Gracie Gold sets standard

Eighteen-year-old Olympic hopeful was raised in Springfield, Mo and calls Springfield Ill. her hometown.

Eighteen-year-old Olympic hopeful was raised in Springfield, Mo and calls Springfield Ill. her hometown.

The Olympic-hopeful talks about what she's devoted to preparing for the chance to win gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

On a night when the top women's results couldn't have made things harder for the U.S. Olympic selection committee, Gracie Gold set the standard and emerged as the one sure thing, writes Bonnie D. Ford. Story ». • Dance, pairs recap ». "Grace Gets Gold

BOSTON – For Gracie Gold, it was a dream come true. For Ashley Wagner, it was anything but. The two favorites for the women's crown at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships suffered very different fates during Saturday's free skate at TD Garden.