorders and yes the jumps weren't triples but she's come a long way from where she was and should be proud of herself.

[@davidcosta4949]

@@victoriacook4742 This program is nothing to be proud of. By choosing to place herself in this type of competitive environment which she can no longer handle (and hasn't for three years), she is doing herself a disservice. A blind person can see she is extremely anxious and unhappy. There's a lot of things one can do to bring joy to their life; it doesn't seem like skating does that for her any more.

[@skater7590]

D Costa, I’m sorry to agree with you. I don’t want to agree, but I do. But your not seeing the bigger picture here, this isn’t about winning or getting medals and trophies. This is about her love of skating, which is so powerful and special. She wasn’t ready to let go yet, and so she is still here trying to tell a story with her skating, create precious memories, and take in as much of this sport as she can. I don’t know if you are a skater or not, but anyone who has not skated through her level could ever begin to comprehend what departure from this sport it like. Gracie is not ready to say goodbye to this side of skating. I respect your comment and although it is true, it doesn’t really apply to the bigger picture here. @DCosta

[@totesgene]

She’s come so far since last year. On her coaches Instagram account there are videos of her landing the 2A-3T, 3Lz-3T, 3Lz-1Eu-3S, as well as her practicing the 3A, 4S and 4Lz. I think she needs to build up her endurance.

[@samanthacheng2486]

💯 support from Hong Kong.☺️

[@choochieman3045]

I hope shes all good now, shes an amazing skater and needs to remember that

[@carlahubbs3602]

She did some great jumps I'm proud of her

[@mrsampulliam]

She looks beautiful in her new blue dress. We haven't seen her in that one before.

[@cherry-tl5gx]

오오 작년에 기권한 관계로 프리 새 프로그램은 첨 본당!! Thank you for uploading!! ^^

[@JuicyFashion11]

She’s a great skater, but how often do skaters change up there routines? This one was from a while back and I thought going forward to qualify you do other things to qualify to show your advanced skills you learned later

[@Aleks0709]

GO GRACIE< dig deep, you will be champion again

[@kayaziz24]

Welcome back Gracie. 💐u can.

[@angelicalotza8842]

This is so cool I’m so happy she’s back😁

[@lauribricker9439]

Welcome back, Gracie!

[@gregalan7936]

We love u girl

[@mashafigureskater]

Greg Alan she did pretty well :)

[@gregalan7936]

Masha Figure Skater she sure did. I’m so happy for her. What an unbelievable talent and beautiful soul. Just the beginning of her journey.

[@MrVinicooper]

Can’t wait to see her at nationals this year!!!

[@skater7590]

MrVinicooper I am counting down the days!!

[@bethdelano2143]

She'll need to get past Sectionals first.

[@Angel-xe2tl]

Im not, shes not ready, not mentally ready and she hasnt done a lot of full runthroughs of her programs at home on the rink everyday. she doesnt have enough stamina.

[@laurenbrown7403]

Not her best but happy to see she's going to sectionals.

[@mashafigureskater]

Lauren Brown I hope she does better at sectionals:)

[@shannonparis30]

When is her sectionals

[@jessicagalvin363]

Does anyone know how she placed? Great job 👏 my lady and hope for more good things to come.

[@luizagocawska2259]

3rd place

[@jessicagalvin363]

@@luizagocawska2259 Hi Luiza! Thank you for the information. That is great 😊👍. I hope this gives her a shot of confidence and that leads well for the nationals. Have a great day!

[@luizagocawska2259]

@@jessicagalvin363 Hi, I'm also happy about Gracie'result. And full of high hopes for her next performances.I believe in her talent . I want we both to be with her and to support her in winter season👍the best of luck to you😍

[@luizagocawska2259]

Grace qualified forEastern Sectionals

[@jessicagalvin363]

@@luizagocawska2259 that is great news. Hope she continues a positive note for her and gives her confident feeling going to nationals. Glad that she seems happy, healthy and in a good place for her. Thanks again for the info!

