Emily Hughes

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**Emily Hughes**
Personal Info

Hughes in 2006
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	January 26, 1989 (1989-01-26) (age 19)
Residence:	Great Neck, New York Cambridge, Massachusetts
Height:	168 cm (5'6")
Coach:	Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson, Bonni Retzkin
Choreographer:	David Wilson, Mark Mitchell
Skating Club:	SC of New York
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	166.60	2007 Four Continents
Short Program:	60.88	2007 Worlds
Free Skate:	111.26	2007 Four Continents

Most Recent Results:
Event	Points	Finish	Year
Skate Canada	162.42	4th	2007
Skate America	140.50	4th	2007

Emily Hughes (born January 26, 1989) is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist. She is the younger sister of Sarah Hughes, who won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 Programs
4 Competitive highlights
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Hughes was born to a Jewish-American mother and Canadian-born father of Irish heritage, in Great Neck, New York.

In 2002, Hughes co-wrote a book in Random House's Young Dreamers series, I Am a Skater. On December 18, 2005, Hughes was the subject of a cover story in the Sunday New York Times Magazine.

Hughes has five siblings, including 2002 Olympic Games gold medalist Sarah Hughes. When compared to her sister's skating she often says "I am a 'righty' and Sarah is a 'lefty,' so you can't really compare us." This is in reference to the direction of rotation of a skater's jumps and spins. Emily rotates counter clockwise, while Sarah rotates clockwise.

She graduated from Great Neck North High School in June 2007^[1], and announced on April 26, 2007 that she will attend Harvard University starting in Fall 2007. After moving to Harvard, she switched from long-time coach Bonni Retzkin to train under Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson at the Skating Club of Boston.^[2]

[edit] Career

In 2005, Hughes placed sixth at the United States Figure Skating Championships. She went on to win the bronze medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

The next season, Hughes won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championships and was named the alternate to the 2006 Winter Olympics. When Michelle Kwan withdrew, Hughes flew to Torino and ended up placing seventh at the Games. Hughes went on to the World Figure Skating Championships and placed eighth.

In the 2006-07 season, Hughes won her first medal on the Grand Prix circuit, then moved up a place at Nationals, winning the silver medal.

On January 15, 2008, it was announced that Hughes would not compete in the 2008 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships due to a hip injury that prevents her from training and competing.

[edit] Programs

Season	Short Program	Long Program	Exhibition
2007–08	I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin	Carmina Burana suite by Carl Orff
2006–07	Carmen by Georges Bizet	Selections from the ballet, Sylvia by Leo Delibes	Proud Mary by John Fogerty, performed by Tina Turner
2005–06	Concerto in F Major for Piano & Orchestra (Allegro) by George Gershwin	The Seasons by Alexander Glazunov
2004–05	I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin	The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event/Season	2001-2002	2002-2003	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Winter Olympics				7th
World Championships				8th	9th
Four Continents Championships					2nd
World Junior Championships			3rd
U.S. Championships	11th J.	11th J.	6th	3rd	2nd	WD
Skate America				5th	5th	4th
Skate Canada						4th
Cup of China					3rd
Cup of Russia				5th