Gracie Gold, who won her first Grand Prix gold medal last week at the NHK Trophy, has withdrawn from next week's Grand Prix Final because of a stress fracture in her left foot.
"Obviously, I am very disappointed that I have to withdraw from the Grand Prix Final," Gold said. "I'm proud that I qualified for the event, and I was so excited to visit Barcelona."
According to a U.S. Figure Skating press release, Gold will "continue training appropriately" while she recovers from her injury.
"My ultimate goals for this year are to win another U.S. title and make the podium at worlds," Gold said. "These are the factors that my team and I used to make this very difficult decision."
In addition to winning the title in Osaka, Japan, last week, Gold also took the bronze at 2014 Skate America in October.
She is expected to be replaced by Japan's Rika Hongo, who won the gold at the Rostelecom Cup and finished fifth at Skate Canada.
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This makes the ladies final a little less interesting...