KANSAS CITY — Gracie Gold was left off the world championships team for the first time in her five-year senior career on Sunday.
A U.S. Figure Skating selection committee named the top three finishers from the U.S. Championships on Saturday night — Karen Chen, Ashley Wagner and Mariah Bell — to worlds in Helsinki in two months.
Gold placed sixth at nationals, her first time outside the top two, continuing a plunge since topping the 2016 World Championships short program and then finishing off the podium in fourth last March.