Gracie Gold - Short Program - 2016 World Figure Skating Championships - Boston USA

[@erictaylor5462]

What a fantastic name for an Olympic athlete.

[@Rynne_1]

I always get so nervous at how close they get to the walls!

[@astom9413]

Yeah, me too

[@michaelcsabatier6990]

I thought it was only me omg

[@MsWaffles99]

Ice skating is so fucking majestic and satisfying just the way they slide around.

[@iicii77]

Totally agree. I consider it a form of art, figure skaters are artistic performers\dancers & athletes.

[@aashifilmfactory2401]

Hi friends this is an interesting story for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2a4dWVtardoldE

[@b-i-c7969]

That could not have been written any better.

[@VitaminVee11]

I remember when judges used to hold up the scores, now you can see the scores added up live and in comparison to the leader right away, crazy. Love figure skating...so beautiful!

[@ThunderBolt219]

I loved the performance, amazing job Gracie Gold. :)

[@viennnamak]

Me too! I used to figure skate, and she was like my figure skating idol

[@miasakuragi]

People actually throw plush toys into the rink :D That is so adorable!

[@carrotplli]

Mia Sakuragi i watched yuzuru hanyu's performance when he collided with Denis in the 6 minute warm up. it was before his long program/free skate... after his performance, the side of the rink got flooded with Winnie the Pooh stuff toys to cheer him on for performing so well with an injury. AND IT WAS THE PERFORMANCE WITH THE MOST STUFF TOYS ON ICE I HAVE EVER SEEN

[@carrotplli]

Lidia I think that's not allowed

[@michaelcsabatier6990]

Daryl The pony it is in a competition I competitied in to a little girl her dad and mom threw a stuff animal to her

[@techkidsix]

the quality of this video is so high, it's tripping me out

[@FluffyPuppy1313]

+Carli Quinn tru dat

[@sansereyvathana8462]

I knew people are going to comment something about Yuri!!! On Ice

[@seakim7298]

Gracie Gold 1st ranked Short Program in World Championship!! thank you. She was perfect

[@mei_locked]

Beautiful. I loved it...it seemed absolutely graceful..emotional..the power from the song and how it matches so well with Gracie golds moves. Very, very good.

[@camilamachado4410]

I love YOI and all, but this art

[@zf5214]

I loooooove her costume. beautiful skating!!

[@redsayuri42]

Wow, that ending spin she pulled off. JUST AMAZING

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

Brava !!! Gracie should be getting 10's. I've been watching figure skating and the ballet for years. A girl like Gracie only comes along once or twice a century. She gets a high score because she racks up great TES (40.51 here in the sp); she's the best technical skater on the ice.

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

I'm half Norwegian, the first time I was on ice skates I took off like a rocket. It comes natural to us--skiing, skating, harpooning whales and discovering America. Skating is a national thing, we are the arbiters of good figure skating, it is our heritage.

[@joshpop1able]

+gallantrycross x that doesn't mean you have trained and know all the fine details of ice skating?

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

My dad saw Sonja Henie skate and I learned to ski on an active volcano. I never skated in competition because I enjoy winter sports for the FUN, mostly throwing snowballs, building ice sculptures, building snowmen, making ice angels.

[@wlchan7211]

To nationalize certain sports sounds repulsive. Yet, I can't agree any more with your association of ice-skating to Norway; it's as if African athletes sprint brilliant trophies in world games; guys in African countries survive wild animals catching them like leopards and lions. Their legs are extraordinarily outrunning all opponents from other non-African countries, aren't they?

[@user-tq3yy2km2n]

okay.we get it. you watch yuri on ice. now can you guys stop with that yuri on ice comments?

[@user-tq3yy2km2n]

and am i the only one who watches this anime but isnt here because of yuri on ice? i was already interested in ice skating before yuri on ice

[@MsPuffball]

SAME dude same

[@fleurism9476]

This is *so* fucking annoying. The anime is so good, but people don't know what is reality and fiction.

