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Newton-Born Skater Likely Heading to Olympics After Winning U.S. Nationals
Skater Gracie Gold practiced her winning routine at Loring Arena in Framingham, with legendary coach Frank Carroll earlier this week.
By Susan Petroni
Newton-born skater Gracie Gold, who held a closed practice at Loring Arena earlier this week, captured first place and the gold medal in the U.S. National Championships Saturday night at the TD Garden in Boston.
After the short program, the teen was in first place. She was the defending 2013 national silver medalist. She lives in Illinois and trains in California now.
To watch a video of Gold during her practice at Loring Arena in Framingham, with legendary coach Frank Carroll, click here.
U.S. Figure Skating officials will announce Sunday which three women go to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, taking into account past performances.
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