Well...
Gold is the current US champion, therefore she is the current US #1. Until another American beats her at Nationals and/or on a regular basis, that's set in stone.
As expected, the Americans are off to a slow start. That said, a lot can change very quickly and this is no time to panic. Frankly I'm probably going to end up backing off this season as I lost a good bit of interest in the competitive scene after Sochi. So whatever happens will happen. Pretty clear though that the Russians are here to stay (in the short term).
Gold is the current US champion, therefore she is the current US #1. Until another American beats her at Nationals and/or on a regular basis, that's set in stone.
As expected, the Americans are off to a slow start. That said, a lot can change very quickly and this is no time to panic. Frankly I'm probably going to end up backing off this season as I lost a good bit of interest in the competitive scene after Sochi. So whatever happens will happen. Pretty clear though that the Russians are here to stay (in the short term).