.MariahBell96 brought back her 'Hallelujah' free skate from 2020 Nationals that clinched silver. At Friday night's ToyotaUSChamps22, it helped earn her the gold!
This was Bell's first national title. Her long program, a beautifully choreographed number, was set to"Hallelujah" by kd lang. Bell battled through a few technical errors, but her powerful performance exuded an effortless radiance. As 1998 Olympic champion and NBC commentator Tara Lipinski put it,"It feels like she is stepping into sunlight when she skates this program!"
Bell said on the live Jan. 7 NBC broadcast upon winning national gold,"I just am really, really grateful to be here and be competing. I was really nervous for this program and just tried my best to stay in the moment and grab every point, and the audience was so amazing. And I'm just so fortunate and grateful and so honored to be national champion."
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