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Kwan, Hughes Skate On to College Diplomas

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(Newser) – Figure-skating champions Michelle Kwan and Sarah Hughes both had to step outside the rink to land their latest accomplishment—graduating from college. Five-time world champ Kwan, 28, received a Bachelor's degree in international studies with a political science minor from the University of Denver. Hughes, meanwhile, completed a degree in American studies at Yale, reports People, and recently hit the ice again after a break for her studies.

Michelle Kwan arriving at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The greatest figure skater of her generation is not back on the ice preparing for the Vancouver Olympics.
Michelle Kwan arriving at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The greatest figure skater of her generation is not back on the ice preparing for the Vancouver Olympics.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
U.S. figure skater Michelle Kwan, left, skates during a skating class for Ukraine youths in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, March 2, 2009.
U.S. figure skater Michelle Kwan, left, skates during a skating class for Ukraine youths in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Figure skating champion Michelle Kwan accepts diploma from Chancellor Robert Coombe as she graduates Saturday, June 6, 2009, from the University of Denver.
Figure skating champion Michelle Kwan accepts diploma from Chancellor Robert Coombe as she graduates Saturday, June 6, 2009, from the University of Denver.   (AP Photo/University of Denver)
Figure skater Sarah Hughes arrives for a gala benefiting Figure Skating In Harlem at Central Park's Wollman Rink Monday, March 31, 2008 in New York.
Figure skater Sarah Hughes arrives for a gala benefiting Figure Skating In Harlem at Central Park's Wollman Rink Monday, March 31, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Sarah Hughes, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Ann Patrice McDonough pose on the winner's podium after the State Farm US Figure Skating Championships in 2003 in Dallas, Texas.
Sarah Hughes, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Ann Patrice McDonough pose on the winner's podium after the State Farm US Figure Skating Championships in 2003 in Dallas, Texas.   (Getty Images)
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I want to do some skating and then go to law school in three years. I'm enjoying it and I'm going to see where it takes me. - Sarah Hughes

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