Gracie, it's wonderful to see you out there on the ice again! Your musicality is beautiful. You are one with the music. You actually look up at the crowd when you skate, with your mature, elegant artistic excellence. We love you! 💖

Well done Gracie. So brave and such an inspiration

Nothing time doesn't heal. She got this, worth the wait ☺️

Not her greatest skate but definitely better than a lot of performances post ed recovery, so I’ll def take it. She was actually fighting for those landings and didn’t fall, which is a massive improvement.

Красивая Грейси, приятно на неё смотреть, очень рада, что она вернула свою форму. Удачи!❤

Yes, people who support you will tell you how great it is to see you on the ice again

go Gracie!!!

She has come a long way. Looks much more fit.

Gracie is one of a great American skaters!🎉🎉🎉

So good that she held out. Definitely looks more stable. Nice ✅ job.

She’s great

She was good! I commend her performance! I noticed half-hearted jump attempts but otherwise perfect.

Wow - what a shame. Thanks again "CB" - your videos give us great insight. Whoever knows Gracie, please tell her to watch YOUR videos. Because I'm going to say something rather controversial - Gracie was the only one who actually looked like a world champion competitor out there (WHEN she was on). She does something that others failed to do (except for Amber), she LOOKED UP INTO the audience. Sure, she could've skated faster, but Gracie actually fills an arena (she's not just skating for the first 3 rows). Her jumps are also finessed (at times they have a strange tilt), but the good ones she hits, man, there's nothing I can take away from them. I suspect she ran out of steam going into the second triple Lutz. But for all the talk about Isabeau being the artist (and in all fairness, Isabeau is a beautiful skater), but she is not giving world champion vibes out there just yet. And it comes down to a classic rookie mistake. Which is why anyone with half of Gracie's experience, should have been able to win this competition. Nobody's jumps in the competition were better than Gracie's. Bradie comes close. But Bradie falls short when it comes to the height at times. Amber’s jumps could be higher too; they tend to skim the ice too much for me. Isabeau is not even in the equation because she virtually comes to a stand still to take off for a triple Lutz. Her loop, I'm sorry, looks like she's scared to attempt it. And at this level, if you have to slow down to do a double axel mandatory points should be taken off. What is this, first group of the novice ladies regional competition? So, if Gracie can build up her stamina, she still has it to become National Champion again - and it should be an easy win if she can pull off a clean skate with a triple-triple combination. The difference is, Isabeau is an extremally gifted and beautiful skater (I would argue her crossovers are a bit exaggerated and she should use that energy to pull off more dynamic jumps.) Gracie, when she does a jump, you're like - oh, the big-guns have arrived. So, a) Gracie HAS the jumps; and b) Gracie can give you PRESENCE. She just has to take it. Now, on to the dress. Not sure what's going on with these dressmakers lately, but where is Lauren Sheehan when you need her? The beading was great on Gracie's dress, but I'm not having the waistlines. And it's not just Gracie, it's a lot of the girls. The fit of these dresses is not flattering, and it's making them look entirely too square in the hips. People seriously need to have a talk with their seamstresses. If they have a problem tell them to call me, and I'll straight their asses out. And I'm serious! Step ONE - PICK ANY Nicole Bobek dress made AFTER 1995 Nationals please, take it to the seamstress and tell them to make the waist look like THAT. If they can't, thank them for their noble service and get a new seamstress. End of story. Enough is enough. (I mean even Nicole's PRACTICE dresses would put some of these competition dresses today to shame. Get into the tailoring, dahling. Child, I am still floored over that Dr. Zhivago dress! Timeless! That dress should be put in a museum. Can you say the same about your dress? Is your dress worthy to be placed in a museum? World Championship-level skaters should be skating in those types of dresses! Period!) Kerrigan's dresses made by Vega Wang, again, get into the waist line. Take ANY Debi Thomas dress - get into the waistline and the skirt. Look at Jill Trenery's dresses STARTING with the 1988 Olympics - get into the cut. Tara's dresses (once she started working with Lauren Sheehan were also gorgeous) - get into it! Half the time, these skirts are entirely too long because the seamstress must be trying to compensate for something else. So, we can do better ya'll. Let's step it up. What female figure skater doesn't want to showoff her sinched waist. These dresses are not giving that. I would recommend, contact Lauren Sheehan - I hear she is committed to retirement. But she might at least be able to hold a master class to help the younger designers, or at the very least share some notes, get you a PDF, or something. FaceTime, work, too. Hell, there are options. Because something needs to be done.

She looked very tense and was certainly off her game. I am glad to see her back. But here's the thing. Maybe she needs to be realistic with herself and is having a great deal of difficulty in doing that.

