US Sarah Hughes performs the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. AFP PHOTO JACQUES DEMARTHON

US Sarah Hughes performs the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. AFP PHOTO TIMOTHY A. CLARY

US Sarah Hughes (R) and her trainer Robin Wagner react to her marks in the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL

US Sarah Hughes performs the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL

US Sarah Hughes performs the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. AFP PHOTO JACQUES DEMARTHON

Russian Irina Slutskaya performs the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Slutskaya gets the silver medal, US Sarah Hughes the gold, and US favourit Michelle Kwan gets the bronze, following her fall. AFP PHOTO JACQUES DEMARTHON

Russian Irina Slutskaya performs the women's free program of the figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Slutskaya gets the silver medal, US Sarah Hughes the gold, and US favourit Michelle Kwan gets the bronze, following her fall. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL

(L to R) Russian silver medalist Irina Slutskaya, US gold medalist Sarah Hughes and compatriot Michelle Kwan (bronze) show their medals on the podium after the women's figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. US favourite Michelle Kwan fell during her program. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL

US gold medalist Sarah Hughes (L) and Russian Irina Slutskaya is silver medalist wave on the podium after the women's figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Favourite Michelle Kwan fell during her program and got bronze. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL

Russian silver medalist Irina Slutskaya applauds on the podium after the women's figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. US Sarah Hughes gets the gold medal and favourite Michelle Kwan fell during her program and got bronze. AFP PHOTO JACQUES DEMARTHON

Russian silver medalist Irina Slutskaya applauds on the podium after the women's figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. US Sarah Hughes gets the gold medal and favourite Michelle Kwan fell during her program and got bronze. AFP PHOTO JACQUES DEMARTHON

Russian Irina Slutskaya performs her women's free program at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Slutskaya won the silver medal. AFP PHOTO CRIS BOURONCLE

US Sarah Hughes skates to the podium to attend the medals ceremony of the women's figure skating event at the Olympic Ice Center, 21 February 2002 during the XIXth Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Hughes got the gold medal. AFP PHOTO TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Irina Slutskaya of Russia competes in the women's free skating program at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002. Slutskaya won the silver medal in the event. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)

Irina Slutskaya of Russia skates to a silver medal in the women's free skate program at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002. Slutskaya won the silver medal. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Irina Slutskaya of Russia is comforted by her coach Zhanna Gromova after competing in the women's free skating program at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002. Slutskaya won the silver medal. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)