[@Dani_1012]

seriously.. i watched the show too but i dont like these comments

[@k.s.6172]

I'm here after Gracie's SP at Rostelecom Cup 2018. My dear...just get well soon 😢

[@wispymagica9277]

I like how late I am watching this. I wish i could skate like her... I can't wait to start my figure skating lessons.

[@wowzaa4025]

I was always a Kim yuna fan until she stopped competitive skating. Gracie reminds me of her. Technique and awesome facials with good movements. X

[@jacquelinecampbell5226]

She definitely got into it half way through because of the smile she had on her face when she got into it. For all those people that thought the score was a bit much, imagine yourself in that position. Imagine training all day everyday to get that one routine perfect and then you get some people saying that the score was too high. I agree with the score because it shows that the judges know how much effort the skater is putting into their skating. I know because i am a skater as well and this is complicated, even for someone who had been skating for years like Gracie so give her a break from the negative comments

[@BiancaHuntPiano]

Is it just me or does it feel like she was a bit underscored? I mean I'm no expert but I get the feeling like she deserved a higher score, not much more though cause she was a bit sloppy a few times, but still, I think she deserved better

[@everynameiwantedwastoolong6887]

BiancaHunt imo no. Her triple flip had an uncalled edge violation which would’ve lowered her scores and she arm flapped too much for her choreography score to be so high

[@tiffydanielsmc729]

It wasn't overscored or under scored, she could have been better but she wasn't bad

[@avitallockhart1162]

She is making me so emotional, I can feel her and it was the most beautiful performance I’ve ever seen. She is unique and so fast. ❤

[@chrisa6519]

Around 2:30 she began to look like she was enjoying herself so much i almost cried at the beauty

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

Gracie's new lp is Daphnis & Chloe and sp is Assassin's Tango. She got a 76 here for the sp in honor of the Revolution of 1776 because Worlds was in Boston, that's my theory. The judges were being cute. I would've given her a 77.

[@klaboutermankin]

She is amazing, definitely one of my favorite female skaters

[@heatherramsey4777]

I am one of the few people that agree with the UK Commentary but love this program anyway. It's true she was maybe too cautious...but that she talent she possesses always makes you forget honestly. Even if it was "too safe"I think she pulled it off in some way. I mean.. I can see what the commentators were getting at but still I loved this performance. It was better than Wagner's, I thought. I don't think Gracie was "too uptight" or "rigid"...I just think Ashley was too sloppy. I felt overall Gracie was bringing her A-game and Ashley was getting inflated scores from the judges.

[@levanesco5544]

Woh.. she was really amazing!!

[@ellastefanescu6289]

she skates so easily and naturally

[@paytonrb5764]

can y’all shut up about yuri on ice and appreciate this beautiful performance

[@ВероникаАркова]

It's so great! Please come back!

[@Missy-j4i]

One of my favorite memoirs…Gracie Gold’s bestseller Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out (2024). Gracie exposes the toxic culture of professional figure skating, and reflects on her fight to overcome mental health disorders and reclaim her authentic self. In my opinion, Gracie earns a goal medal for exposing the pain behind this beautiful sport.

[@mr.popohere1645]

can you hear my heart beat

[@dbulc5171]

This was the Gracie we all loved

[@hi66jx]

this is wonderful, but after watching 7 consecutive hours of Yuzuru Hanyu (no i don't have a life thanks), it doesn't feel like she has much control, rather going with the emotions of it which isn't always bad, but it just seems sloppy here i guess idk im no professional ive never ice skated in my life thats just how I feel I guess eeeee

[@hi66jx]

((can you feel me trying not to offend anyone lololol))

[@seethetruth7427]

KuiProductions I 100% agree omfg

[@jodieigneous898]

KuiProductions "No I don't have a life" XD But actually, Gracie had much passion in her skating. Not every skaters passion is portrayed the same way in Yuri on ice. It takes a lot of work to fly around on something that is so slippery you can't even breath on it. I'm the real world, it takes a lot to concentrate on not falling on the tripple toes and making sure to stop without ripping over in her spins, AND incorporate passion. Gracie managed well however. I recommend watching more of her vids :)

[@hi66jx]

I've seen a lot of figure skaters, and a lot of them have the passion that i just dont see in Gold. I know how difficult it is to skate and how hard she must work, but just because you know how hard a chef worked on a meal, doesn't mean it's a good. She's a talented skater, sure, but I watch ice skating for the passion, and when I just don't see it, in an artistic standpoint, I just dont like it :,))) aite im done please dont take this in a rude way i didn't mean it like that im just explaining myself okokok

[@jodieigneous898]

KuiProductions It's perfectly alright ^^ Maybe her style is just not what you're used to I don't know. I'm not angry one bit :) Perfectly normal to disagree with the rest lol.