[@freddyc8098]

For some reason it felt like I was watching Rachael Flatt

[@wechslr1]

Love Gracie Gold

[@glen.simpson]

gluten free, low lectin, low acid, no coffee diet = complete comeback

[@claudiurus3027]

What was her final result???

[@ecorpuz333]

She placed 3rd over all after the Free Skate and qualified for Sectionals 😊

[@noninoadios8501]

예전보다 살이 너무 많이 쪄서 깜짝 놀랐...그래도 은퇴한줄 알았는데 아직까지 선수생활을 하고 있어서 대단하다는 생각이 들었습니다.

[@NashfanVash]

Are we in 2020 already?

[@ЕкатеринаСтепанова-ч2ь]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Лена-х9и4я]

Грейси - молодец! Красивая фигуристка. Удачи!

[@aeradiaz9722]

maybe she jist to do run throughs with alot of speed going into all her jumping passes

[@timothychow177]

She did a good double axel while warming up before she skate and end up doing two single axel instead😨

[@jeungrioppa5937]

I love Gracie but this is just not it... the judges totally gave it to her, and she shouldn’t had made it to nationals. With her pops, putting her foot down on landings, and quick shaky landings, I don’t think it was fair that they sent her over someone else. Not to mention that she began doubling and singling everything in the second half.

[@L1623VP]

Agreed. Handing things to Gracie like this isn't doing her any favors. If she wants to improve, they have to make her earn it.

[@tommymorton4939]

Why Regionals? Does she really need it to reach US Nats?

[@mashafigureskater]

Tommy Morton yes. If she does the same at sectionals, as she did on Regionals, she won’t make it to Nationals. Unfortunately.

[@morganalayna4247]

If she keeps skating like this, she's not even going to qualify for nationals. Why would they just give her a free pass to skate at nationals if she can't even stand up to competition at a regional event?

[@ardeladimwit]

@@mashafigureskater think in a way it's good. She needs the time to rebuild internally. Adding too much pressure too soon only creates additional demand and expectations. At this point, it's really more important that she goes out and owns the ice and rebuilds self-belief. There;s no shame in slow rebuild. Don't think the problem is jumps or spins, but "this is my ice-I belong here" and taking control and being happy about herself.

[@gulnaraahkoy7257]

what was her free skate score?

[@cherry-tl5gx]

this competition had gala after ceremony?

[@mashafigureskater]

이현정 no. They just had short and then free skate

[@angiecastro6189]

I BELIEVE IN YOU!!! 👏👏💪🏼💪🏼🌷🌷

[@ТАТЬЯНАКУРЕННАЯ-п9э]

А мне понравилось. Выступила достойно. Заслуживает восхищения и уважения. Кстати, катание улучшилось, мягче стало. Специально пересмотрела 2016 год. Я думаю, что это уже победа! Победа над собой!

[@miro5967]

Катание улучшилось ,по сравнению с 2016 годом? Вы вообще ,чем на неё сейчас смотрели ?))))

[@ТАТЬЯНАКУРЕННАЯ-п9э]

@@miro5967 Тем,чем и все,глазами.А Вы каким-то другим местом ?

[@joycem2497]

There are definitely improvements from last year and we know that she has shown great triples in practice. I think she mainly lacks stamina and strength for full runthroughs, because as much as it hurts me to say it, with a performance like this she will probably not even qualify for nationals.

[@sammyd7370]

If her name wasn't mentioned I wouldn't know this is Gracie. Looks like she's going through the motions and her passion isn't there.

[@stevenvalencia6353]

I love gracie an her fight to make a comeback .but common you have to be realistic she has no quads no real tripple tripple combos to even come close to half of these russian girls or jpn girls doing 3x axles combos but i wish her the best its gonna be a rough ride to make that olympic team with the talent thats out there now but goodluck gracie wish u luck

[@cynthcorcor126]

Olympic gold medalist at seven years old Gracie Gold. 1965. Honorary soprano at seven years old. Lady Gaga

[@simpletruth5927]

Why is the title 2020 when it's the year 2019?

