Gracie Gold
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I know it wasn't her best performance last night, but I gotta say, her FS is absolutely beautiful. I wasn't expecting to like it, but it's actually one of my favorite ladies programs this year. I sincerely hope she can get to a better place psychologically, and come back strong this season. I also hope she is getting the love/support/help from her team, family, and friends right now.
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We should do a project for her, like a book of collages and letters encouraging her, she just looks so down lately. Does anyone want to do something like that? We could collect stuff and mail it to her at the toyota center or whatever fan mail address she has.
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I think that Gracie is too much of a perfectionists and that imposes immense stress on her hence that breakdown. She needs psychological help at this point I think.
I love the music. I love the dress. I am hoping!
She has already worked with someone, I think. Maybe she should work with someone who has helped with a completely different sport, like whoever worked with tennis player Andy Murray after his injury dropped him in the rankings. Maybe someone who has worked with a male athlete.
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This just broke my heart. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ssues-weight-physical-shape-skating/92618094/
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What has made her like this? She seems like she's in a really bad place psychologically right now, and the fact that she thinks she has "weight issues" (how she came to that conclusion, I will never know! I mean, look at her) is incredibly worrying. If this is Frank's doing, so help me, I am going to start a mob.
(Not really, but a metaphorical mob, perhaps.)
Unfortunately, Frank has mentioned her weight twice in things I've read or heard over the last few days. It just makes me furious. Why would he say such things in public remarks? He ought to know Gracie better than to do that.
Also, if she lost "several pounds," as the article said, over the past few weeks, it could well have impacted her stamina and ability to do those gorgeous jumps. It takes a lot of energy to get through a long program.
Some really great support from Ashley quoted at the end of the article. I don't know if it will help, but I'm glad she said those things. She knows what it's like to be down, and especially to survive a barrage of criticism from social media.
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Yikes. That just makes it even more jarring, the feeling that there's this chasm between the image of Gracie that's being curated and projected, as opposed to who she really is. Maybe she could take inspiration from Adam; the more he is who he truly is in his skating, the happier he's been; not without criticism, but still. I feel Jason ... to use an example of a close friend of Gracie's ... is also genuinely himself; the difference is, he's always had supportive people in that respect around him.
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Definitely. I was so impressed with Ashley's supportiveness of Gracie, one of her main rivals. Shows great character and sportsmanship.
Frank, however, needs to shut his piehole about her weight. SHE IS A STICK. (If I looked like her, I'd never shut up about it.) That said, one of my main concerns is that this pressure from Frank and/or herself is going to cause her to undereat. I know firsthand how hard it is just to get by without murdering someone when you haven't eaten enough, let alone compete in an elite sporting event. Not saying it is, but if that is the case, it could be one of the major causes of her current problems. This is all further proof that she needs to get herself out of her current coaching setup as soon as she can.
Re: poster who suggested putting together some sort of collection of "fan mail" or something for her-I would totally be on board with that. I want to send her a nice letter and a copy of The Inner Game of Tennis. I would send her a cheeseburger, but alas, I doubt that would ship.
Definitely. I was so impressed with Ashley's supportiveness of Gracie, one of her main rivals. Shows great character and sportsmanship.
Frank, however, needs to shut his piehole about her weight. SHE IS A STICK. (If I looked like her, I'd never shut up about it.) That said, one of my main concerns is that this pressure from Frank and/or herself is going to cause her to undereat. I know firsthand how hard it is just to get by without murdering someone when you haven't eaten enough, let alone compete in an elite sporting event. Not saying it is, but if that is the case, it could be one of the major causes of her current problems. This is all further proof that she needs to get herself out of her current coaching setup as soon as she can.
Re: poster who suggested putting together some sort of collection of "fan mail" or something for her-I would totally be on board with that. I want to send her a nice letter and a copy of The Inner Game of Tennis. I would send her a cheeseburger, but alas, I doubt that would ship.
Yes, I'm on board for sending something too, if anyone here is good at organizing such a thing.
Frank is a man of a certain age. He has spoken about his great self-control skills - that when he needs to lose a few pounds, that's what he does etc. He is neat, precise, deliberate. I doubt he knows anything about the non-linear mind of many young women, and even less about eating disorders. She needs support, and whoever it is who works with her also needs a session with Frank to explain what triggers eating disorders, depression and anxiety. Obviously, he has more great qualities than most humans, but this blindness may well have been what caused the rift with him and Michelle, who, of course, was the same age as Gracie when it happened.
Can you spearhead this?
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Sure! I'm not sure how best to begin but I'll figure it out!
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I'll organize it! Details to follow!
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Gracie clarifies her statements in Instagram post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BL7TIyRBEAu/
With all the speculation, it's good to hear directly from her.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BL7TIyRBEAu/
With all the speculation, it's good to hear directly from her.
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Her post was good at clearing things up but her comment in the kiss and cry was still very sad. Thinks will look up for her as she trains more, she'll be fine.
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My project Gracie Gold is complete. A collage of pics that I taken at Worlds and this past SA and some words of encouragement my coworker helped me pick out (yeah cause I couldn't come up with anything on my own, well nothing good 
). I will throw it on the ice in Paris and hope it makes it 
So excited, 2 more weeks 
). I will throw it on the ice in Paris and hope it makes it So excited, 2 more weeks 
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My project Gracie Gold is complete. A collage of pics that I taken at Worlds and this past SA and some words of encouragement my coworker helped me pick out (yeah cause I couldn't come up with anything on my own, well nothing good
Such a thoughtful thing to do! I think she needs all the encouragement she can get...Just make sure you throw it hard enough. At Skate America, someone threw a stuffed animal and it landed on a man's head! :scratch3:
I had to join this forum so I could just talk with others who care about Gracie. I am so worried about her. I think the pressure of last year and Worlds was just too much for her. It breaks my heart to see how sad she looks. I wish I could do something for her! It may be because i have a son her age but this has really hit me - and of course she is my favorite skater, there is just something about her I love. I really hope she can find joy in her skating and I wish the media would leave her alone! Maybe, maybe if they start to count her out some of the pressure will be off and she can come back with a fighting spirit. Hugs to Gracie!!
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I'm going to make a video this weekend or next to announce "The Gracie Gold Encoragement Project."
Does anyone know her fanmail address? It's probably on the front of this thread. Haha.
I know what it's like to fall into a slump on something important to me, litte bits of encouragement are important in these times. When I make the video I was going to make a thread on the main forum.
If you have any ideas for this project let me know. So far I was going to ask for digital pdfs or jpegs of encouraging quotes and photos to compile in a book that we could mail to her. I was thinking of also taking in other gifts or funds to buy some stuff to make a fun gift box but I'll probably keep it simple with the book.
Does anyone know her fanmail address? It's probably on the front of this thread. Haha.
I know what it's like to fall into a slump on something important to me, litte bits of encouragement are important in these times. When I make the video I was going to make a thread on the main forum.
If you have any ideas for this project let me know. So far I was going to ask for digital pdfs or jpegs of encouraging quotes and photos to compile in a book that we could mail to her. I was thinking of also taking in other gifts or funds to buy some stuff to make a fun gift box but I'll probably keep it simple with the book.
