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...Hughes??s love affair with skating began at the age of three, when her mother would take her out to the rink with her older siblings. Soon enough, her bouts on the rink evolved into a passion for figure skating, and in the 2004 to 2005 season, Hughes began to compete at the senior national level...
After winning the bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Hughes was named the first alternate for the 2006 Winter Olympics. But when Michelle Kwan withdrew due to a hip injury, Hughes??then a junior in high school—found herself flying to Torino on short notice to compete in the Olympics...
Hughes has also found a strong athletic community at Harvard, including her roommates in Mather House. Hughes?? blockmate Jacqueline M. Alemany ’11, a basketball player, says that their shared athletic interests have helped them become closer friends...
...rigors of the sport and the added stress of balancing her schoolwork, Hughes??whose favorite Harvard-related memory is attending the Harvard-Yale football game freshman year—knows how to make time for her more social extracurricular activities...
...favorite times with her are staying up really late at night and realizing that you have a huge load of work to do,” says Wheeler, Hughes?? blockmate. “She will make sure we have all the snacks ready, and we probably talk more than we should...