Editing Sarah Hughes (section)

==Personal life==
Hughes was born in [[Great Neck, New York]], a suburb on Long Island.<ref name=bieler>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2023/05/16/sarah-hughes-skater-olympics-congress/ |title=Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes files to run for Congress in New York |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |language=en-US |last=Bieler |first=Des}}</ref> Her father, John Hughes, was a Canadian of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent and was one of the captains of the undefeated and untied [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] champion 1969–70 [[Cornell University]] [[Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|ice hockey]] team. Her mother, Amy Pastarnack, is [[Jewish]]<ref name=iff /> and is a breast cancer survivor. This led Hughes to become an advocate for breast cancer awareness. She appeared in a commercial for [[General Electric]] promoting breast cancer awareness and research. Hughes stated, "I always said that if I can get one person to get a [[mammogram]], I've accomplished something."<ref name=lsm05 /> Among the other causes Hughes supports is Figure Skating in Harlem, which provides free ice skating lessons and academic tutoring for girls in the [[Harlem]] community in [[New York City]]. Hughes has supported this program for over ten years.<ref name=ls090321 />

Hughes attended [[Great Neck North High School]].<ref name=gs011121 /> In 2003, she began her studies at [[Yale University]] where she was in [[Timothy Dwight College]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yu |first1=Zizi |title=Olympic skater returns to campus |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/10/12/olympic-skater-returns-to-campus/ |access-date=December 13, 2020 |work=Yale Daily News |date=October 12, 2012 |language=en}}</ref> On May 25, 2009, Hughes graduated from Yale and received a bachelor's degree in American studies with a concentration in U.S. politics and communities.<ref name=people090607 /> She graduated from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]] on May 15, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leanin.org/stories/sarah-hughes|title=Sarah Hughes|website=Lean In|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> As of May 2023, Hughes was pursuing a business degree at [[Stanford University]].<ref name=bieler />

Hughes had previously dated former [[New York City Mayor]] [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s son [[Andrew Giuliani]] in 2011, whom she befriended in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/andrew-giuliani-sarah-hughes-dating-son-mayor-gold-medal-winner-new-item-article-1.153969 |website=[[New York Daily News]] |title=Andrew Giuliani and Sarah Hughes dating, son of former mayor and gold medal winner are new item |last=Goldiner |first=Dave |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Hughes is the fourth of six children. One of her younger sisters, [[Emily Hughes|Emily]], is also a figure skater and competed at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.yale.edu/2022/02/04/life-after-gold-olympic-champion-reflects-her-yale-years |title=Life after gold: An Olympic champion reflects on her Yale years |website=[[Yale University]] News |last=Peed |first=Andrea Thompson |date=February 4, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> She is the cousin of [[Gregg Hughes|Gregg "Opie" Hughes]], from the ''[[Opie and Anthony]]'' radio show.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newyorkspaces.com/learn-about-new-york-native-sarah-hughes/ |title=Learn About Sarah Hughes |website=New York Spaces Magazine |date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>