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kioewen	Sep 4 2008, 09:42 AM
Novice Posts: 113 Group: Members Member #242 Joined: July 22, 2008	I'm just so glad that Emily performed at Skate for Hope. After driving six hours from Toronto to Columbus, OH, I would have been devastated if she hadn't been able to perform. I'm so thankful that she did. It really was the best possible show to attend, as an Emily fan, because it really is her event. She appears on the front cover of the program, and on the back too (solo -- a huge picture of her). There's also a lovely picture of her inside the program, one of her best. I'll scan it and post it at some point. Although she was the second-last skater to perform (the Russian pair skated last), she got the biggest introduction, and the announcer even said, "It wouldn't be Skate for Hope without Emily Hughes." She was the last skater to take a bow at the end of the show -- named even after the pairs skaters who performed after her -- so there was no question as to who the main attraction was. The ovation that she received at the end of the show was massive, and, as I said above, she was mobbed by fans -- especially young fans -- afterwards, who really didn't want to let her go. She has a unique charisma that connects with the audience. It's hard to define, but it's just there, in a way that you can't appreciate until you witness it live. It really was The Emily Show, and that made it such a pleasure to be there. It was so fortuitous that this ended up being the first skating show I ever attended.


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