[@Juice_Lover123]

Because it's the 2019-2020 season and her placement here will advance her into competitions, like Nationals, held in 2020. It's just to keep continuity. Many countries hold their Nationals prior to the new year, but it all goes towards qualifying for the following year's World Championships.

[@gregklein7640]

She's trying to comeback? I thought she quit for good. Does she have a good coach? Any coach?

[@inmysoul_TLH]

i loveeeee blue

[@НатальяСтепаненко-л8н]

Как она прыгает с таким весом? Молодец

[@組長じゃなくて園長]

頑張れ！！またここから世界へ羽ばたこう！！

[@emmanuelmunoz6491]

My beautiful girl ❤

[@МилаТу-з1о]

Конечно хорошо, что вернулась. Но тут работать и работать. 🤔🤔🤔

[@RoRiRo-tq7nn]

I from Russia and i very love Gracie. I am fooball player and i think, she must run for mormal weight. Only running help her.

[@yvonneleslie7681]

Glad to see her back on the ice! Her dress is stunning. I don't like her music at all (I just came back from Skate America in Las Vegas, and almost every other girl competing used girl-ballads.) Guess it's the new big thing, but some of the songs are so boring, with little variation in tempo, etc.)

[@babidi9413]

I need to catch that Pokemon

[@kamui3477]

おお！　かつてのゴールドに戻りつつある。

[@djs2356]

Hips!

[@kaikai3827]

К сожалению, поезд ушёл...

[@mrskaa7584]

For all the armchair skaters commenting on her jumps, her weight etc. here is a peek into what is going on with her. www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html

[@lavenderstripes]

I wish her all the best, but I feel like I'm watching a very good adult track skater. Maybe she would find success and happiness doing that, rather than trying to recapture her former glory.

[@carrietremble]

What was the reason for this comment, which is really mean in nature? There is NO adult track skater out there who lands triple Lutz, flip, and loop, like Gracie did in this video. If you can't say something nice or supportive, it is better to just say nothing at all and keep it to yourself. Gracie is a real person with real feelings, who may see this real mean post!

[@davidcosta4949]

She popped (I consider doubling a planned triple popping) most of the jumps in this program. Part of being a competitor is maintaining a strong mindset. After three years of issues, her inconsistency is no longer excusable. Get it together or retire. She would have had better prospects and less mental strife had she retired after the 2016-2017 season when the spark for competing left her.

[@morganalayna4247]

I hate to say it, but I agree with you 100%.

[@jjkaykay8552]

She took time off, it takes lots of training time to get stamina back to be able to complete full programs. "No longer excusable" is a ridiculous statement, no one is excusing her. She's working from the ground up again, and has come a long way but still has a long way to go. She took time off between 2017-2018 to deal with her mental health issues, she's not making excuses she's working hard.

[@davidcosta4949]

@@jjkaykay8552 I don't think Gracie herself is necessarily making excuses. A lot of the comments about her Regionals programs talked about how great the performances were. I'm pointing out that people should stop pretending these types of performances are good or viable. If anything, I think she will do more mental and emotional harm to herself by choosing to remain a competitive skater. She has no chance of overtaking the Russian and Japanese ladies in any competition, even if she continues to improve.

[@bendonna]

D Costa she doubled out a lot of her jumps in her Olympic season debut. It’s regionals, after she hadn’t competed a long program since 2017. As seen on Instagram she’s capable of doing much harder jumps. It’s a process. She wasn’t trying to peak at a regional qualifier, and only she knows how nervous she was. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4WVY6mHqph8aaM

[@davidcosta4949]

@@bendonna I've seen the Instagram videos. That's practice. Let's see if she can get back to form and do it when it counts. I don't doubt her raw talent, but if she can't tackle her mental demons and command an athlete's mindset, she will never succeed in competition.

