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Christina "Chrissy" Hughes (born July 21, 1990) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2007 JGP Harghita Cup and the 2007 JGP Sofia Cup gold medalist.
| Chrissy Hughes | |
|---|---|
 Hughes in 2008. | |
| Full name | Christina Hughes |
| Born | July 21, 1990 Bellevue, Washington |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | Highland SC |
| Began skating | 1995 |
Personal life edit
Chrissy Hughes was raised in Issaquah, Washington and attended Liberty Senior High School. She was selected for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastics Honors Team.[1] She later studied at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington.[2]
Career edit
Hughes competed in pair skating in 2003 with John "Mac" Kern.
As a single skater, she made her junior international debut at the 2007 Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands and won the bronze medal. The following season, she was assigned to compete in the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix series. Hughes won two gold medals and qualified for the JGP Final where she finished eighth. She made her senior international debut at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, where she finished 13th. She trained at the Highland Ice Arena in Shoreline, Washington.
In August 2012, Hughes won the U.S. Collegiate title.[2]
Programs edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–2008 [3][4] |
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Competitive highlights edit
| Results[4][5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2012–13 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 13th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| JGP Final | 8th | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 1st | |||
| JGP Romania | 1st | |||
| Challenge Cup | 3rd J. | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 6th J. | 14th | 16th | |
| U.S. Collegiate | 1st | |||
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior | ||||
References edit
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating to Honor 10 Exceptional Scholar Athletes at 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. January 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ a b Glidewell, Brenda (August 20, 2012). "Hughes, Coppola snag senior titles at Collegiates". IceNetwork.
- ^ "Chrissy HUGHES: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "Chrissy Hughes". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2014-03-07.; "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Competition Results: Chrissy HUGHES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
External links edit
Media related to Chrissy Hughes at Wikimedia Commons