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...mother Amy, formerly an accountant, was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was also, says her father John, an attorney, the year that his daughter "took ownership of her own skating." Hughes became extremely protective of her mother and began to steer her own skating progress, working with coach Robin Wagner to ensure that she did not stagnate at the junior level. During Hughes' rise from fourth to third to second at her first three senior national championships, her mother dubbed her Dr. Sarah; watching her daughter skate eased Amy's mind and body from the rigors of cancer therapies...
Hughes began improving dramatically in 1998, when Wagner, initially her choreographer, became her full-time coach, not to mention surrogate mother, mentor and confidant. Says Hughes: "She was always asking me whether I liked something. When you're 10, you always want to be the boss, and when someone asks you for your input, you get really excited." A onetime singles skater, Wagner connects with Hughes as both a former competitor and a coach, and their bond is undeniably strengthened by the amount of time the two spend together off the ice. Wagner picks up Hughes six days a week...
...Wagner published The Literati Purges: Political Conflict in Early Yi Korea, which analyzed the nature of the Korean monarchy and bureaucratic system early in the Choson dynasty...
...work, Wagner was given two cultural awards by the Korean government and was often consulted by Koreans looking for information on their ancestors. He was also the recipient of numerous fellowships, including a Fulbright...
...survived by his wife, Namhi Kim Wagner; two sons, Robert Camner and J. Christopher Wagner, both of Washington State; three stepdaughters, Yunghi Choi of Washington, D.C., and Sokhi Choi Wagner and Sanghi Choi Wagner, both of Manhattan; and a brother, John, of Brooklyn...