[@grizz9966]

Still overweight. Need more improvements.

[@ЕкатеринаИльина-ы2ь]

Прежде всего Грейс восстанавливает утраченную форму тела,затем навыки фигуристки.Зачем ей это надо?Она сможет выступать на ледовых шоу,балете на льду.Соревноваться на международном уровне в составе сборной США она вряд ли сможет.Нужны огромные физические силы,которых у ней нет.Да и лидеры ушли далеко вперёд.

[@miro5967]

Да уж , мы надеялись ,хотя бы на триксель ,а тут даже и двойной аксель ни разу не сделала, что в короткой ,что в произвольной.

[@dianaf8507]

Gracie is definitely good but still needs practice like everyone.

[@jimmyplank9824]

Winner gets all you can eat krispy cream Gracie: lands quad

[@mashafigureskater]

Jimmy Plank wait what? What do you mean?:)

[@yuriy9179]

Как говорил ослик Иа - "Душераздирающее зрелище..."

[@mashafigureskater]

Yuriy Anikin но это было лучше чем на Rostelecom Cup 2018. Согласны?

[@yuriy9179]

@@mashafigureskater Ну это примерно как говорить, что дно Байкала гораздо ближе к поверхности, чем дно Марианской впадины. Ну это да, никто не спорит. Вопрос в другом - имеет ли это все хоть какие-то реальные перспективы?

[@mashafigureskater]

Yuriy Anikin ну да

[@alexgerdt2278]

honestly, she cannot even be competitive at a junior level right now skating like this

[@savas9548]

she has not power for the jumps.... 1A, 2F, 2T... wtf????

[@stevenvalencia6353]

This was a very mediocre performance i dont see her making this team or even placing in contention for a medal at the next olympics her skill level is very basic with what is being performed today skill wise

[@angiecastro6189]

Steven Valencia... mediocre .. you!! Do something good in your life, you are a loser 👎👎👎👎😭😭😭

[@stevenvalencia6353]

@Jim Johnson i think she can improve but ur not gonna see her throwing tripple axles am quads to stay competitive with these young new faces doing triple triple triple quads triple combos triple axles common its easy asy 1 2 3 it ain't gonna happen her time when she was dominate has passed there a higher diffuculty standard in thia sport i dont see her getting there but hey if u believe she can then i hope she proves me wrong i like gracie loved her before her illnesses tool her out an she lost her skill level an an had to restart. I would love to see her comback make the team in olympics an medal but i honestly in my hearts of Hearts i dont see it happening

[@marinasemuhina4901]

N

[@alexgerdt2278]

horrifying

[@sasha_rbz]

ОПС!!! Чему тут хлопать!

[@myau-lana]

Уважаю Грейси,но чему хлопать????Двойным прыжкам???Это же регресс,так что хлопать? выполнит тройные с каскадами,поаплодируем,будем рады,а так какой то либерализм,радоваться каждому успеху,даже если до этого было намного лучше?Североамериканцы и европейцы катятся по наклонной.

[@cosmos1967-Silvia]

she needs to lose like 20 kilos .

[@ginnaguila6515]

she needs to retire..

[@dr.mcmillan_an9276]

Ахаха))) два 1A это сильно!)

[@miramira-ml4st]

Be realistic. She needs to lose weight b4 come back.

[@miro5967]

Нет .это не возвращение , что за махи руками ,она что в поле вышла бабочек погонять , как минимум ей еще нужно килограмм десять сбросить ,уважайте хотя бы свою публику ,так нельзя . После такого зрелища ,настроение пропало .Спина простите многодетной матери ,а не фигуристки ,ох уж эти их незаменимые гамбургеры....

[@tronchatoro6348]

She needs to try to diet