USA TODAY Sports' Christine Brennan looks ahead to the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships that will help to decide who will represent Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics. USA TODAY Sports
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Skating never, ever disappoints. Just when you think you’ve figured it out, or seen it all, everything changes.
Take the women’s short program Wednesday night at the 2018 U.S. figure skating national championships. Veteran Ashley Wagner, the heavily promoted face of the fall Olympic preview season, is in trouble.
Another veteran, Mirai Nagasu, flubbed her big jump, but still was rewarded for her efforts.