Gracie Gold, always a class act, shows courage in decision to step away

Olympic medalist Gracie Gold confirmed to People that she will be taking a break from figure skating to “seek some professional help.”Time

(Photo: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)Gracie Gold has accomplished much in her 22 years. She has won two U.S. national figure skating titles. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the 2014 team competition in Sochi. She almost won an individual medal in the women’s singles at those Olympics, finishing fourth.

But nothing she has done so far matches the courage she exhibited Friday, when she announced in a statement released to USA TODAY Sports that she will be taking some time off just five months before the next Winter Olympic Games “to seek some…