[@daniellajoanfrancisco1277]

When you're watching these short programs because you want to compare the step sequence and jump animations of Yuri!!! On Ice to real life skating events lmaooo

[@jewelsbogart1456]

Daniella Joan Francisco omg that's why I'm here too lol

[@jewelsbogart1456]

Daniella Joan Francisco omg that's why I'm here too lol

[@1makeupfashionbeauty]

Daniella Joan Francisco OMGH me tooo

[@Maria-ow7ib]

me too! omgg hahaha

[@thatflowerguy-1822]

same

[@r.emym_]

I love you Gracie😊

[@dexnitro8740]

WE WERE BORN TO MAKE HISTORY

[@zixella2256]

Yas ;)

[@lin5670]

Dex NITRO hahahahaahahahaha

[@Missy-j4i]

Gracie’s answer to a young fan who asked, “Why did you stop eating?”: “I explained that I went through a period where a lot of stuff was happening in my life that was beyond my grasp and way beyond my ability to change or fix. I felt lost and lonely and confused and sad, and I didn’t know what to do. I stopped eating because the amount of food I put in my mouth was the single thing I could control. I hurt myself before anybody else could” (310). On recovering from ED: “I was ready to build an identity outside of my disordered eating, which had been a part of my life longer than most of my inner circle. I knew it wouldn’t be easy. My food issues, however destructive, had served a purpose. As long as my energies were focused on my diet, I didn’t have to confront my parents or unpack my emotional baggage…I recognized that saying ‘I feel fat’ or ‘I’m out of shape’ was easier than giving voice to what was really gnawing at me, like ‘I’m afraid to live up to the expectations people have for me’ ” (196).

[@sbe79]

This SP was likely the last time any of us saw Gracie Gold remotely happy. After dropping from 1st to 4th in the long at this event, she never skated with this level of heart and conviction again -- as evidenced by bombing later international competitions, failing to qualify for the 2017 World team and then pulling out of every competition this season prior to Nationals leading up to the Olympics. Yikes.

[@murphyslaw576]

I fuckin love Gracie gold

[@terrelljordan8261]

That moment until 3:30 was awesome. I don't think the crowd could really applaud they didnt want to disturb her. That was excellent. Nice pose at the end. I think an applause or big cheer would break the concentration. Awesome. 😀😀🇺🇸

[@shayjohnson1238]

Loved it. She did excellent

[@lolla4857]

Definitely she got home advantage. It was absolutely overscored. It should have been 70

[@sengimdann1508]

Yeah I think Mao Asada should be got that score 70 however her triple axels under rotated and outside edge triple lutz but it still count and her step sequence was amazing expressions with musical..lyrical

[@redknapp]

Overmarked to please the home fans. There was little to choose between her, Wagner, Medvedeva and Radionova. If they were within 1 to 2 points going into the free, that would be a better competition.

[@jewelsbogart1456]

omg 😂😂😂 reading all the comments about yuri on ice LIKE SMAE BABE SAME !

[@senorxl9905]

RIDICULOUS GOLD

[@MADHAUSMARKALLAN]

The last American woman to win a short program at a World Championship. Also the last great skate for Gracie before her implosion!

[@Missy-j4i]

For the story behind this performance, read Gracie's memoir..Reflecting on the ’16 Worlds: “I was an addict craving that adrenaline rush…a perfectly accessorized package of anxiety in fight-or-flight mode.” (111) “My drug of choice, skating, is viewed as a healthy addiction…Sport is the opiate of the elite athlete” (204)

[@lunarusdust7227]

As an American, I feel obligated to say that this is amazing. It is, but it definitely could use improvement.

