Abby Hughes

Abby is a Utah native who began jumping at age 7, following in the footsteps of older brother Blake. It didn’t take her long to get comfortable on the jump hill, as she made her Continental Cup debut in 2004 at age 15 and went on to finish ninth in the COC overall standings two seasons later on the strength of 11 top-10 finishes. She has two second-place COC results:on her home hill in Park City in 2005 and in Bischofsgrun, Germany in 2010. The 22-year-old finished eighth in both the 2006 and 2009 FIS Junior World Championships. In 2008, she finished third in both the K90 and K120 events at the U.S. Championships.

Abby is a talented painter and spends her off time creating inspiring artwork. She is currently taking classes at Westminster College in Salt Lake.

Born: June 21, 1989 in Salt Lake City, UT
Hometown: Park City, UT
School: Westminster College, Salt Lake City
Longest Jump: 133m Lillehammer, Norway
Noted Accomplishments:
• 2nd Place 2005 Park City COC
• 11 top 10 finishes in 2006 COC
• 3rd place U.S. Nationals 2008, 2009
• 8th Place 2009 Junior World Championships
• 2nd Place 2010 Bischofsgrün COC
• 8 top 10 finishes in 2010/11 COC

See Abby's career COC and WC results at FIS's website.