Alissa Czisny

Alissa Czisny
Personal Information
Country Represented	USA
Full Name	Alissa Starr Czisny
Born	June 25, 1987 Sylvania, Ohio
Alma Mater	Bowling Green State University
Age	37 years
Club	Detroit SC
Former Club	St. Clair Shores FSC
Languages	English, French, Russian
Religion	Christianity
Career Info
Former Coaches	Brian Boitano, Jason Dungjen, Julianne Berlin, Linda Leaver, Natalia Deller, Theresa McKendry, Yuka Sato
Former Choreographers	David Wilson, Elizabeth Punsalan, Kurt Browning, Lori Nichol, Marina Zueva, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renée Roca, Theresa McKendry, Yuka Sato
Training Locations	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Began Skating	1989 (18 months old)
Retired	June 19, 2014
Physical Description
Height	165 cm (5' 4.5")
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Brown
Race	Caucasian
Personal International Bests
SP	64.20 - 2011 Skate America
FS	121.90 - 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard
Total	182.25 - 2011 World Figure Skating Championships

Alissa Czisny (born June 25, 1987) is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2010-11 Grand Prix Final champion and a two-time US national champion (2009 and 2011).

Personal Life

Czisny's hobbies include rock wall climbing, reading, biking, modeling, traveling, and learning foreign languages.

Programs

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2013-2014	Consolation No. 3 in D Flat Major (from Consolations)  by Franz Liszt choreo. by Marina Zueva	Ice Palace by Max Steiner Gone with the Wind  by Max Steiner performed by Richard Clayderman
2012-2013	(Did not compete this season)
2011-2012	La Vie en Rose  by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot choreo. by Yuka Sato & Pasquale Camerlengo	Valse Triste  by Jean Sibelius choreo. by Pasquale Caamerlengo
2010-2011	Violin Concerto by Erich Korngold choreo. by Renée Roca	Reflection by George Winston O Mar  by Dorival Caymmi covered by George Winston choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
2009-2010	The Mask of Zorro  The Legend of Zorro  by James Horner choreo. by David Wilson, Kurt Browning, & Lori Nichol	Doctor Zhivago  by Maurice Jarre choreo. by David Wilson, Kurt Browning, & Lori Nichol
2008-2009	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)  by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by David Wilson, Kurt Browning, & Lori Nichol
2007-2008		West Side Story  by Leonard Bernstein choreo. by David Wilson, Kurt Browning, & Lori Nichol
2006-2007	Prelude Quadukka-L-Mayyas  by Jesse Cook choreo. by Theresa McKendry	Sabrina  by John Williams choreo. by David Wilson, Kurt Browning, & Theresa McKendry
2005-2006		La Bayadère  by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Elizabeth Punsalan
2004-2005	The Mission  by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Theresa McKendry & Elizabeth Punsalan	Swan Lake  by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Theresa McKendry & Elizabeth Punsalan
2003-2004
2002-2003	The Rushing Wings of Dawn  by Tim Janis choreo. by Theresa McKendry	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini  by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Theresa McKendry
2001-2002
2000-2001	Piano Sonata No. 14  by Ludwig van Beethoven	Faust  by Charles Gounod

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2018-2019	Elastic Heart by Sia, Diplo, & Djemba Djemba performed by Sia feat. The Weeknd & Diplo
	Dante's Prayer by Loreena McKennitt
2017-2018	Dante's Prayer by Loreena McKennitt
	Shooting Star by Paul Rodgers live performance by Bad Company
2016-2017	Elastic Heart by Sia, Diplo, & Djemba Djemba performed by Sia feat. The Weeknd & Diplo
	Supergirl by Rea Garvey, Uwe Bossert, Sebastian Padotzke, Philipp Rauenbusch, & Mike Gommeringer live performance by Michael Schulte
2015-2016	Elastic Heart by Sia, Diplo, & Djemba Djemba performed by Sia feat. The Weeknd & Diplo
	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
2014-2015	Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) by Andrew Lloyd Webber covered by Madonna
	I Will Never Forget You by Katrina Elam, Josh Kear, & Chris Tompkins live performance by Danielle Bradbery
	Consolation No. 3 in D Flat Major (from Consolations) by Franz Liszt choreo. by Marina Zueva
2013-2014	My Kind of Love by Emeli Sandé, Emile Haynie
	The Notebook by Aaron Zigman
2012-2013	Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's) by Henry Mancini
	La Vie en Rose by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot choreo. by Yuka Sato & Pasquale Camerlengo
2011-2012	Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol & Tony James covered by Nouvelle Vague
	La Vie en Rose by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot choreo. by Yuka Sato & Pasquale Camerlengo
	I Like the Way by by Dylan Burns & Kaz James performed by BodyRockers
	Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's) by Henry Mancini
2010-2011	You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)  by Richard Rodgers covered by Barbra Streisand
	I Like the Way by by Dylan Burns & Kaz James performed by BodyRockers
	Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol & Tony James covered by Nouvelle Vague
	Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's)  by Henry Mancini
2009-2010	You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)  by Richard Rodgers covered by Barbra Streisand
	I Like the Way by Dylan Burns & Kaz James performed by BodyRockers
2008-2009	I, Don Quixote (from Man of La Mancha)  by Mitch Leigh covered by Linda Eder
	Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon performed by Simon & Garfunkel
2006-2007	Man of La Mancha  by Mitch Leigh
2005-2006	Someone Like You (from Jekyll & Hyde)  by Frank Wildhorn performed by Linda Eder
2004-2005	Un Bel di Vedremo (from Madame Butterfly) by Giacomo Puccini performed by Opera Babes
2003-2004
2002-2003	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota performed by André Rieu
2001-2002

