^ This could be a turning point for Christina herself, though. She's kind of plateaued and Gracie has overtaken her. She's college-age now. She may remove herself from the equation. It can't be much use financially to have a lot of fifth-place finishes (and worse).
I hope not because she's so talented - just saying it's not really a matter of other people giving up on her. She may have some tough decisions.
It will come down to one simple question: How bad does she want it?