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"I think it was a great moment for America to have two ladies on the podium."

Sarah Hughes, American Athlete

Equality, America, Ladies

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"I think it was a great moment for America to have two ladies on the podium."

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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."

"When I started my program... there was a big clock in the corner and I looked and it said nine o'clock exactly. And it was funny, because when I was standing on the podium, it said exactly 10 p.m., and this whole hour had changed my life."

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