Scott Hamilton: Gracie Gold could strike gold at Olympics

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

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.

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

On Saturday night, 18-year-old Gracie Gold won her first title in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Following in second place was 15-year-old Polina Edmunds and third was Mirai Nagasuf, a previous Olympian in 2010.

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.