Ashley Wagner: Silver Medal at Skate America 2013

Ashley Wagner shows off her silver medal during the 2013 Skate America held at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday (October 19) and Sunday (October 20) in Detroit, Mich.

The 22-year-old Olympic hopeful grabbed the second place spot after Mao Asada during the Grand Prix kick off event with a total of 69.26 points.

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“I was actually pretty terrified because it was a high-risk element for me,” Ashley shared of her triple flip-triple toe loop combination in her short program.

She added, “But before I went out there, [Coach Rafael Arutunian] told me go do it: ‘Skate the triple-toe like you know how to.’ And I just kind of turned the rest off and went into auto-pilot.”

Ashley is also pictured during the USOC Media Summit in Park City, Utah last month.

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