Slip by Emily Hughes allows Meissner to squeak into US National gold

Lookee here: Sun-Sentinel: 49 photos of Emily Hughes (please help the poor man out!)

New York Daily News: Hughes spills into second

The Columbus Dispatch: FIGURE SKATING U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS: Meissner wins title after Hughes falls

Fox sports: Meissner wins first national title, Hughes takes tumble

Whittier Daily news: Hughes' fall makes Meissner champion

But Emily Hughes has given notice that Kimmie Meissner is not the force to be overcome on the world stage.