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As her family cheered from the stands, Hughes was overwhelmed with the commission of representing her country and the reality of competing before an audience of unprecedented size, she says.
“I remember the first time I skated over the Olympic rings,” Hughes says. “I don’t think that practice went so well because I was just in awe of everything.”
“The crowd was behind me, and when they start getting loud, it definitely gets you through that four minutes a lot more easily,” Hughes says.
Though she could not participate in the opening ceremonies, Hughes says that one of her favorite memories from her Olympic experience was walking with Team U.S.A. in the closing ceremonies.
“It was just a whirlwind. It was insane,” Hughes says of her Torino experience. “There’s nothing else like it.”