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"It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate."

Sarah Hughes, American Athlete

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"It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate."

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"I think what every skater dreams of is not only skating the best program they can possibly skate, but, y'know, having the crowd roar at the end, and it was just so loud I couldn't even hear my music."

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"It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate."

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