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Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out

Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Gracie GoldPublish date:2024-02-06Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780593444047ISBN-10:593444043UPC:9780593444047Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Winter Sports, Olympics & ParalympicsBook Topic:Ice & Figure SkatingSize:8.40 x 5.80 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCSCNAWNEY
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "piercing account" (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs--especially if you're an Olympic figure skater.

"A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career."--People (Best Books to Read in February 2024)

When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America's sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America's most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly being written up everywhere from The New Yorker to Teen Vogue to People and baking cookies with Taylor Swift.

But little did the public know what Gold was facing when the cameras were off, driven by the self-destructive voice inside that she calls "outofshapeworthlessloser." In 2017, she entered treatment for what was publicly announced as an eating disorder and anxiety treatment but was, in reality, suicidal ideation. While Gold's public star was rising, her private life was falling apart: Cracks within her family were widening, her bulimia was getting worse, and she became a survivor of sexual assault. The pressure of training for years with demanding coaches and growing up in a household that accepted nothing less than gold had finally taken its toll.

Now Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental health.

Outofshapeworthlessloser is not only a forceful reckoning from a world-class athlete but also an intimate memoir, told with unflinching honesty and stirring defiance.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780593444047ISBN-10:593444043UPC:9780593444047Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Winter Sports, Olympics & ParalympicsBook Topic:Ice & Figure SkatingSize:8.40 x 5.80 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCSCNAWNEY
Gracie Gold is a two-time U.S. figure-skating champion and an Olympic bronze medalist, and she holds the record for the highest short-program score ever recorded by an American woman. Her writing has been published in The Cut. She lives in Wilmington, Delaware, and trains in suburban Philadelphia.
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

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