[@figureskatingvideos4644]

What improvement? The only thing I can pick on is the lip (jump)

[@mintuulia]

What fun to hear this in Finnish

[@teigan0303]

Tbh I love Gracie but this routine was overscored this wasn't my fav routine

[@thefastonelewis7832]

Yuri on ice

[@l.radtke9876]

Same dude

[@genner-vincenthodgson5177]

same!

[@sexyishtar8537]

thought I was the only one 😂

[@BellGirl26]

thefastone lewis YASSSSD

[@gwihan]

You mean Yaoi on Ice

[@CatalinaVoinea]

figure skating is becoming popular thanks to yuri on ice ALSO I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE SPIN WITH THOSE ICE SKATES BECAUSE I TRIED SPINNING WITH ICE SKATES ONCE AND I AM PRETTY SURE I TWISTED MY ANKLE

[@trashcant69]

emotional couch you do a Three turn and then kind of try to find your Center and pull your leg in. Sorry it's kinda hard to explain. Also if you hurt your ankle you should probably consider to get yourself some skates that give you some ankle Support! 😉

[@HediAToth]

Its ok you watch yuri on ice but youve seen that 9999 people had already commented that, so please stop commenting about it... I miss the times I watched a figure skating video and scrolled down to read some comments about a double axel or a spin or anything else but nowadays I cant see nothing but yuri on ice. Please, stop comparing an animated serie to reality

[@kylidre]

Waiting for someone to copy this program for her to see it in KZbin and decide to be that peroson's coach...

[@Missy-j4i]

Topics from Gracie’s memoir (SPOILER ALERTS). Scroll down. She reflects on: Overcoming her ‘ice princess’ image Hiding dark family secrets Struggling with depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking, an eating disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Interacting with abusive coaches Coping with a gruelling training schedule Making the decision to return to figure skating after inpatient therapy Being diagnosed with ADHD in her 20s Finding joy as a skating coach for children, teens, and adults ***Sexual assault survivors may find chapters 11 and 17 distressing.

[@wowhowhao7132]

4:08 Is that Yurio's coach from 'Yuri!!! On Ice'?????

[@ValaPheonix]

YAKOV!!!

[@starburst5412]

OMG YOU’RE RIGHT

[@liliyaabramenkova9676]

YAKOV MY FRIEND IS IN THE HOUSE :3 PRIWEJTTT

[@thatharrypotterfanfreak7528]

omg he does look like yakov tho

[@figureskatingvideos4644]

No it’s frank carroll. Way to disrispect an acomplished coach smh

[@riyaroyal4575]

wowww really very nice video

[@violetwade8903]

OKAY WE GET IT most people are here from YOI, but you don't have to comment that AGAIN when there are already a billion comments about that. How about instead of commenting about something that already takes up 3/4 of the comments, maybe say something about Gracie's wonderful performance? Something that relates to the video? I get it, Yuri on ice IS awesome, I love the show, but it gets kinda annoying to see that commented all over every ice skating video on KZbin

[@Cruz474]

It was a great skate, but 76 is a little too much...

[@helenamierzwiczak119]

+Cruz Medina agree

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

+Cruz Medina This is Worlds, with the best ladies figure skaters in the world. Half a dozen of them got scores in the 70's. --It's to be expected, nothing unusual about the high scores at all.

[@angelicam7179]

I love this program

[@Missy-j4i]

Gracie on being a coach and preventing her students from a paralzing fear of failure: “I’m a pretty good teacher. But you know who’s the best teacher? Failure…If we’re so afraid of failure that we don’t try, how will we ever improve as skaters and grow as people? I’ve fallen a hundred thousand times in my skating career…so when a student describes themselves as ‘garbage’ after falling twice, [I respond] ‘What does that make me? The city dump?’ I don’t know when, where, or why, but falling has gotten a bad rap…I tell my students that the real failure occurs when they’re so afraid to mess up that they don’t make an effort” (318-19). She’s concerned when her students skate so cautiously that they never fall during a lesson.

