"Hughes makes it a point of doing charity events even though her schedule is often jammed."

Emily Hughes and U.S. Olympic gold medalist speedskater, Joey Cheek, among others were part of "Celebration of Champions, Present and Future" on June 25th. The event was a charitable cause to help inner-city youth of Washington, D.C. get an opportunity to skate. The money that was raised from a silent auction is to be split between Dupont Ice Arena's Kids on Ice program and the Youth Fitness and Education Foundation.

"Hughes, wearing a black and silver unitard, performed an upbeat routine to music by Tina Turner."

"[Hughes] recently traveled to Toronto to work with choreographer David Wilson, who is designing her free skate. This is her first time working with Wilson. Boston-area coach Mark Mitchell choreographed her short program."

"The night before she participated in the Fort Dupont event she was in Columbus, Ohio, to help raise money for breast cancer research. That event, called Skate For Hope, raised more than $100,000."

"Following the Fort Dupont exhibition, she planned to stay in the Washington, D.C., area to work with Weisiger and coach Nick Perna. Bonni Retzkin has been Hughes' coach since she was about 4, but Hughes has spent a lot of time in Fairfax over recent years."

“I'm really looking forward to next year, but I also want to go to college,” Hughes said. “But I would love to go to the Olympics again. It was a great experience.”
[Read the Article from U.S. Figure Skating Online]

Emily Hughes will be skating at Skate America, October 26-29, 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut and at Cup of China, November 9-12, 2006 in Nanjing, China.