Wait, Gracie won an early season short program, and we're all panicking?
(Room for improvement aside, don't you think that's a bit extreme?)
Again, Gracie is not the first person to make drastic changes as the season goes on. So I'm not sure why there is this doom and gloom happening. Again the goal is to peak later. Repeat: SHE DOES NOT NEED TO PEAK NOW.
Really folks? She's in the middle of some major changes, had issues with her skate, and you all just want to [write] her off...let her settle back down after the last couple weeks and see what happens. Sheesh.
So yeah, all this...
This is how it always goes in early-season comps, especially now that fans can see them. Did people really expect to see great skating in September?