Какой кошмар! Так катались в 80-х годах прошлого века.!

gracious gold

Наши топовые фигуристки конечно избаловали российского зрителя. Такое никакое выступление у нас надо ещё поискать. Ужас. Даже досматривать не стала

Nice comeback by Gracie !

I love her arm movements. Not enough skaters do that

She looks like she’s just not feeling it, that is a chore to skate that day

Stunning! Great speed, presentation, expression, flexibility, endurance/ stamina, just watch the under rotation..

No match for Kamila Valieva !

She looks exhausted

🥱

Ouch

Gracie isn’t going to beat this with mediocre coaches when she learned to be her best with the best , Frank Carroll. Sorry

Hopefully, there are better skaters......

I give her full credit for trying. I wonder and only Gracie can answer this is why is she still competing. Is it the dream the impossible dream? Does she feel she has something to prove or offer. Is it her identity is too much in skating and she has nothing else? Does she really believe she can regain the skill, the magic the power and speed. It has been 7 years and honestly while I wish her well I think it is time for her to get a job, an education. She can still skate shows. I know it shouldbe up to the competitor but I really feel it is time to give someone else a chance in the limelight. Her speed, her amplitude, her tech and her polish is not the same level as before. We have waited patiently and she has tried hard but it isn't happening. I remember during the 2018 and during her fight with her health issues she couldn't it woudl seem stay out of the limelight. Instead of discreetingly getting better she had to get herself in the media. Even at odd times ie during the olympics having to announce a new job. Because of who she is/was, because USA has not had a steady champ and her huge fan base there is always an interest in her but it is kind of like Lucy and Charlie Brown she always sets up that football and then she takes it away when he goes to kick it. She hasn't managed to kick that ball despite many attempts. She is still competitive at the lower ranks. She is lucky she is a bigger star than say Nam Nguyen from Canada who eventually gave up on his dream. Because of who she is and financial situation it seems she is able to stay in the game longer. I know she is trying her best but But it is kind of sad to see someone who is but a mere shadow of their former self. Even her coaching and costumes kind of look like a fraction of the quality she had.

The problem NOW with Gracie is that she's capable of 2015 scores again. She did it in the short, the long had little content... but still. I'd have hoped that by now Gracie would feel the music. But she doesn't. I root for her but it's clear: her strength is the first mark. She just displays too little interest in interpreting music.

В России так катаются юниоры.Браво

Did Gracie's program open with a piece using that strange, beautiful, difficult Ukrainian instrument, the bandura? No one can be completely sophisticated in the vast realm of music - i justswitched from viewing a men's program labeled as using "El Mariachi" when it was in fact a pure Francisco Tarrega transcription of Isaac Albeniz' "Asturias:Leyenda" which piece i worked on for a couple years. Back to choreography & coaching though. OFTEN whatwe are looking at in expression is the result of attention to every gesture, every move by the choreographer, OR, conversely, the latter's negligence. Judges and audiences seriouslh misattribute the result of that failure to the performer, in ballet, or in skating. It may only be clear to those who HAVE benefited from time working under highly demanding choreographers, who are so involved in bringing out YOU, and expressive fullness

Sorry but her arms seem flaying and her fingers are always open. It tends to ruin the flow

I thought she retired a few times already.

Watch Madison Chock for Star quality

Безлично! Нищо интересно!

Sigh. I thought she was getting it together after popping the opening but it ended with a dud. 3 popped triples.

I’m tired of this girl talking a big game only to flop when it matters every single time… NEXT!

Это катание 19 век. Где хореография? Где скорость? Где пластика? Еле ноги по льду тащит. Руки как плети.Нет ни выразительности, ни образа. Это примитивное катание. На что смотреть? На прыжки двойные? И это после того когда весь мир видел Валиеву, Щербакову, Косторную, Трусову, Усову, Хромых, Петросян. Западные фигуристки деградировали полностью. Их катание никому не интересно. Вчерашний день неинтересен никому. У нас бы она была на 20 месте и не выше.

Sorry...Gracie has no fire. She doesn't have IT as they say in show biz.

Beautiful music and choreography..not her best skate but a lot better to watch her than the Russian "clone" skaters..There is MORE to Figure Skating than triples and quads..

She should retire already..she had her moment.‼️

соберись уже, хватит бабковать!

Why does it always seem that I'm sitting in on practicing skate when I watch her. More so, waiting for her to mess up than watching a performance. She has zero passion.

Sigh. I thought she was getting it together after popping the opening but it ended with a dud. 3 popped triples.