While Ashley Wagner attempts to become the oldest U.S. women’s figure skating champion in 79 years next week, Gracie Gold is confident that she won’t be around to challenge that kind of age record.
When asked if she would be skating at Wagner’s current age (24), the 20-year-old Gold said she was “leaning towards probably not.”
“[If] I get an Olympic medal at 2018 in the team event and the singles, I’d say I’d probably retire, truthfully, just because I would already be 22,” Gold said Thursday. “I’ve seen so much life, and I still have several years of this journey to go.