2001-2002 News Archive
9/4 There is a new book out about Sarah entitled Golden Edge: Sarah Hughes, by Mark Stewart and Mike Kennedy. It is available to purchase on JockBio.com
Check out the latest Blades on Ice Newsbrief for an update on how Sarah's summer went at the Ice house. (You will need to scroll down a little bit).
8/26 [from USFSA] Sarah is a finalist for Women's Sports Foundation 2002 Sportswoman of the Year. The awards dinner will be held in New York City on Oct. 21, 2002. Click here for more details.
8/19 [from AOL News] Sarah is the new spokesperson for Campbell Soup Co.'s education fund-raising program. Her picture will appear on Campbell Soup cans beginning next month!
8/14 Sarah has been invited to perform in "Stars Stripes and Skates", a benefit show for the Coalition of 9/11 Families to be held in Madison Square Garden, NYC on September 20. Check out this article for more details. Sarah has not been confirmed for this event yet.
7/11 Sarah won the ESPY award for Best Olympian! Look for screenshots from the ESPYs coming soon.
7/4 Check out the Blades on Ice Newsbrief for a new article about when Sarah was honored by the Skating Club of New York (you need to scroll down on that page).
The ISU has posted a list of participants for the 2002-2003 Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Sarah is listed as being invited to Skate America and Skate Canada.
7/1 Sarah threw out the first pitch at the Mets/Yankees game last night, June 30. Check out this picture from Newsday. The Yankees won the game 8-0.
6/30 Sarah met Clint Marsden, the young man who asked her to be his date for the prom, backstage at Friday's COI show in Ames, Iowa. Click here to see some pictures from the meeting at Star1025.com. You can also read some of Clint's thoughts on the Sarah Fan Center.
6/13 Sarah is in the current issue of both of the following magazines:
Reader's Digest--July 2002--Sarah has written an article entitled "Better than Gold" on page 68.
Dance Spirit--May/June 2002--There is an article about Sarah's ballet background entitled "Star Turns" along with a picture of her as a child.
6/11 [from Newsday] According to this article, Sarah's Olympic short program dress will be on display at the Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages through November 3 as a part of "The Crowd Goes Wild!!! Spectator Sports on Long Island" exhibition.
6/10 According to The Champions on Ice website, Sarah will be at the following remaining tour stops:
June 27--Ames, IA
June 28--Minneapolis, MN
July 5--Denver, CO
July 6--Colorado Springs, CO
August 2--Salt Lake City, UT
6/4 Sarah has been nominated for FIVE ESPY awards, the most of any athlete! Click here to see the complete list of nominees. Sarah's nominations include the following categories: Best Female Athlete, Best Break-through Athlete, Best Moment, Best US Olympian, and Best Game. The ESPYs will be broadcast live on July 10 at 9pm ET on ESPN.
6/3 Sarah will be doing one more stop on the Champions on Ice tour, in Minneapolis, MN on June 28.
Vote for Sarah in the Teen Choice Awards for Best Female Athlete! Click here to vote!
5/21 [from AOL News] According to an associated press report Sarah will be attending the New York premiere of the International Figure Skating's 25 Most Influential Names in figure skating movie. It is being held on Thursday, June 6, 2002 at 8 pm at Loews Cineplex on 312 West 34th Street. To order tickets Go to this page.
According to Newsday, Sarah will be attending the the National Center for Disability Services Sports Night on May 23, 2002.
5/16 [from PageSix.com] Sarah will be writing the preface to a book called "Cool Hair" written by hairdresser Vincent Roppatte of Saks. The book will focus on teens and self-esteem.
5/14 Sarah is going to be a spokesperson for GE. Check out more details about her appearances and responsibilities as spokesperson in this announcement.
5/13 According to this article on Boton.com, Sarah has agreed to do 2 skating specials that will air on NBC in the fall. Airdates have yet to be announced.
