Gracie Gold focuses on growing her skills
History is littered with the names of junior figure skating sensations who skidded out of the elite ranks and unlaced their boots, never to be heard from again.
Gracie Gold is quietly determined not to be one of them, and it shows in the even-tempered way she's recovered from disappointment and focused on improvement in her first season at the senior level.
Gold, 17, entered the senior Grand Prix competition this year with considerable ...
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