Gracie Gold gave an in-depth interview with Canadian entrepreneur Jeremy Crawford. Crawford's daughter did a training session with Gracie when she was working at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Ariz.
This is a really a good interview. She goes in-depth with her mental health issues and how it impacted her skating and about returning back for another Olympic cycle. There's also some cool stuff about her Olympic experience in Sochi.
Warning: There might be some triggers if you're dealing with mental health issues.
Thanks Imagine for posting this on her Fan Fest thread!
It's super long so here's a few highlights:
* She talks about how she got into skating and how she advanced in her sport.
* She talks about her experiencing winning U.S. Nationals in 2014 and going to Sochi.
* She mentions that she never gave herself time to recover after Worlds 2016.
* She talks about how basically things came to a head at Champs Camp before the 2017-2018 when she ended blasting off at some USFSA officals (with profanity!) :shocked:
* She mentions that she opened up to female U.S. skater at Champs Camp and that skater played a key role in getting help. She doesn't mention who, but mentions it was someone who was a "close friend." I'm glad to hear that skater knew what to do and was there for Gracie.
* She said watching U.S. Nationals earlier this year is what sparked her to consider coming back. She also met her current coach there. She talked about that deep down, she still sees herself as a skater.
* She talks a lot about her mindset ---and how she's working on not getting stuck on the negative. She says she tries to set aside time for herself in the morning and a set a goal for the day.
* She talks about how she use Pinterest to get her inspiration for the day.
* Probably the best quote is "You can always go back to average, but there are few opportunities to do something incredible."
I'm really encouraged to hear Gracie is in a much better place!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whXn7k87XYk
This is a really a good interview. She goes in-depth with her mental health issues and how it impacted her skating and about returning back for another Olympic cycle. There's also some cool stuff about her Olympic experience in Sochi.
Warning: There might be some triggers if you're dealing with mental health issues.
Thanks Imagine for posting this on her Fan Fest thread!
It's super long so here's a few highlights:
* She talks about how she got into skating and how she advanced in her sport.
* She talks about her experiencing winning U.S. Nationals in 2014 and going to Sochi.
* She mentions that she never gave herself time to recover after Worlds 2016.
* She talks about how basically things came to a head at Champs Camp before the 2017-2018 when she ended blasting off at some USFSA officals (with profanity!) :shocked:
* She mentions that she opened up to female U.S. skater at Champs Camp and that skater played a key role in getting help. She doesn't mention who, but mentions it was someone who was a "close friend." I'm glad to hear that skater knew what to do and was there for Gracie.
* She said watching U.S. Nationals earlier this year is what sparked her to consider coming back. She also met her current coach there. She talked about that deep down, she still sees herself as a skater.
* She talks a lot about her mindset ---and how she's working on not getting stuck on the negative. She says she tries to set aside time for herself in the morning and a set a goal for the day.
* She talks about how she use Pinterest to get her inspiration for the day.
* Probably the best quote is "You can always go back to average, but there are few opportunities to do something incredible."
I'm really encouraged to hear Gracie is in a much better place!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whXn7k87XYk
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