Gracie Gold thought about skipping the fall Grand Prix season while taking “time to find that joy” again in figure skating this summer.
On Icenetwork.com’s Ice Talk podcast, Gold said she spent months “avoiding dealing with” the disappointment of falling from first after the world championships short program to finish fourth on April 2.
“I thought about not doing the Grand Prix this year this summer, just because, am I ready?” Gold, the reigning U.S. champion still searching for her first Olympic or worlds medal, said on the podcast. “But then I thought about not doing it.