USA women's figure skaters Ashley Wagner and Mirai Nagasu speak to the media following their short program routines at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif. USA TODAY Sports
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Ashley Wagner, the three-time national champion and 2016 world silver medalist who was expected to be the face of American women’s figure skating at the 2018 Olympic Games, is now highly unlikely to go to Pyeongchang next month.
Once again surprisingly under-marked on the highly subjective program component (artistic) scores, Wagner finished fourth by fewer than three points Friday night at the U.