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Hughes qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January, where she placed ninth overall, but did not qualify for the Olympic team.
“It was definitely an experience that I would have done again if I had the chance,” Hughes says of her semester off.
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...
“I love competition and the rush that you get when you’re out there,” Hughes says. “I love the freedom...when you’re just skating on the ice.”
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...