After receiving treatment for depression, anxiety, and eating disorders in the year 2017, Gold has gotten back to skating. She was met with overwhelming applause at January U.S. Titles, where she completed 12th. 

In the following HBO’s documentary “The Weight of Gold,” she exposes the pressures that athletes face in order to pursue the medals, and later the emptiness they often feel when that chapter of their lives is over. 

Besides, she did openly talk about her unhealthy relationship with food that led to extreme weight gain.