Gracie Gold
Gracie Gold | |||||||||||||
nation | United States | ||||||||||||
birthday | 17th August 1995 | ||||||||||||
place of birth | Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
size | 163 cm | ||||||||||||
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society | Wagon Wheel FSC | ||||||||||||
Trainer |
Frank Carroll former trainers: Alexander Ouriashev , Oleg Epstein , Toni Hickey Susan Liss , Amy Project , Max Liu |
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choreographer | Lori Nichol | ||||||||||||
status | active | ||||||||||||
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last change: April 3, 2016 |
Grace Elizabeth "Gracie" Gold (born August 17, 1995 in Newton , Massachusetts ) is an American figure skater who starts in a single run .
Career
Gracie Gold started figure skating at the age of seven after watching other girls at a birthday party on the rink.
In 2012, Gracie became Gold Junior Champion in the USA. A little later she won the silver medal at the Junior World Championships in Minsk behind the Russian Julija Lipnitskaja .
In the 2012/13 season, Gold made its debut in the Grand Prix series . At her second Grand Prix, the Cup of Russia , she won her first Grand Prix medal with silver. On her World Cup debut, Gold finished sixth in London, Canada .
In her Olympic debut at the 2014 Olympic Games , she was able to achieve 4th place in the individual competition with 205.53 points and thus only just missed the medal ranks. In the team competition before, however, she won a bronze medal.
Personal
Gold is the daughter of Denise, a nurse , and Carl Gold, an anesthetist . Her dizygoti twin sister Carly also practices figure skating as a competitive sport .
Results
Championship / year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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winter Olympics | 4th | |||||
World championships | 6th | 5. | 4th | 4th | ||
Four continents championships | 6th | 4th | 5. | |||
Junior World Championships | 2. | |||||
American championships | 1st J | 2. | 1. | 2. | 1. | |
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Grand Prix competition / season | 11/12 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 16/17 |
Grand Prix Final | 5. | |||||
Skate America | 3. | 2. | 5. | |||
Skate Canada | 7th | 3. | ||||
Cup of Russia | 2. | |||||
Eric Bompard Trophy | 1. | |||||
NHK Trophy | 4th | 1. |
J = juniors
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- ↑ Figure skating. Results individual women. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on January 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Sarah Brannen: The Inside Edge: AAC gala brings out glamor . In: IceNetwork.com , May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Philip Hersh: Gracie good as gold? . In: Chicago Tribune . December 21, 2011. Accessed on December 21, 2011. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Denise Manzagol: Gold twins shine on day one at Skate Detroit . Icenetwork. July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
Web links
- Gracie Gold in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gold, Gracie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gold, Grace Elizabeth (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1995 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Newton , Massachusetts |