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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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"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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