Figure Skating

Self-improvement comes from within but sometimes it’s nice to have a helping hand.
The Olympic Channel Podcast has showcased some of the most inspirational sports stories across more than 100 episodes.
Here are ten recommendations to make the difficult days on the road to betterment a little easier.

Feature

Evgenia Medvedeva

Ten of the most motivational podcasts from high achievers in sport

Figure skating took over Gracie Gold's life.
"First it was a hobby, then it became a job, then it became everything to me," she said to the Olympic Channel Podcast.
She won two US national titles in 2014 and 2016 and also took an Olympic bronze medal home from the

Gracie GOLD

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

GettyImages-468004708 gracie gold world champs image

Figure skater Gracie Gold on regaining 'hope' after mental health crisis

Depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder all disrupted the dreams of American figure skater Gracie Gold. She won two US National titles as a teenager and took an Olympic bronze medal home from Sochi 2014. 
But in 2017 she withdrew from competition to seek treatment for her mental health. Gracie is now taking a day-by-day approach to recovery as she explains in this honest, open, and raw interview.

Olympic Channel Podcast

gracie_gold_podcast_thumb_1557236383036.jpg

Podcast:  How figure skater Gracie Gold deals with mental health issues

Sochi 2014 | Olympic Winter games

Replay

GBIN-SOCHIREPS02E012-_E17091901.jpeg

Gracie Gold (USA) | Women's Figure Skating - Sochi 2014 Replays

Tina Maze, Chloe Kim and many other athletes make their Valentine's Day wishes.

GCDG-SPDATES01E001-_E17021401.jpeg

Happy Valentine's Day!

United States of America

Jagger

Diseño sin título (7)

LeBron

Lebron JAMES

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Brazil

Rayssa

Rayssa LEAL - profile olympics 

Gracie

Isabeau Levito is a national champion at age 15.
Levito burst onto the scene a year ago with a bronze-medal finish at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but upped the ante in 2023 after a shining debut on the senior international circuit over the last few months.
The New Jersey

Figure Skating | Toyota U.S. Championships | San Jose, California

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Isabeau Levito reacts following her skate during the Championship Women's Free Skate on day two of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center on January 27, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

isabeau-levito-GettyImages-1460145767

Isabeau Levito captures maiden national title, winning U.S. Figure Skating Championships gold

The final competitor in the women's short program, Isabeau Levito didn't blink.
The 15-year-old, making her senior debut this season on the international circuit, leads by just 0.02 points over two-time American winner Bradie Tennell at the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., at the SAP Center.

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: Isabeau Levito skates during the Championship Women's Short Program on day one of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center on January 26, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Isabeau Levito, U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Isabeau Levito, halfway to first title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships, leads after women's short program

Sakamoto Kaori of Japan finished first in the short program of women’s singles in some style. The reigning world champion looked in the mood right from the start of her energetic and original performance -- and she earned a score of 71.72 that sees her in good stead heading into

Oct 22, 2022; Norwood, Massachusetts, USA; Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) performs in the women's short program at Tenley E. Albright Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports

Sakamoto Kaori performs in the women's short program

Sakamoto Kaori shines in women's short as Chock and Bates take Skate America rhythm dance

Welcome back, figure skating fans.
The International Skating Union’s Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series kicks off this week with its first stop of the 2022-23 season at the Boston Skating Club in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, from Friday to Sunday (21-23 October).
Reigning world champions Sakamoto Kaori (women’s singles) and

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of Team United States skate in the Pair Skating Short Program Team Event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Knierim-Frazier-GettyImages-1368525999

World champs Sakamoto, Knierim/Frazier headline Skate America, where teenager Malinin eyes breakthrough

Gracie Gold isn’t done yet.
A decade after she burst onto the international figure skating scene as a big-jumping 17-year-old, the 2014 Olympic team bronze medallist from the U.S. is embarking on yet another chapter in her already storied career – and she’s as determined as ever.
“This season I

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 14: Gracie Gold skates in the Ladies Short Program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Orleans Arena on January 14, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Gracie-Gold-GettyImages-1296437342

Gracie 3.0: Olympian Gold eyes ‘big goals’ in continued comeback

Ahead of her first international ISU Grand Prix since 2017, the Sochi 2014 Olympic team bronze medallist refuses to put limits on her capabilities: "[I'm] really trying to push myself to be, you know, not just good, but great. And to be better than I was in all the ways that I can be prior and remind people that age is really just a number," the 27-year-old American said in this exclusive interview ahead of Skate America 2022. Watch for more from the mental health advocate from the USA who is back on competitive figure skating ice at the age of 27.

GettyImages-1363390408

Gracie Gold: Unleashing my 'old' competitive me

It was an evening for the twenty-somethings on Thursday (6 January) at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville.
Mariah Bell, 25, soared into the lead behind an inspired skate to the "River Flows in You," scoring a 75.55 and putting herself in prime position to make her first Olympic

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 06: Mariah Bell skates in the Ladies Short Program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena on January 06, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

mariah-bell-GettyImages-1363197133

Mariah Bell skates into the lead at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Bradie Tennell saved the best for last.
The final skater in the ladies' short program Thursday night at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Tennell was sensational on competitive ice, scoring a 79.40 - a competition record - to lead by three points over two-time and reigning U.S. winner Alysa Liu.

bradie-tennell-GettyImages-1296434623

Former champ Bradie Tennell soars into lead at U.S. nationals; Alysa Liu strong in second

Sochi 2014 team bronze medallist Gracie Gold has been very vocal about regaining hope after a mental health crisis. "There is an Olympics for so many sports but there is not an Olympic medal for who can suffer in silence the longest," the American figure skater tells us ahead of the release of the HBO documentary 'Weight of Gold'. which is addressing mental health issues for athletes head on.

Gracie Gold solo crop

Gracie Gold on mental health: "You do not have to struggle alone"

A two-time national champion in the U.S. and a bronze medalist in the figure skating team event at Sochi 2014, American Gracie Gold continues to be outspoken about the issue that nearly derailed her career entirely in 2017: Mental health.
“Just because you're an Olympian or someone who's really successful

Gracie GOLD

Featured

Latest News

Gracie GOLD
Replays

Olympic Results

You may like

Gracie GOLD

Featured

Latest News

Gracie GOLD Replays

Olympic Results

You may like

Gracie GOLD
Replays