Skater Bio
Name: Alexandra (Sasha) Cohen
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
Birthdate: October 26, 1984
Team: United States
Career Highlights: 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, 2006 U.S. Champion
Sasha Cohen has always been one of my personal favourites. She was supposed to make her comeback in this season however she withdrew from both Skate America, and Tromphee Eric Bombard. However, during her prime a few years ago, she was a fierce competitor. She has beautiful spins and one of the most amazing spirals I have ever seen.
Sasha is extremely artistic and is able to express that through her skating. Her jump posture is beautiful however she has difficulty keeping focused and holding her landings. Her flexibility makes her able to do some of the more difficult spiral sequences and allows her to do her amazing 180 degree spiral.
Sasha also delivers some amazing performances. I especially enjoyed her Romeo and Juliet program. This video is from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Although she falls on her first two jumps she still medals and wins the silver. It does however showcase her beautiful spirals and artistry.
Overall, Sasha has a beautiful artistry in her skating, it's a shame she can never quite seem to get her technical elements to match.
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