4/14 Sarah is on the cover of the May/June issue of International Figure Skating Magazine. Check out their website to subscribe. You can find the issue at most bookstores. Click here to see more photos from her photo shoot at IFS.
Sarah attended the NJ Devils/Washington Capitals hockey game last night and sat next to Capitals owner, Ted Leonsis. (Article on yahoo).
4/1 There is a new book about Sarah entitled Going For the Gold: Sarah Hughes by Ruth Ashby that will be published in May. You can pre-order the book on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Also, the Nassau County Sports Commission will be honoring Sarah at their April 15th awards dinner. Click here for more details.
3/23 According to this article, Sarah was honored today before the NY Islander's hockey game. Any further details or pictures will be posted when they are available.
3/11 Sarah was welcomed home yesterday in true style by more than 60,000 people who lined the streets of Great Neck NY. I was at the parade myself, and it was my first trip to Great Neck. The community support was so amazing for Sarah. There were literally pictures of her everywhere you went. I was shocked at how many people were there, since previous news reports had predicted about 30,000 people to show up. As someone who has followed Sarah's career since 1999 (as most of Great Neck has as well, no doubt), it was really wonderful and overwhelming to see the amount of support that Sarah has from not only her own town, but from thousands of people who came to see her from all over. It was a truly happy day, and I just wanted to say Congratulations Great Neck, not only on your own Olympic Champion, but also on throwing such a great celebration and making everyone feel like a part of your own community!!
3/8 Sarah is featured in the current (March 11) issue of People Magazine. There is a nice article along with a full page picture of Sarah posing with her gold medal and several other nice pictures. (I hope to scan these pictures soon)
3/4 Sarah was in New York City today ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange and receiving a key to the city from Mayor Bloomberg at city hall. She also appeared on the Today Show this morning and was interviewed by Katie Couric. Tomorrow, according to NY Newsday, Sarah will appear on the Rosie O'Donnell show and then on Wednesday she's headed back to school and back to training. She has not yet decided if she will be at Worlds in Nagano, Japan.
3/3 Yesterday, Sarah dropped the ceremonial puck at the Rangers v. Flyers game at Madison Square Garden. She wore a special Rangers jersey with her name, Sarah, on the back and the number 02. Check out the off-ice gallery for a picture.
2/28 Sunday will be "Sarah Hughes Day" in Nassau County NY. Check out the Articles for all the latest details about Sarah's parade. It will start at 11am (rain or shine!) and will conclude with a ceremony in front of Great Neck North High School at around 1pm, with a speech by Sarah.
Sarah presented on the Grammy Awards last night with the Backstreet Boys. The award she presented was for Best Pop Collaboration, which was won by Lady Marmalade. Check out the Off-ice gallery for pictures!
2/27 More details on Sarah's welcome home parade have been released. Check out the Articles section for more details. Also check out this Map of the parade route on Newsday.com.
2/26 Sarah is on the cover of the next Sports Illustrated magazine. Click here to see it.
Sarah's welcome home parade is scheduled for this Sunday, March 3 at 11am. Check out this Newsday article for more info!
2/25 Sarah will be on the Wheaties box! It will be available in stores in March. Check out a picture of Sarah with the box.
Sarah will be presenting on the Grammy Awards on CBS, Wednesday February 27. This was reported on Access Hollywood and she will be seated next to Janet Jackson in the audience!
2/5 Sarah is featured on the cover of the current Olympic edition of TIME magazine. Click here to see more info!
2/2 On Thursday, January 31, the Ice House held a send-off for their Olympic team members. Check out the Articles section for more information. Also, listen to an interview clip of Sarah from the local NY News at the send off in the Sound Clips section.
1/21 Sarah is pictured/mentioned in the current issue of the following magazines: Sports Illustrated for Women, Glamour, and People.
1/12 Sarah is in 3rd place after the short program at US Nationals, behind Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen. The long program will take place tonight and you can watch it live on the ABC Family Channel.
