Gracie Gold sets standard

Vancouver Olympian Mirai Nagasu finished third here but will miss out on Sochi, as Gracie Gold, 18, and Polina Edmunds, 15, were awarded the first two spots. In previous years, the finishing order at the Nationals has generally been used to select the

Gracie Gold celebrates at the end of her routine in during the ladies free skate at the Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden on January 11, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Matthew 

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.

Vancouver Olympian Mirai Nagasu finished third here but will miss out on Sochi, as Gracie Gold, 18, and Polina Edmunds, 15, were awarded the first two spots. In previous years, the finishing order at the Nationals has generally been used to select the

BOSTON — Still in her layback spin, her music playing, Gracie Gold couldn't help herself. "I was thinking, `Oh my God. I have a really great chance of going to the Olympics,'" she said. "Maybe a little premature, I still had a spin to finish. But it