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	16 48.31	22 75.80	22 124.11
March 8 - 11	2012 International Challenge Cup	2 59.82	5 92.92	3 152.74
December 7 - 11	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	4 60.30	5 96.67	5 156.97
November 17 - 20	2011 Trophée Éric Bompard	3 57.25	1 121.90	3 179.15
October 20 - 23	2011 Skate America	1 64.20	2 113.28	1 177.48
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 25 - May 1	2011 World Championships	4 61.47	5 120.78	5 182.25
February 15 - 20	2011 Four Continents Championships	5 58.94	5 109.87	5 168.81
December 8 - 12	2010-11 Grand Prix Final	1 63.76	3 116.99	1 180.75
November 25 - 28	2010 Trophée Éric Bompard	4 55.50	4 104.30	3 159.80
October 28 - 31	2010 Skate Canada	4 55.95	1 116.42	1 172.37
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 19 - 22	2009 Skate Canada	2 63.52	4 100.01	2 163.53
October 22 - 25	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2 57.64	4 100.66	4 158.30
September 23 - 26	2009 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 60.38	6 91.02	1 151.40
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 29	2009 World Championships	14 53.28	8 106.50	11 159.78
February 2 - 8	2009 Four Continents Championships	7 55.62	9 104.19	9 159.81
November 20 - 23	2008 Cup of Russia	5 53.50	4 97.53	4 151.03
October 30 - November 2	2008 Skate Canada	6 49.66	2 108.26	3 157.92
September 25 - 29	2008 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 56.55	1 111.73	1 168.28
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 28 - December 2	2007 NHK Trophy	4 58.24	6 86.08	6 144.32
November 7 - 11	2007 Cup of China	5 51.08	11 69.35	9 120.43
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 25	2007 World Championships	18 49.43	12 98.31	15 147.74
February 7 - 10	2007 Four Continents Championships	4 54.64	6 99.39	5 154.03
November 24 - 26	2006 Cup of Russia	8 44.98	10 76.23	9 121.21
November 2 - 5	2006 Skate Canada	4 56.12	3 107.57	4 163.69

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 6 - 12	2006 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 83.40	4 50.36	11 73.82	6 124.18
December 16 - 18	2005-06 Grand Prix Final	Senior	N/A	6 48.26	6 92.64	6 140.90
October 27 - 30	2005 Skate Canada	Senior		1 58.54	1 109.78	1 168.32
October 20 - 23	2005 Skate America	Senior		3 52.82	1 106.48	2 159.30
September 22 - 24	2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial	Senior		2 49.06	1 91.04	2 140.10
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
February 28 - March 6	2005 World Junior Championships	Junior	8 69.26	2 52.91	8 84.08	6 136.99
October 21 - 24	2004 Skate America	Senior	N/A	3 50.20	4 91.16	4 141.36
September 2 - 5	2004 Nebelhorn Trophy	Senior		4 44.64	4 79.39	4 124.03

2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
September 11 - 13	2003 JGP Bulgaria	Junior	6 3.0	5 5.0	5 8.0
2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 12 - 15	2002-03 JGP Final	Junior	4 2.0	5 5.0	5 7.0
October 2 - 6	2002 JGP Slovakia	Junior	6 3.0	1 1.0	2 4.0
August 21 - 25	2002 JGP France	Junior	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 27 - 31	2002 Gardena Spring Trophy	Junior	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 18 - 22	2001 Triglav Trophy	Junior	2 1.0	1 1.0	1 2.0

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2014 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2012 International Challenge Cup	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2012 US Championships	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2011 Trophée Éric Bompard	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Skate America	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 US Championships	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010-11 Grand Prix Final	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 Trophée Éric Bompard	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2011 Midwestern Sectionals	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Skate Canada	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2009 Nebelhorn Trophy	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 Skate Canada	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 US Championships	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2008 Skate Canada	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Nebelhorn Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 US Collegiate Championships	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2007 US Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2005 Skate Canada	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 Skate America	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2004 US Collegiate Championships	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2005 Midwestern Sectionals	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 Midwestern Sectionals	2003-04	Junior
Gold	2004 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	2003-04	Junior
Silver	2003 Midwestern Sectionals	2002-03	Junior
Silver	2002 JGP Slovakia	2002-03	Junior
Silver	2002 JGP France	2002-03	Junior
Gold	2002 Gardena Spring Trophy	2001-02	Junior
Silver	2002 Midwestern Sectionals	2001-02	Junior
Silver	2002 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	2001-02	Junior
Gold	2001 Triglav Trophy	2000-01	Junior
Silver	2001 US Championships	2000-01	Junior
Gold	2001 Midwestern Sectionals	2000-01	Junior
Gold	2001 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	2000-01	Junior
Bronze	2000 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	1999-00	Junior
Gold	1998 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	1997-98	Intermediate
Pewter	1997 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals	1996-97	Juvenile

Social Media

Instagram: lissastarr

Official Site: http://figureskatersonline.com/alissaczisny/ws/

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alissa_Czisny

https://www.statsonice.com/skater/Alissa/Czisny/

http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/alissa_czisny

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005527.htm