She succeeded splendidly when, as a teenager, she captured the hearts of the American public by winning a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. Dorothy Hamill won gold in the 1976 Olympics in Austria.
Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.
NOW: In 2009 Hughes graduated from Yale. She'll be on an online only show on NBC.com for the Sochi Olympics.
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