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| Emily Hughes | |
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| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Coach | Bonnie Retzkin |
| Skating club | SC of New York |
| Most Recent Results: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Points | Finish | Year |
| Olympic Winter Games | 160.87 | 7th | 2006 |
| World Championships | 184.75 | 8th | 2006 |
| National Championships | 165.72 | 3rd | 2006 |
Emily Hughes (born January 26, 1989) is a United States figure skater and member of the U.S. Figure Skating Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She is also the little sister of 2002 Gold-medallist Sarah Hughes
Biographical information
Hughes lives with her Jewish-American mother and Canadian-born father of Irish heritage, in Great Neck, New York.
Her coach is Bonni Retzkin and her choreographer is Nathan Birch. She trains in Great Neck and at Newbridge Park in Bellmore.
In 2002, Hughes co-wrote a book in Random House's Young Dreamers series, I Am a Skater. On December 18, 2005, Hughes was the subject of a cover story in the Sunday New York Times Magazine.
Hughes has five siblings, including 2002 Olympic Games gold medalist Sarah Hughes. When compared to her sister's skating she often says "I am a 'righty' and Sarah is a 'lefty,' so you can't really compare us." This is in reference to the direction of rotation of a skater's jumps and spins. Emily rotates counter clockwise, while Sarah rotates clockwise.
She is currently a high school junior at Great Neck North High School.
Competitive highlights
In 2005, Hughes was the bronze medalist in the International Skating Union's World Junior Figure Skating Championships, the first major international competition of her career. She placed 6th among all U.S. women figure skaters competing in the Senior Ladies' division of the National Championship of the same year.
Most recently, Hughes earned the women's bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and was named a late addition to the 2006 U.S. Olympic figure skating team. Though her standing at the US Nationals placed her in consideration for a spot on the Olympic team, the spot was instead awarded to Michelle Kwan, who had withdrawn from the competition after sitting out the competitive season due to injury. When Kwan withdrew from the Olympic team in Turin on February 12, 2006, Hughes was awarded a spot on the team by the United States Olympic Committee.
In the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, she finished seventh behind fellow American skaters Sasha Cohen and Kimmie Meissner, Russian skater Irina Slutskaya, Japanese skaters Shizuka Arakawa and Fumie Suguri and Canadian skater Joannie Rochette.
External links
- Emily-Hughes.net
- USFSA Biography Page
- Emily Hughes' U.S. Olympic Team bio ... notes, quotes, photos
- ISU Biography Page
- SCNY - The Skating Club of New York
- nbcolympics - NBC Olympics