Olympic figure skater Gracie Gold is making metro Detroit her new training ground as she prepares to make a run for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The women’s figure skater made the announcement during a Facebook Live post for NBC Olympics this morning. She was skating at the Rink at Rockefeller Center for the Today Show as part of "1 Year To Go" celebration of the Winter Games which will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next February.
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Gold, who competed in 2014 Sochi Games, will be training with Marina Zoueva and Oleg Epstein at the Arctic Edge of Canton.
The figure skater was working with coach Frank Carroll in California before making the switch.
Gold finished fourth at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, but did take home a bronze medal for the figure skating team event. Gold won the U.S. National Championships in 2014 and 2016, but placed sixth during this year’s national competition.
Skating around the Rink at Rockefeller Center with Olympian Gracie Gold to celebrate one year out from the #WinterOlympics!
Posted by NBC Olympics on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
In her Facebook Live post, Gold said that Zoueva choreographed her 2014 Olympic free skate and she has known Epstein for a long time.
"I’m really excited to be training there with Maia and Alex Shibutani which are great friends of mine and Patrick Chan, I think it’s going to be super amazing," Gold said.
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