Olympic Figure Skater Gracie Gold Opens Up About Career Comeback After Mental Health Struggles

....“I was worried what people were going to say or think,” Gold told the Times of having to rebuild her career after speaking out about her mental health battle. “I don’t want to say there were double-takes, but there were eyes on me, for sure.”

Gold — a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist  —  announced she was taking a break from figure skating in 2017 to receive treatment for depression, anxiety and an eating disorder.....

....To keep her expectations in check, the skater said she is more focused on the progress she is making, rather than the final results....

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Bethany`s Notes: I`ll be cheering for her in her next competition. The atmosphere of elite athletics is hard to return to but it appears sport does not define her anymore.