Emily Hughes
Emily Hughes
Emily Anne Hughesis an American figure skater. She is the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist and was a member of the 2006 Olympic team. She is a younger sister of Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic champion...
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth26 January 1989
family fun great ice knows maybe
She said to just have fun with everything. And I feel like I went out and had fun. It's great she's been here with my whole family and been so supportive. Now that I'm on the ice and she's up in the stands, I know how she feels. Maybe she knows how I feel, too.
cheer coming experience family helped high outside salt third
In Salt Lake, my whole family was there to cheer for Sarah. We were really high in the third tier. ... I think that experience on the outside helped me coming to this Olympics.
family fun including sarah since
My whole family is so supportive, including Sarah. They're all going to be here watching. ... Sarah said to have fun and just enjoy. That's what I've been doing since I got here.
coming excitement experience great helped skate
It was great to be there and to feel the excitement when she skated. I got to experience being on the outside, and now I get to skate and she's on the outside. I think that has helped me coming into this Olympics.
bad compare compared definitely eventually gold sister
I'm definitely a different person than Sarah, but she is my sister and everyone eventually will compare us. I don't think it's too bad to be compared to the gold medalist.
bad compared gold hope nice olympic people
I hope that people see me and see a different skater. But it's not bad being compared to the Olympic gold medalist, and it's nice having her in the family.
ready whatever
I'm just ready to compete, whatever it is. Right now it is the Olympics.
enjoyed glad opportunity
I'm just glad I had the opportunity to come here and have the experience. It has been so much fun. I've just enjoyed every minute.
closet clothes gets
I try to take clothes out of her closet and she gets mad.
biggest experience knowing learning
This whole experience has been so much fun, actually, not knowing what to expect. It's been the biggest learning experience.
against both figure
Both of us are really competitive people, which is probably why we're in figure skating. We were never really competitive against each other; we never competed against each other.
enjoyed feels glad michelle opportunity skater
I've been here a week-and-a-half, but it feels like a year. Michelle is such an accomplished skater and I thought it was important for her to have every opportunity to be here. I'm just glad I had the opportunity to come here and have the experience. It has been so much fun. I've just enjoyed every minute.
olympics unexpected
The Olympics are such an unexpected competition. You never know what can happen.
shouting supposed time week
A little over a week ago, I wasn't even supposed to be here. I went out there for warm-ups and they were shouting my name. That's the first time that ever happened.