The summer job that taught Olympic speed-skater Clara Hughes the power of the hard stop
- Posted on August 7, 2026
- By The Globe and Mail
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In brief
Olympic speed-skater Clara Hughes reveals how a formative summer job experience during her youth provided crucial insights into gambling's destructive nature. Through practical exposure in her early career, Hughes discovered the importance of establishing firm boundaries and knowing when to stop—a lesson that transcended her work environment and became fundamental to her athletic success and personal philosophy on risk management.
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The summer job that taught Olympic speed-skater Clara Hughes the power of the hard stop
The Olympic athlete says she learnt an important lesson at a young age about the dangers of gambling
