Olympian Gracie Gold Gets Candid About Her Mental Health with Michelle Kwan | Thank You Notes

[@janegotshalk6105]

Michelle Kwan, is and always has been my favorite athlete. She is such a mensch and carries herself with such grace.

[@jeremygallagher2395]

Unintended pun?

[@janetpartyka5968]

Gracie, I am so proud of you; it has nothing to do with skating. You talked about your illness and are making it o.k. for others to do the same. You get a medal just for doing that. Congratulations.

[@arlenekime6230]

Two incredible women! I admire them more than I can say.

[@wendysmith8365]

Beautiful!!! The very best and the skater with the most heart is Michelle Kwan! I have enjoyed watching her skate since she was 12 years old. I am happy to see that she now has a beautiful baby girl. I wish her ONLY the very best!!! Good luck to Gracie!!!

[@shirleyann1228]

My heart soars when I witness the human spirit in flight. Thanks, Katie. Michelle Kwan has such a beautiful spirit. I was happy to see Gracie return to the ice--an act of pure courage. This is such a lovely story! I hope that Gracie's dreams come true. I thank Michelle for continuing to exemplify the best of the human spirit.

[@cindywebreck3823]

I've always loved Michelle--such a class act and certainly hoping that Gracie continues on her path to recovery--if it includes skating, I'll be watching and cheering her on, if not, I'll be wishing her only the best.

[@TruWatcher]

I'm so glad Gracie is healing, and so glad Michelle's example has been helping her.

[@lesliedufresne1626]

Beautiful interview. As a retired skater (and my Dad was a coach), the unspoken pressure to be perfect in all facets of your life can certainly be overwhelming but so many of us have come to realize that skating taught us so many valuable life lessons. I wish you much healing and success as your life journey continues.

[@andresvazquez6331]

Beautiful

[@CCRoxtar]

As a little girl, Gracie Gold meets her idol Michelle Kwan, who signs a shoe for her. Years later she meets Michelle again, this time as an Olympic skater herself. How sweet. 😀

[@JoshuaFazeli]

This melts my heart. I hope I can meet Michelle someday and tell her how much she means to me.

[@jessicacosentino1772]

this makes me love Gracie even more!!! Love that she is open about all of her struggles. So many girls can relate to her story.

[@gabnurse]

This is a direct relation to how a lot of competitive figure skaters have felt. I have felt mad at skating and it was like my world ended but I couldn’t have imagined how it felt on a world/Olympic level. Love them both!

[@brendastevens9077]

I Love You Both So Much!!! Skating back in the 80's was everything to me as well. You two were great inspirations to me and still are. Love you so much.🥹💝💝💝

[@alisachen51]

Gracie .. so happy you’re in a better place. Yes Michelle was and still a great role model. I named my daughter “Michelle”!!!

[@Judith21123]

love them! the two skating queens in one video is so perfect!

[@sairamsoundararajan5190]

I have to watch more Michelle Kwan. my favorite since Arthur

[@normsantos1274]

Gracie is, and has always been, gold in my esteem...

[@mamaccarlson5338]

Michelle is so special!

[@propropropro6268]

we love you gracie!!!! keep doing what makes you happy!!!

[@willpinkow9714]

Dear Michelle Kwan: In the 1998 Champions on Ice press packet you stated the book you were curently reading was "Snow On Falling Cedars." Thank you. I am in the middle of reading this book for the fourth time and the first time while not in jail. 😍

[@Davethreshold]

Find the film on DVD. It's absolutely beautiful! Every frame could be a snapshot. :-)

[@JackAShepherd]

This comment threw a curveball at the end!

[@annecohen8927]

Gracie Gold and Michelle Kwan are both beautiful and inspiring in their own ways. We know they’ve been coached by Frank Carroll !❤️♥️

[@vickieclewell1973]

Two magnificent women, on and off the Ice!

[@pinoyfunhealthartsandscien9189]

What an awesome exhibit of humanity!

[@kirselle510]

Lovely video of two women speaking honestly about their lives and passion for sports. Touching to watch.

[@varcade8]

Awwweee. Love you ladies so much. I grew up admiring Michelle. And Gracie, I admire your talent, as well. Please please skate your heart out only if you want to in the 2022 Olympic year and go for the gold that's in your heart. We love you and wish you all the best, Gracie! Btw, do a tango in the long, lol.

[@michaelsotelo4666]

Both such Gracious Ladies. Many Blessings❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@janetpartyka5968]

I absolutely love Michelle Kwan.

[@jansumi]

Lovely. This is special - and important - and brought a tear to my eye too. xo

[@troydewayneunderwood9720]

I only wish to be as confident as the two of you are ive struggled for years and still dont feel i have made it very far i get overwhelmed by the pressure that not only comes from trying to learn on my own but by the thought of a love i have held dear for so long so its a struggle more then it should be but the struggle is my drive the challenge is my passion and as long as there is a need to help others along the way and learn something useful as well then it cant all be bad so thank u for challenging me

[@jonasbrothersrockist]

I miss seeing her ice skate on TV way back.

