OlympicTalk · Jan 24, 2016
Ronda Rousey’s monologue from ‘Saturday Night Live’ (video)
Saturday Night Live - Saturdays 11:35/10:35cMegan RapinoeST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gracie Gold started her free skate needing a near-perfect performance to overcome her shaky short program.
She did just that with a sizzling rendition of “The Firebird” on Saturday night to win her second U.S. title.
“It was almost better going in that way knowing I couldn’t miss anything,” Gold said. “I needed every single point. Every ounce of firebird I had needed to be left out there.
Gold had trailed Polina Edmunds by 7.69 points, but she landed seven triple jumps cleanly and earned high artistic marks to overtake the teenager.