[@marta-vx3rh]

That Paw Patrol Teddy tho 😂😂❤️

[@komashyy5747]

Everyone: Yuri on ice Me: Okay I get it, the anime is awesome, but THIS FUCKING PERFORMANCE IS AMAZING

[@yoolkiie]

That was amazing.

[@sofiaorlandi4429]

Conozco esa canción!! Es un tango argentino y se llama "El Choclo"

[@gayatridevigora8534]

Unreal..! oh my god! Brain blown

[@alex8matt]

I love how no one noticed that her flip was from the out side edge..so technically she did 2 lutzes :P

[@dbulc5171]

Actually the European Commentators did notice that...lol

[@alex8matt]

D Bulc but not the judges ;) that's what I meant.....commentators don't have any say in the scoring.

[@dbulc5171]

alex8matt oh yeah true. it is kinda strange that sometimes judges mark down for an edge call and other times they don't. maybe when it's a close call, they give the skater the benefit of the doubt..kinda like two foot landings.

[@MissSunshineDia]

Where can I watch these programs? I always want to follow but I never know the season or channel

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

You can get a subscription from Icenetwork for about $50 but it's not that reliable...

[@andysimmons1842]

+DalaiLamaNYF For that $49, you get about 450 LIVE competitions (Juniors and Seniors Nationals and Worlds, Olympics, Regionals (?), Entire Grand Prix and Final, 4 Continents, Europeans, plus Speed Skating events)! Hardly a ripoff. They should charge twice as much!

[@andysimmons1842]

+gallantrycross x What is unreliable? I got it for the first time last season. It was perfect. Don't blame IceNet for your shitty internet connection.....

[@angelicam7179]

NBC! check the tv guides on Sat. and Sun. starting in October and you'll be able to watch it:)

[@mube5551]

The only reason I'm watching this is because of yuri!!! On ice

[@MaryAnnSweetAngel]

Before Yuri on ice there was another figure skating anime called Ginban Kaleidoscope, and that got me interested in figure skating. Its soo cool! Also Gracie Gold is a really cool name! :D

[@Missy-j4i]

Gracie reflects on the backlash to being open about her mental health: “By sharing the story of my mental health struggles…[I] put an ugly face on a beautiful sport. No longer could the public live in denial about the cost of excellence…I had betrayed the convenant of skating: Thou shalt not expose the pain behind the performance” (205)

[@JimTrujillo]

GORGEOUS

[@couplesnote7816]

I'm into figure skating because of the Winter Olympics

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

I had the feeling Ashley's SP was better, but hey I wasn't one of those judges...

[@carrotplli]

I get it that most of us came here because of YOI but fuck dont comment that in every skating video and if u already see a comment saying that then don't repeat. It's already insulting and I'm a YOI fan as well.

[@pueraeternus111]

Well deserved placement by the judges! Finally, fair scoring! No more Russian inflation please! No more Sotnikovas! America- land of the FREE.

[@destonistim5509]

+Tress Braga without russians would be borrring..

[@loveyunakim]

LOL, land of free? It's funny and sad in the same time how manipulated people can be. I'm european so i'm not biased but common, gracie deserved 3rd place at its best. It happened just like in sochi, when a no name russian skater stole the gold medal to yu-na. This time an american stole sp score to the russians

[@Olegggable]

+Travel Lover Sotnikova won at the fair are yuna kim

[@DD-d6d3]

Wow you're insane

[@crystaldoherty8791]

Can anyone else not wait for the day when Yu na's name is not dropped into every single conversation already?? Seriously, guys, she is NOT skating anymore, there's no need to go on and on about her. Otherwise what's stopping everyone from bringing up every other retired skater who ever got beaten? LET IT GO

[@wellwell4174]

I loved the style!

[@sl-st8mv]

She is amazingly beautiful！！！！！！

[@GV-wv8uf]

We, the Death Parade fandom have been waiting for you, Yuri!!! on Ice fandom🐅🐩🐖

[@SahilSahil-ns7gn]

I love you

[@chikamargaretha2342]

SHE'S SO SWEET

[@sweeta3735]

Figure skating is a beautiful sport. Negative side of Figure skating is.... scores are judged by individuals. I hate to see favoritism on sports....because it leads to inflated scores. I saw at Sochi Olympic Ladies event. I wish Sochi is the last one. Grace rec'd No edge call for flip and very high marks for PCS????? I am happy for the US but not good for figure skating sport.

