- This article is about Sasha Cohen, a figure skater. For the British comedian, see Sacha Baron Cohen.
Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen competing at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships - Dortmund, Germany, March 2004 |
| Country:
| United States |
| Residence:
| Corona Del Mar,
Orange County
|
| Height:
| 157 cm
|
| Coach:
| John Nicks
|
| Skating Club:
| Orange County FSC
|
| Turned pro:
| N/A
|
| ISU Personal Best Scores
|
| Short + Free Total:
| 197.60
|
| Short Program:
| 71.12
|
| Free Skate:
| 130.89
|
| Most Recent Results:
|
| Olympic Winter Games
| 4th
| 2002
|
| World Championships
| 2nd
| 2005
|
| Four Continents
| N/A
|
| National Championships
| 2nd
| 2005
|
| Grand Prix Finals
| 2nd
| 2004
|
Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984 in Westwood, California USA), is a Jewish American figure skater. Sasha is fluent in Russian; her mother, Galina, is from Ukraine.
A gymnast from an early age, Cohen switched to figure skating when she was seven years old. She is best known for her exquisite spiral sequences and outstanding layback spins as well as her flexibility and grace on the ice.
Cohen competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing fourth. Her best season was 2003-04 when she took gold at three Grand Prix events and silver at both the U.S. National Championships and the World Championships. She withdrew from 2004 Grand Prix events due to a recurring back injury, but returned to place second at both the 2005 U.S. Nationals in Portland, Oregon and World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Cohen was coached by John Nicks until the summer of 2002, when she relocated to Simsbury, Connecticut to train with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova. She changed coaches again in January 2004 to Robin Wagner (who coached Sarah Hughes to Olympic gold), in Hackensack, New Jersey. In December 2004, she returned to California to work with her original coach, John Nicks.
Cohen has landed a quadruple salchow jump in practice sessions, but she has never successfully performed one in competition.
Off the ice, Sasha has interests in fashion design.
In 2005, Cohen released her autobiography, Fire on Ice.
Sasha got her Olympic season off to a good start by placing first at the Campbell's International Figure Skating Challenge. Soon after she withdrew from Skate America due to a hip injury. She recently came back strong with a second place finish at Trophee Eric Bompard.
Contents
- 1 Records and Achievements
- 2 Competitive Highlights
- 3 References
- 4 External links
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Records and Achievements
- ISU Grand Prix Final Champion (2003).
- Highest scores posted under Code of Points - Ladies (Short and Free Skate).
Competitive Highlights
1999
- U.S. Championships, Junior - 2nd
2000
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Junior Championships - 6th
2001
2002
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- Olympics - 4th
- World Championships - 4th
2003
- U.S. Championships - 3rd
- Grand Prix Final - 1st (2002/03 season)
- World Championships - 4th
- Grand Prix Final - 2nd (2003/04 season)
2004
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Figure Championships - 2nd
- Grand Prix Final - 2nd
2005
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 2nd
Sasha Cohen (studio portrait)
References
- Cohen, Sasha. (2005). Fire on Ice: Autobiography of a Champion Figure Skater. Avon Books. ISBN 0060724897.
External links
- Sasha Cohen - AskMen.com
- SashaCohen.com - Official website
- SashaFans.com - Fan website and message board
- OCFSC - Orange County Figure Skating Club
- USFSA Biography Page
- ISU Biography Page
- USOC Bio Page - US Olympic Committee Biographyde:Sasha Cohen
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Categories: 1984 births | American figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics | People from Orange County, California | Jewish Americans
