Ashley Wagner can become the oldest U.S. women’s figure skating champion in 79 years this week. Standing in her way? Old rival Gracie Gold.
Wagner, 24, and Gold, 20, combined to win the last four national titles and finished within two places of each other at last three World Championships.
Each hopes to become the first U.S. woman to earn an individual Olympic or World Championships medal since 2006 at this spring’s Worlds in Boston.
“This event is going to be the best event at Nationals,” 1998 Olympic champion and NBC analyst Tara Lipinski said.