[@gallantrycrossx1915]

+Betsy an Gracie should be getting 10's. She has mastery of the ice. Have you seen her Rippon Lutz? The Russian girls are flopping around like fish in the bottom of the boat. --And I like Evgenia and Radionova. Gracie and Ash have great lp's, I think they'll both podium.

[@pueraeternus111]

+Betsy an Ludicrous statement, really. Skating will always be biased, and this new system gave way to Russian inflation. Play fire with fire. Let the best skater win, regardless of country. Obviously, Gracie was the best. Medvedeva choked.

[@MsDj03]

10/10 Would watch Yuzuru vs Gracie

[@siennarios9316]

She did AROS and it beautiful

[@hyeonjena8815]

I can't understand why this program has a higher score than Yuna's Danse Macabre in 09 LA worlds.

[@paris2910]

Because of natural inflation over time.

[@Missy-j4i]

Gracie’s memoir is one of my favorite feminist books: “Women spend almost every waking hour on guard-hyperalert to the vibes we are sending off and receiving, and hyperaware of the need to control our tempers, appetites, sexuality, feelings, and ambitions. And then people wonder why we often seem to be ‘hysterical’ ” (158).

[@kritikasharma_2332]

Very much nice 👍 👌 😊 sketing and fast...,

[@justme-sc5uy]

who alse is here becouse of yuri on ice? :D

[@Lolerbmaster]

ahhhhh my people :3

[@Lolerbmaster]

or person XD whatever lmao

[@rainedropz]

Noa LOL :D yup I did

[@moaka8433]

Yep

[@samrahafeez3496]

Noa LOL :D how many episodes does YURI on ice have (I'm assuming it's a show)

[@wj309]

Little bit overscore..

[@l0l869]

Lol the amount of comments about Yuri on ice😂 I got so used to the anime people ice skating I forgot how we did it😂

[@Missy-j4i]

Gracie describes how it feels to end a disappointing performance: “Imagine: You’ve just fucked up royally. Your worst nightmare has come to pass. But instead of disappearing behind a thunderhead of shame, you now have to stand at center ice and curtsy to the judges who are marking you down as you acknowledge them; to the crowd who has just witnessed your biggest failure in person; to the folks at home who gasped and then grabbed a handful of mixed nuts while you, after starving yourself for two years, hit the ice so hard that you’ll have a bruise in the morning. There you are, mouthing the words ‘Thank you’ ” (pgs. 112-13 of her memoir).

[@youdeservetobehappynow7584]

Who wins in this competition?

[@NatNe17]

god I love figure skating

[@LanaW123]

Good choreography.

[@relaxcards3778]

you can tell she had a bad relationship with her coach

[@AppleFish]

Is anyone not here because of Yuri? Because it's not me. I just started watching it yesterday.

[@figureskatingvideos4644]

ME I HAVE NOT EVEN WATCHED THAT SHOW

[@flying372]

rigged results, decided in advance , probably a couple of weeks ago "Gracie u have to skate clean ,nothing more and leave other to us , u gonna be the champ"

[@loveyunakim]

Totally! Just like in sochi. History is repeating

[@clairelavers6681]

it was rigged. a place for silver was reserved for the top US skater. had gold skated clean she would have won silver, as it happened Wagner beat Anna p with a two footed jump.

[@annalongobardi5361]

+Claire Lavers I LOVE GRACIE!!!😘😘😘

[@dannistyle6399]

+Travel Lover Yes a Russian wound up on top just like Sochi. History repeating itself!!!

[@dannistyle6399]

+Claire Lavers If it was "rigged" as you put it, Gracie or Ashley would have won the Gold. Instead Medvedeva won with an inflated score. While she skated very well, her score was way too high.

[@miad7639]

that spin make me dizzy😵😵😵😵😵

[@danielroldan4795]

El Choclo!!!