Sarah Hughes

:for the United States District Court judge, see Sarah T. Hughes

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United States District Court - Sarah T. Hughes

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Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck, New York) is the Olympic gold medalist in women's figure skating in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

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May 2 - 1985 - Great Neck, New York - Figure skating - 2002 Winter Olympic Games

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A resident of Great Neck, New York, Hughes won a surprising, close contest in the 2002 Olympic women's figure skating event, narrowly edging Russia's Irina Slutskaya on a tiebreaker after Michelle Kwan faltered. In her long program, Hughes landed seven triple jumps, including two triple-triple combinations. She had been in fourth place going into the long program.

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Great Neck, New York - 2002 Olympic women's figure skating - Russia - Irina Slutskaya

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Although she appeared on the cover of Time magazine the week before the event, Hughes was considered the second-best American skater at the 2002 Olympics, behind favorite Michelle Kwan.

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''Time'' magazine - Michelle Kwan

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Sarah is the fourth of six children. Her younger sister Emily Hughes is the women's 2005 bronze medalist in the International Skating Union World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

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She is an undergraduate at Yale University, but has taken the 2004-2005 year off to skate professionally with the Smuckers Stars on Ice tour company.

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Yale University - Stars on Ice

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