[@nycgtl88]

Love them both and this unity will help grafié have closure. I’m still rooting for GG! You fight this fight, we have your back

[@bvaughn777]

Both symbols of excellent lives being lived !

[@yankees5297]

Who are the 7 monsters who disliked this?!

[@JackAShepherd]

Slutskaya fans!

[@jeremygallagher2395]

Misogynysts. Who else?

[@ND559]

It is a touching story!

[@rnw4468]

Two gorgeous women !!!

[@onetwocue]

i remember when adam rippon mentioned how big the eating disorder is on the mens side. he said that the guys were so tiny and he felt really fat when standing next to folks like Hanyu and Chen.

[@kwanfan24]

Fabulously good

[@SDoesNotKnow]

@cassl14 She probably supports him for the same reason so many Democrats are holding their nose and supporting him, including the vast majority of African-Americans who lived through Jim Crow and continue to live through the new Jim Crow...look at the alternative. If Bernie had more of a real chance to win, she'd be working for him, but the voters have spoken including the ones who originally supported him in 2016 but now support Biden. I personally cannot vote for Biden in the general due to a lot of factors, but I have the luxury of living in a deep blue state where I can afford not to. If I lived in a red state or a purple one or a swing state, I would vote for Biden too but hate myself for having this Sophie's Choice put in front of me. There is so much at stake with the future of the courts which will determine what rights we have protected for the rest of our lives and beyond, children in cages, competency in office to deal with disasters, etc. I could live with a continued 4-8 years of neoliberal policies since it's just resetting to a much better status-quo to build off from than going way back to the right where we have to fight for basic human rights and decency again from the far right.

[@TT-ee4qp]

OMG.💯 It's really touch me.

[@Aleks0709]

MIchelle is beautyfull, the older she gets the prettier she is!

[@MrAbdu-qm3mf]

that letter with the music, it really affected me

[@lgarcia67]

Unfortunately that’s is what is left in a lot of these child athletes: depression, insecurities, eating disorders, mental health issues. Too much pressure on kids… and the worst thing both parents and coaches are to blame.

[@donvilla718]

Both these girls deserves an Olympic Gold. They mean well so much better than Tara and a Sarah

[@kristiwasserman2303]

Yeah cause you know better than judges and Michele’s own coach 😂. Hateful, pathetic human hating on teenage girls that we’re friends.

[@Davethreshold]

Thank YOU, Katie Couric!!

[@suhugo9546]

Love it ❤️

[@joycepatrick6684]

Our Lake Arrowhead high school girls program would like to find out how to reach out to Michelle Kwan to get a zoom interview. Is this possible? We are with an international woman's group. Soroptimist's. The program is the "Dream It, Be It."

[@dorothysewing9997]

What happened to the pendant that Michelle Kwan used to wear when she competed?

[@nycgtl88]

Michelle Kwan for President 2024!

[@erika6651]

I'm not a fan of celebrities becoming presidents, but hell, she's better qualified than Trump.

[@garybarawidan9252]

Beautiful

[@MICKFamily]

Nice uploaded my friend thanks for your sharing new F stayed the good work my dear

[@laurenbrown7403]

If U can dream it U can do it!

[@Trace7173]

More people remember the way Michelle graciously accepted the silver medal than the skater who actually won the gold..Figure skating would have been better off if Michelle won the gold..She lost the gold based on someone's opinion, and that's a shame

[@dennis.teevee]

Gracie ♥️🌷

[@piznoctsauo8141]

3:17 The Shade... The Shade of It All. C'mon, Katie Couric's Editors: Let's get Stigmatizin'!

[@Violet-xk5ud]

Omg she hasn’t aged a day

[@MaryWehmeier]

Sniff. Yep

[@tyboogie1982]

Cocaine???

[@USA-qm2bk]

Why is it Gracie has her hair mad makeup poppin and Michelle looks like she did her herself

[@brynneholt1990]

It’s kind of hard to do much with super straight hair. A lot of it has to be in the cut.

[@bethanycook8430]

Did Michelle do something to her face?

[@АбылсеиытМамадалиев]

Olimpian Gracie without medals ?

[@borntohrn2219]

She got a medal with the US team

[@kwanfan24]

@@borntohrn2219 bronze in the team event at sochi Olympics in 2014

[@borntohrn2219]

@@kwanfan24 exactly

[@gabrielcisneros503]

I’m a little confused as to why Gracie would even want to talk to Michelle especially since Michelle help create the monster that is Frank Carol.

[@lulumallory8259]

Perhaps that’s why she left Frank before the 2002 Nationals. Give Michelle lots of props for winning the National Title and Olympic Bronze Medal without a coach. That’s never happened in modern skating era. Shows that by that time, she was finally her own person and taking charge of her own skating career.

[@hansschmutzentferner2234]

NO you lose GOLD no one says “I won silver.” Gould lol

[@brynneholt1990]

More accurately, she was robbed. What have you won, by the way?

[@heatherramsey4777]

Let's see your gold medals and accomplishments

[@TT-ee4qp]

Well....Tara Lipinski said : Michelle Kwan is an idol of mine. One of the best skaters all time was making me work harder and harder. 🤭🤭🤭 Tara knew the truth. 💯