1. Emily Anne Hughes was born on January 26,1989 and is an American former figure skater.
24 Facts About Emily Hughes
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Emily Hughes is the 2007 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 US national silver medalist.
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Emily Hughes competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 7th.
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Emily Hughes's mother, Amy Pastarnack, is Jewish and is a breast cancer survivor.
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In 2002, Emily Hughes cowrote a book in Random House's Young Dreamers series, I Am a Skater.
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Emily Hughes graduated from Great Neck North High School in June 2007, and announced on April 26,2007 that she would attend Harvard University starting in fall 2007.
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Emily Hughes had a concentration in sociology with a minor in government, and graduated as a member of the class of 2011.
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In 2010, Emily Hughes served as a legislative intern with the United States Senate.
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Emily Hughes left Deloitte in September 2013 and began working for the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Emily Hughes won her regional championship and placed second at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for the 2005 US Figure Skating Championships.
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Emily Hughes placed 6th and was named to the team to the 2005 World Junior Championships.
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In early August 2005, Emily Hughes spent nearly a week in hospital due to viral meningitis.
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Emily Hughes debuted on the Grand Prix series, placing fifth at both of her assignments.
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Emily Hughes won the bronze medal at the 2006 US Championships and was named as first alternate for a spot in the US Olympic team.
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Emily Hughes then competed at the 2006 World Championships, placing 8th.
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Emily Hughes won her first Grand Prix medal, taking bronze at the 2006 Cup of China.
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Emily Hughes won silver at the 2007 US Championships and then took silver at the 2007 Four Continents Championships.
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Emily Hughes switched from long-time coach Bonni Retzkin to Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson at the Skating Club of Boston.
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Emily Hughes placed fourth at both of her Grand Prix events.
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Emily Hughes began her season at the North Atlantic Regional Championships, where she took the bronze medal.
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Emily Hughes placed 9th at the 2008 Trophee Eric Bompard Grand Prix event.
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On January 19,2009, Emily Hughes announced her withdrawal from the 2009 US Figure Skating Championships due to an ankle injury.
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Later that year, Emily Hughes took a semester off from Harvard in an attempt to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Emily Hughes specifically noted she wanted to qualify for the 2010 games so she could experience the opening ceremony, something she missed in 2006 since she was a late replacement to the team.