Three U.S. Stars. One Gold Medal. Get Ready For Spin City

Not long ago, Sarah Hughes idolized Michelle Kwan. Now she and Sasha Cohen will challenge Kwan for Olympic glory

The first time figure skater Sarah Hughes came face-to-face with Michelle Kwan, they weren't on the ice, but they might have been, for all the care that went into choreographing the meeting, at least on Hughes' part. Hughes had learned that Kwan, her idol, was competing near Hughes' home on New York's Long Island and would be dining at a local restaurant. Hughes couldn't let the opportunity pass and persuaded her older brothers and sister to eat with her at the same establishment. "I just wanted to go and eat at the same restaurant as Michelle, at the same time she...

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