Sarah Hughes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarah Hughes
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1985(1985-05-02)
Age	39
Birthplace	Long Island
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Taurus

Sarah Hughes Biography

Sarah Hughes is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on May 2, 1985 in Long Island, New York State, United States. American skater who took home an Olympic silver medal in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic games in the singles division.

She defeated She beat Michelle Kwan in the Olympics. in the Olympics.

Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985) is a former American competitive figure skater. She is the 2002 Olympic Champion and the 2001 World bronze medalist in ladies’ singles.

Hughes began skating at the age of three. Robin Wagner, who also choreographed for her from 1994, became her head coach in January 1998.

A daughter born to John Hughes and Amy Hughes; she dated the son of The daughter of John and Amy Hughes; she dated the son of Rudy Giuliani..

Sarah Hughes Net Worth

Sarah Hughes is one of the richest Figure Skater from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Hughes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His father played Ivy League hockey captain.

The graduate graduated from Yale with an undergraduate degree with a major in American Studies.

Hughes was born in Great Neck, New York, a suburb of Long Island. Her father, John Hughes, is a Canadian of Irish descent and was one of the captains of the undefeated and untied NCAA champion 1969–70 Cornell University ice hockey team. Her mother, Amy Pastarnack, is Jewish and is a breast cancer survivor. This led Hughes to become an advocate for breast cancer awareness. She appeared in a commercial for General Electric promoting breast cancer awareness and research. Hughes stated: “I always said that if I can get one person to get a mammogram, I’ve accomplished something.” Among the other causes Hughes supports are Figure Skating in Harlem, which provides free ice skating lessons and academic tutoring for girls in the Harlem community in New York City. Hughes has supported this program for over ten years.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sarah Hughes height 5 ft 5 in Sarah weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sarah Hughes Dating?

According to our records, Sarah Hughes is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sarah Hughes’s is not dating anyone.

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Richard Krawiec wrote a biography, Sudden Champion: The Sarah Hughes Story (2002).

Facts & Trivia

Sarah Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sarah Hughes celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

At the 2002 Olympics, Hughes placed fourth in the short program after being penalized for underrotating her triple flip and lutz. In her long program, she landed seven triple jumps, including a triple toe loop-triple loop and a triple salchow-triple loop combination. She won the long program, as the three contenders ahead of her after the short program all made mistakes in their respective long programs. Figure Skating rules at the time dictated that if someone placed fourth in the short program, but won the free skate, they could not automatically win the event. Michelle Kwan, who was in first place after the short program would have to lose the free program to Hughes and one other skater as well. Hughes won the free skate, with Irina Slutskaya placing second in that portion, ahead of Kwan. Therefore, the final standings were Hughes in first, Slutskaya in second and Kwan in third. Hughes won the gold medal at age of 16 years and 295 days, became one of the youngest figure skating Olympic champions. She is the only American woman to have won the Olympic title without ever having won either a World or U.S. senior national title.

What is skater Sarah Hughes doing now?

Sarah currently practices law in New York City and is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

How old was Sarah Hughes when she won gold medal?

Hughes was one of the youngest U.S. skaters to earn gold, which she did at age 16.

Is Sarah Hughes a lawyer?

2002 Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes, who’s now an attorney , reflects on the past 20 years. NBC New York’s Bruce Beck reports. Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes is dismayed by what she saw during the women’s free skate competition on Thursday.

When did Sarah Hughes win the Olympics?

Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985) is an American figure skater. She is the 2002 Olympic gold medalist and 2001 World bronze medalist in ladies singles. She is the only American woman to have won the Olympic title without ever having won either a World or US National title (in seniors).

How old is Sarah Hughes?

37 years (May 2, 1985)