“Obviously I’m really embarrassed and I’m really ashamed with how I’m skated,” the 20-year-old athlete shared after her performance, which left her in 4th place after the competition ended.
Gracie added, “It was just one of those really, really tragic skates that you feel like you can’t do anything right. I feel really sorry for Boston and for the United States that I let them down when they needed me most.”
When asked about her Olympic shots for the 2018 games, Gracie shared, “It’s appearing less and less likely that that’s in my cards, but of course I’ll keep trying and training hard. I am in the top in the world. I still have hopes for (the 2018 Olympics) and 2018 podium. � I have potential, it just has to happen at the right time.”
Gracie Gold – 2016 World Championships – Free Program
Ashley Wagner just ended the 10-year medal drought for the US Figure Skating Ladies Team!
The 24-year-old skater performed one of the most stunning and clean performances at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Saturday night (April 2) in Boston, Mass.
“It hasn’t hit me yet,” Ashley shared afterwards. “Here I am, the silver medalist in the entire world, it’s insane! It’s been a 10-year drought � to be able to break through that, to br on the podium; I’m elated, I’m excited and I feel like I’ve worked my butt off this season to be here.”
She added, “This is absolutely incredible because that was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I don’t think anyone can prepare you for skating last at the world championships after your rival has skated a great performance, knowing that the entire ladies’ field has skated field has skated pretty phenomenally. To go out there feeling the way that I did, being as terrified as I was, and finding a way to get on the ice and have access to the skater that I’ve been in training this week, that is unbelievable.”
The 24-year-old Spanish figure skater defended his title at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Friday night (April 1) in Boston, Mass., beating out Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu and China’s Boyang Jin.
“I didn’t think about how important it was for me to win or anything, just kept going from jump to jump,” Javier shared with press afterwards. “It was not easy [to skate a clean program], but I got my mind really set to do it.”
Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada was in 4th, Canada’s Patrick Chan in 5th, with USA’s Adam Rippon and Max Aaron in 6th and 8th, respectively.
Javier Fernandez – 2016 World Championships – Free Skate
20+ pics inside of Javier Fernandez winning the world title…
The team placed 14th after the event was done, behind teammates Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim, who secured the 7th spot.
China’s Wenjing Sui and Cong Han are in 1st, Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford in 2nd, Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Tranov in 3rd, Ksenia Stobova and Fedor Klimov in 5th, and Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov in 6th. Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada placed in 8th while China’s Cheng Peng and Hao Zhang are in 12th.
The Pairs Free Program will be held Saturday, April 2nd @ 12:54PM ET/PT. Check your local listings for the channel.
15+ pics inside from the Pairs Short Program at Worlds 2016…
“As @maiashibutani and I stood on the ice last night surrounded by an incredible crowd, we told each other to ‘Remember this moment. Remember this feeling.’ What is the ‘feeling’? Joy… Love… Pride… Gratitude… So many things,” Alex wrote on Instagram after the event.
He continued, “Throughout our career, we’ve performed in so many different places and we’ve been fortunate to experience so many special moments. But, to have the opportunity to close out the Free Dance at a World Championships in the United States, in Boston, at a venue that means so much to the both of us is the stuff that dreams are made of. Thank you to our family. Thank you to our coaches. Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged us on this journey. We are so excited to share this with all of you.”
Alex & Maia Shibutani – Free Dance – Worlds 2016
15+ pics inside from the Free Dance at Worlds 2016…
