Sasha Cohen

Personal Information

Country Represented

USA

Full Name

Alexandra Pauline Cohen

Born

October 26, 1984

Los Angeles, California

Home Town

Newport Beach, California

Age

41 years

Club

Orange County FSC

Languages

English, Russian

Costume Designers

Jan Longmire

Career Info

Former Coaches

Evgeni Platov, John Nicks, Rafael Arutyunyan, Robin Wagner, Tatiana Tarasova

Former Choreographers

David Wilson, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Igor Shpilband, Lori Nichol, Marina Zueva, Nikolai Morozov, Robin
Wagner, Tatiana Tarasova

Training Locations

Aliso Viejo, California

Began Skating

1992 (Age 7)

Retired

2010

Physical Description

Height

158 cm (5' 2")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Brown

Ethnicity

Ukrainian-Jewish

Personal International Bests

Alexandra "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is an American retired figure skater. She is the 2006 Winter Olympics silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist (bronze in 2006, silver in 2004 and 2005), the 2002-03 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2006 US national champion.

Personal Life[]

Cohen's hobbies include design, cooking, and traveling.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2009-2010	España Cañí _{by Pascual Marquina Narro choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Piano Sonata No. 14 _{by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2005-2006	Dark Eyes _{by Adalgiso Ferraris choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by David Wilson}
2004-2005	Dark Eyes _{by Adalgiso Ferraris choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Pas de Deux (from The Nutcracker) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Marina Zueva & Igor Shpilband}
2003-2004	Malagueña _{by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Swan Lake _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2002-2003	Malagueña _{by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Piano Concerto No. 2 _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2001-2002	A Hunting Accident _{by Eugen Doga choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
2000-2001	A Hunting Accident _{by Eugen Doga choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}	Dark Eyes _{by Adalgiso Ferraris choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
1999-2000	The Four Seasons _{by Antonio Vivaldi} Adagio in G Minor _{by Remo Giazotto choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}	Violin Concerto _{by Felix Mendelssohn choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
1998-1999	Piano Concerto No. 2 _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff}	unknown
1997-1998	unknown	Samson and Delilah _{by Camille Saint-Saëns}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2009-2010	Sick and Tired _{by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, & Glen Ballard performed by Anastacia choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
	Hallelujah _{by Leonard Cohen covered by Jeff Buckley choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
	Mein Herr (from Cabaret) _{by John Kander choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2008-2009	Piano Sonata No. 14 _{by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
	Don't Stop the Music _{by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Frankie Storm, & Michael Jackson performed by Rihanna choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
	I Could Not Ask for More _{by Diane Warren covered by Sara Evans choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
	Hard to Say I'm Sorry _{by Peter Cetera choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
	Blue Christmas _{by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson covered by Peter Cetera choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2007-2008	What's Left of Me _{by Nick Lachey, Jess Cates, Emanuel Kiriakou, & Lindy Robbins performed by Nick Lachey choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2007-2008	Hurt _{by Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry, & Mark Ronson performed by Christina Aguilera choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2006-2007	It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday _{by Freddie Perren covered by Boyz II Men choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2006-2007	Anytime, Anywhere _{by Remo Giazotto performed by Sarah Brightman choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2005-2006	God Bless America _{by Irving Berlin covered by Celine Dion choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2005-2006	Don't Rain on My Parade (from Funny Girl) _{by Jule Styne performed by Barbra Streisand choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
2004-2005	Don't Rain on My Parade (from Funny Girl) _{by Jule Styne performed by Barbra Streisand choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
2003-2004	My Fair Lady _{by Frederick Loewe choreo. by Robin Wagner}
2003-2004	Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2002-2003	Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2002-2003	One Day I'll Fly Away _{by Joe Sample covered by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Sasha Cohen}
2001-2002	Hernando's Hideaway (from The Pajama Game) _{by Jerry Ross covered by Ella Fitzgerald choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
2001-2002	Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) _{by Heitor Villa-Lobos choreo. by John Nicks, Ekaterina Gordeeva, & Sasha Cohen}
2000-2001	Anytime, Anywhere _{by Remo Giazotto performed by Sarah Brightman choreo. by John Nicks, Ekaterina Gordeeva, & Sasha Cohen}
2000-2001	To Love You More _{by David Foster & Edgar Bronfman, Jr. performed by Celine Dion choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}
1999-2000	Madame Butterfly _{by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by John Nicks & Sasha Cohen}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 21 - 23	2006 World Championships	3 27.59	1 66.62	4 114.67	3 181.29
February 21 - 23	2006 Winter Olympics	N/A	1 66.73	2 116.63	2 183.36
November 17 - 20	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	N/A	2 60.96	2 114.16	2 175.12
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 21 - 23	2005 World Championships	1 28.41	2 61.37	2 124.61	2 185.98
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2004 World Championships	1 0.4	1 0.6	3 3.0	2 4.0
December 11 - 14	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	N/A	2 60.80	2 116.68	2 177.48
November 13 - 16	2003 Trophée Lalique		1 69.38	1 127.81	1 197.19
October 28 - 31	2003 Skate Canada		1 71.12	1 126.48	1 197.60
October 23 - 26	2003 Skate America		1 66.46	1 130.89	1 197.35

2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	3 1.2	5 3.0	3 3.0	N/A	4 7.2
February 28 - March 2	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	N/A	1 0.4	2 1.2	1 1.0	1 2.6
November 22 - 24	2002 Cup of Russia		2 1.0	2 2.0	N/A	2 3.0
November 14 - 17	2002 Trophée Lalique		2 1.0	1 1.0		1 2.0
October 31 - November 3	2002 Skate Canada		1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5

2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 16 - 24	2002 World Championships	2 0.8	5 3.0	4 4.0	4 7.8
February 8 - 25	2002 Winter Olympics	N/A	3 1.5	4 4.0	4 5.5
November 15 - 18	2001 Trophée Lalique		3 1.5	3 3.0	3 4.5
October 24 - 28	2001 Skate America		4 2.0	5 5.0	5 7.0
October 5 - 7	2001 Finlandia Trophy		1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
September 4 - 9	2001 Goodwill Games		4 2.0	4 4.0	4 6.0
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
November 16 - 19	2000 Cup of Russia	N/A	4 2.0	4 4.0	4 6.0
November 9 - 12	2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	N/A	4 2.0	5 5.0	5 7.0

1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 5 - 12	2000 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 0.8	9 5.4	5 5.0	6 11.2
November 3 - 7	1999 JGP Sweden	Junior	N/A	1 0.5	3 3.0	1 3.5
1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 27	1999 Gardena Spring Trophy	Junior	N/A	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order, current personal bests italicized)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Pewter	2010 US Championships	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2006 World Championships	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2006 Winter Olympics	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2006 US Championships	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 World Championships	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2005 US Championships	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 World Championships	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2004 US Championships	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Trophée Lalique	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Skate Canada	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Skate America	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	2002-03	Senior
Bronze	2003 US Championships	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2002 Cup of Russia	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Trophée Lalique	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Skate Canada	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2002 US Championships	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2001 Trophée Lalique	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Finlandia Trophy	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2000 US Championships	1999-00	Senior
Gold	2000 Pacific Coast Sectionals	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 JGP Sweden	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 Gardena Spring Trophy	1998-99	Junior
Silver	1999 US Championships	1998-99	Junior
Gold	1999 Pacific Coast Sectionals	1998-99	Junior
Gold	1999 Southwest Pacific Regionals	1998-99	Junior
Silver	1998 Pacific Coast Sectionals	1997-98	Novice
Silver	1998 Southwest Pacific Regionals	1997-98	Novice