Desperate, Gracie Gold phoned the one man she didn’t think would answer her calls.
He picked up, and now Gold feels ready to defend her U.S. title in Kansas City next week, following a tumultuous nine months.
It all started at the world championships in Boston last spring. By now you’ve read that Gold led after the short program, in position to end a 10-year U.S. medal drought, and failed in the free skate, falling to fourth place.
That stayed with Gold the entire offseason. As she toured later that spring with skaters who did earn medals.