Mon, 21 January 2019 at 3:30 pm

You Won't See Mirai Nagasu, Gracie Gold or Shib Sibs at the Figure Skating Championships

You Won't See Mirai Nagasu, Gracie Gold or Shib Sibs at the Figure Skating Championships

We’re so bummed that while watching the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships this weekend, we won’t be watching some of our fave skaters on the ice.

Mirai Nagasu, Gracie Gold and Karen Chen, as well as Maia and Alex Shibutani won’t be competing this year.

The ShibSibs announced last year that they had taken the year off of competing. Currently, they’re gearing up for the upcoming Stars on Ice tour.

For Mirai, she’s nursing an injury that resulted from practicing her triple Axel.

“I tore my labrum,” she shared. “I had bone fragments floating in my hip.”

Click inside to see why Karen Chen and Gracie Gold won’t be competing either…

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Since my return to competitive skating, I’ve had one mantra: Trust the Process. While difficult at times, coming back to skating has been the best decision I could have made. A large part of trusting the process has me looking more at the big picture of my career. My goal is the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. With that being said, I have decided it is in my best interest to withdraw from the 2019 championships. This was an incredibly difficult decision, but ultimately the right one. I have already begun preparations for next year. This is a great opportunity for me to get a jump start on the season. I want to thank everyone for their support this past season, as the feedback I have received has been quite tremendous. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish everyone the best of luck at the Championships. See you all soon. 😘

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