1/6 [from USFSA] Start Orders have been drawn for the short program at Nationals. Click here to see when Sarah will skate. Also, check out when Sarah's sister Emily will skate in the Junior Ladies SP.
1/5 Sarah will be competing this week at Nationals attempting to earn her spot on the Olympic Team. Be sure to check out the USFSA Nationals page and Sarah Fan Center for all of the latest news and updates!!
12/11 A new unauthorized biography on Sarah is now available. Click here to see the press release, cover image, and find out how to buy the book online!
12/9 Sarah competed on Friday in the Hersheys Kisses Challenge. She skated her long program from 2 seasons ago: Violin Fantasy (Selections from Turandot) by Vanessa Mae. Sarah will use this as her 2nd long program at the Grand Prix Final and may decide to use it at Nationals as well. Check out the Results and Scores from this event.
11/28 [from USFSA] The teams have been announced for the Hershey's Kisses Challenge. Sarah is on a team including Sasha Cohen, Timothy Goebel, and Rudy Galindo. Click here to see the other teams and for more information regarding this event.
11/9 There is a new Q&A with Sarah on the USFSA website. Click here to read it. (It contains results from Skate Canada)
The International Skating Union has come up with a new ranking system. Sarah is currently ranked 3rd in the world. Check out the ladies rankings.
11/4 Sarah will be honored, along with Robin Wagner, this Wednesday November 7 by the Ice Theatre of NY at Chelsea Piers. Click here for more info!
10/26 [from Iskater.com] The short program at Skate America took place last night. Click here to see commentary, marks, and pictures from Iskater.
Also, Sarah will be on Good Morning America TODAY!
9/23 [from Spotlight on Skating] There is a profile on Sarah and Robin in the current issue of Spotlight on Skating Magazine entitled "Sarah Hughes and Robin Wagner: A Great Team". It is a Canadian skating magazine and unfortunately the article is not available online on their website.
9/22 A biography on Sarah entitled Sarah Hughes: Skating to the Stars, by Alina Sivorinovsky, will be hitting the stores in December of 2001. You can place an advance order on Barnes and Noble.com.
9/10 [from YahooGroups] According to a post by Mary on the sarahhughes@yahoogroups.com mailing list, Sarah will be performing in the Magic on Ice exhibition in Newington, CT on September 28 (7:30) and September 29 (3:00 and 7:30). Click here to buy tickets.
[from Blades On Ice] According to the latest BOI newsbrief, Sarah's new free program music will be Maurice Ravel's "Daphne and Chloe" along with two pieces of Rachmaninoff.
8/24 [from The New York Post] The New York Post is having a contest where you can win a chance to skate with Sarah and also win tickets to the 1961 Skating Team Tribute show on October 5th in Madison Square Garden. You must be a resident of NY, NJ, or CT to enter the contest. Check out this ad for all of the information!
8/23 [from The Sarah Hughes Fan Center] There is an article and photo of Sarah in the September issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine. Also, Sarah is mentioned in the September issue of Elle Magazine in a list of the top 25 people who will impact pop culture in the next few months! Thanks to Anna for posting about both of these magazines on the Fan Center!
8/5 Have a question you've always wanted to ask Robin Wagner (Sarah's coach)? Click here to find out how your question might be answered!
6/25 [from ISU] The International Skating Union has posted the ladies entries for the Grand Prix Series events on their website here. Sarah will be at Skate America, Skate Canada, and Trophee Lalique.
6/3 [from Skate Canada] Sarah is listed on the roster of competitors for the ISU Grand Prix event, Skate Canada. The event will take place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from November 1-2, 2001.
Also, Blades On Ice is conducting a Super Singles 2001 poll. Vote for Sarah and if she is one of the top 10 ladies she will be featured in the Special Anniversary BOI Issue for Sept/Oct 2001!
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