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(Issue: Vol. 92 No. 1) is published 11 times per year in January, February, March, April, May, June/July, August/ September, October, November Basic Skills Edition and December by U.S. Figure Skating, 20 First St., Colorado Springs, CO 80906-3697. Subscription rates: United States, one year $32.50 (U.S.); Canada, one year $42.50 (U.S.); Foreign, one year $52.50 (U.S.). Allow 6–8 weeks for delivery of the first issue. Periodicals postage paid at Colorado Springs and at additional mailing offices. Copy- right ©2015 by United States Figure Skating, Colorado Springs, Colo. Phone: 719.635.5200. SKATING magazine assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Postmaster: Send address corrections to SKATING, 20 First St., Colorado Springs, CO 80906-3697. Canadian return address: Station A, P.O. Box 54, Windsor, Ontario N9A 6J5. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without permission from the editor.


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Gold misses Grand Prix Final


with injury Gracie Gold, the 2014 U.S. cham- pion and Olympic team event bronze medalist, withdrew from the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final due to a stress fracture in her left foot. “Obviously, I am disappointed that


I had to withdraw from the Grand Prix Final,” Gold said. “I’m proud that I quali- fied for the event and I was so excited to visit Barcelona. “The bigger picture is that I need


to recover as quickly as possible. My ultimate goals for this year are to win another U.S. title and make the podium at Worlds. These are the factors that my team and I used to make this very diffi- cult decision.”


She qualified for the Grand Prix Gracie Gold


Final after her first win at a Grand Prix Series event, NHK Trophy, in Osaka, Ja- pan. She also won bronze at 2014 Hil- ton HHonors Skate America in October.


SKATING 5 for U.S. Championships Pick a fantasy team Skating fans will have a golden opportunity of their own as the 2015 Prudential U.S.


Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, commences later this month. By playing the U.S. Figure Skating Fantasy Challenge with Sarah Hughes game online, fans can cheer on their chosen favorites while being eligible to win prizes. Michael Terry, coordinator of the U.S. Figure Skating Fantasy Challenge, invites fans


to have some fun and pick a team. The concept is simple. You are the team manager for a fictional collection of the top senior-level skaters in the country. The success of your fantasy team against other teams in the contest is based on the individual performances of your team members in Greensboro. “It’s a fun way to have even more of an interest in the outcome of the event as you


watch all the exciting action unfold live on icenetwork and on NBC,” Terry said. To register a team, simply go to usfigureskating.org/fantasyskating, register a user- name and then log in to select your team. Though the game started in October, weekly winners are awarded and for the U.S. Championships, winners will receive a T-shirt in addi- tion to some other items. In the spring, once all of the competitions are complete, an overall winner will be named, as well as a random winner chosen from those who best Sarah, the 2002 Olympic champion, this year’s celebrity player! Before you choose your team, however, you may want to consider some insider advice.


Icenetwork editors plan to run a story that features the expert opinions of skating journal- ists and others in the know as they handicap the field in Greensboro. Be on the lookout for that story on icenetwork in the days leading up to the U.S. Championships, January 17–25.


JAY ADEFF/U.S. FIGURE SKATING


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