Calling 19-year-old Bradie Tennell a contender to make the Olympic team does not do her justice anymore. She performed like a favorite at Skate America this weekend.
In her senior Grand Prix debut, Tennell earned bronze in Lake Placid, N.Y., with 204.10 points, the highest score by a U.S. woman in international competition since the March 2016 World Championships.
“I was speechless,” Tennell said on NBC. “I still can’t believe it.
“I’m still shaking.”
She shared a podium with Japanese Satoko Miyahara (214.03) and Kaori Sakamoto (210.59).
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Tennell was ninth at last season’s nationals.