When the World Figure Skating Championships begin in Boston in two weeks, more than 10 years will have passed since the last time a U.S. woman stood on an individual Olympic or Worlds podium.
It is the longest American drought since the first Winter Games in 1924, in arguably the marquee event of the Winter Olympics.
For the fourth straight year, both Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold are tasked with answering the question — is this the time a U.S. woman returns to the podium?
“The first thing that people need to stop and take a look at is how extremely competitive the international scene has gotten,” Wagner answered Thursday.