Grace Elizabeth Gold (born August 17, 1995), known as Gracie Gold, is an American figure skater. She is a 2014 Olympic team event bronze medalist, the 2014 NHK Trophy champion, the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2014, 2016). She is also a two-time World Team Trophy champion (2013, 2015). On the junior level, she is the 2012 World Junior silver medalist, the 2011 JGP Estonia champion, and the 2012 U.S. junior national champion. Gold is the first and only American woman to win an NHK Trophy title. She also holds the record for the highest short program score ever recorded by an American woman: 76.43, scored in the 2016 World Championships. Personal life Grace Elizabeth Gold was born on August 17, 1995, in Newton, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Denise, an ER nurse, and Carl Gold, an anesthesiologist. Her fraternal twin sister, Carly Gold (named after their father), is younger by 40 minutes and also competed in figure skating. Gold was raised in Springfield, Missouri, before moving to Springfield, Illinois. She has also stated that she has lived in Corpus Christi, Texas. She attended ninth grade at Glenwood High School in Chatham, Illinois, before switching to online education through the University of Missouri. She has taken ballet lessons to improve her performance. Gold has been open about her mental health struggles, including her treatment for anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder. She discussed having suicidal thoughts after moving alone to Michigan in 2017 and isolating herself in her apartment. Teammate Ashley Wagner first prompted U.S. Figure Skating officials to seek treatment for Gold in 2016, but Gold did not accept their help until "snapping" in front of judges at the same USFSA event in 2017. Since returning to skating, she has redefined her goals and aimed to find a healthier approach to the sport. Upon reflecting on her journey, Gold told reporters in December 2019: "Yes, things could be better, but look how far I've come." Gold was featured in The Weight of Gold (2020), an HBO Sports Documentary which "explor(es) the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face." As of 2022, she is in with a relationship with the two-time British junior ice dance national champion James Hernandez. Career Gold started skating at age 8 after attending a friend's birthday party at her local rink in Springfield, Missouri. She subsequently began