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Gracie Gold

Gracie Gold, American figure skater

Born
August 17, 1995
Age in 2026
31
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1995

About Gracie Gold

Grace Elizabeth Gold (born August 17, 1995) is an American figure skater. She is a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, a six-time Grand Prix medalist (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), and a two-time U.S. national champion (2014, 2016). She placed 4th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. At the junior level, Gold is the 2012 World Junior silver medalist, the 2011 JGP Estonia champion, and the 2012 U.S. junior national champion. In 2014, Gold became the first American woman to win the NHK Trophy title on the Grand Prix Series circuit and holds the record for the highest short program score ever recorded by an American woman (76.43) which she achieved at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. She is a mental health advocate and was recognized with the 2022 Bell of Hope Award. She was featured in the HBO sports documentary The Weight of Gold (2020), and her memoir Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out released in February 2024, was on the New York Times Bestseller list. Gold won the silver medal at the event. Championships at the junior level, where she won both the short and long programs to win the gold medal. She scored 178.92 points, a record for a junior in the women's U.S. She is a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, a six-time Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion.

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Gracie Gold timeline

  1. At the junior level, Gold is the 2012 World Junior silver medalist, the 2011 JGP Estonia champion, and the 2012 U.S. junior national champion.
  2. She is a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, a six-time Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion.

The world when Gracie Gold was born

Gracie Gold was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

  • #1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • Top movieBraveheart
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
  • Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
  • Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
  • Defining fadPogs
  • Notable inventionDVD
  • World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gracie Gold's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19952026
Gas$1.15$3.45/gal
Average home$110,500$435,000
Average income$41,943$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population263.0M341 million

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