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Gracie was also burdened with a lot of expectations after finishing 4th in Sochi, especially because of Yuna's retirement and pretty much all the other stars of that event (Adelina, Julia, Caro, Mao) started to fade away. Gracie was a medal favorite in basically every event after 2014. At least now, if she comes back, fans may have more reasonable expectations of what she can achieve. Internationally, with so many women passing Gracie in the base value of their programs, she will never be able to skate defensively to hold on to a lead, and I think that would actually be an advantage for Gracie because it would keep her on the attack. Despite people questioning her mental toughness, Gracie has skated some magnificent programs when the pressure was off, so it will be interesting to see how she is able to compete now.