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  Sasha Cohen | Sasha Cohen Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Sasha Cohen was born on October 26, 1984, in Westwood, California.
Sasha Cohen's mother, Galina, is a ballerina who emigrated from Ukraine; it's thanks to her that Sasha Cohen has her nickname ("Sasha" is a common Slavic shortening of Alexander or Alexandra) and can speak fluent Russian.
Sasha Cohen is planning to compete in the 2005 Grand Prix in Tokyo, as well as the 2006 Olympics in Torino, and the 2006 World Championships in Calgary.
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  Sasha Cohen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cohen was born in Westwood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
Cohen was coached by John Nicks until the summer of 2002, when she relocated to Simsbury, Connecticut, to train with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova.
Sasha is known for being one of the most polished skaters of her time, though her critics say she has never skated two clean programs in a row.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sasha_Cohen   (876 words)

  
 Sacha Baron Cohen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sacha Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971 in London, England) is a comedian notable for his highly successful comedy characters Ali G (an MC from Staines), Borat (a Kazakhstani reporter) and Bruno (a gay Austrian fashion reporter).
Cohen's third alter ego is Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion show presenter, who often lures his subjects into unwittingly making provocative statements and engaging in embarrassing behaviour, as well as leading them to contradict themselves, often in the same interview.
Sacha Baron Cohen is a cousin of University of Cambridge Professor of Developmental Psychopathology Simon Baron-Cohen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen   (644 words)

  
 Olympic skater Sasha Cohen "stunned" by Xmas flap - Boston.com
Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen was "stunned" to learn that a U.S. high school choir had been ordered to stop singing Christmas carols at a holiday show because she is half-Jewish, her mother said on Thursday.
Cohen was "stunned" to learn that a U.S. high school choir had been ordered to stop singing Christmas carols at a holiday show because she is half-Jewish, her mother said on Thursday.
Cohen, who is half-Christian and "celebrates everything" during the holidays, learned only through news reports that the choir had been cut off on her account, the 22-year-old skater's mother and manager said.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/articles/2006/12/14/olympic_skater_sasha_cohen_stunned_by_xmas_flap   (386 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen Bio - Sasha Cohen Biography - Sasha Cohen Stories
Cohen was coached by John Nicks until the summer of 2002, when she relocated to Simsbury, Connecticut, to train with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova.
Cohen is known for being one of the most polished skaters of her time, though her critics say she has never skated two clean programs in a row.
Sasha has acknowledged that her poor finish at the 2002 Olympic Games was due to the fact that she was young and unfocused.
www.tv.com /sasha-cohen/person/160175/biography.html   (986 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Sasha Cohen pictures
Born and raised in sultry southern California, Sasha Cohen spent many thousands of hours during her childhood and adolescence in chilly skating rinks training to be a champion figure skater.
Sasha Cohen's Ukrainian background is evident in her pretty, round face, high forehead and fair complexion.
Sasha Cohen has an interest in clothes; with the help of her mother and costume designer Mare Talbott, she has designed some of her practice dresses and had an active hand in designing her much-talked-about performance dresses.
www.askmen.com /women/models_300/307b_sasha_cohen.html   (871 words)

  
 Rampway Online - Is Sasha Cohen Cursed?
Sasha managed to clear the program without a fall; however, her track record of flawed performances was upheld after she stepped out of two triple jumps in a row.
Sasha seems to be unable to turn off that negative voice in her head and just lose herself in the music and the moment.
Sasha has said that she was very tempted to leave figure skating and pursue an acting career.
www.rampway.org /article.php?id=751   (7337 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen
Cohen is optimistic and happy with her current coaching situation despite the change in mid-season.
Cohen felt that she had over-packed the front end of the season, competing in three grand prix events and other competitions.
Cohen, who placed fourth at the 2002 Olympics, feels there is a very strong field in the ladies discipline and takes nothing for granted.
www.goldenskate.com /articles/2003/031204.shtml   (1243 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Sasha Cohen: I was in gymnastics with a close friend of mine, and she also skated.
Sasha Cohen: I really wanted to have a new short program because there's so much great music and it's fun to explore, but I just couldn't find any music that was a good as my short program.
Sasha Cohen: I think I do have some natural flexibility, but from the time I was five years old, I was in gymnastics, where they stretched us like rubber bands.
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 USATODAY.com - The wait continues for Sasha Cohen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Cohen arrived on the national scene in 1999, all grace and grit, finishing second in the junior women's competition at the U.S. national championships.
Cohen has yet to skate a clean short and long program at the same competition since she came onto the national scene.
Cohen's disappointment grew to an almost unbearable level last month when, suffering from the remnants of the flu, she fell a stunning six times in nine days in two different events.
www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/brennan/2004-01-09-brennan_x.htm   (803 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen
Cohen, who had her 19th birthday party at this year's Skate America, won her first major international competition last season when she took the ISU Grand Prix Final in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Cohen likes to do some of her own choreography, which incorporates a variety of unique moves including a Charlotte spiral, a 'Sasha spiral' with an incredibly high leg lift, and a very fast 'Sasha spin', again performed with her free leg held straight up over her head.
Cohen was actually a gymnast before she became a skater.
www.goldenskate.com /articles/2003/121803.shtml   (1104 words)

  
 Archives News Sasha Cohen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Although she was the most successful skater on the Grand Prix series during this season, Shasha, for whatever reason, seems to falter when the national title or a medal at worlds is on the line.
Sasha fell during a flying camel spin and crashed on a triple toe loop, her easiest triple jump.
to view Sasha's free skate program at the 2003 Figue Skating World Championships held in Washington D.C. Sasha Cohen is a figure skating force to be reckoned with and one day will hold all the US & world major figure skating titles...
www.hottiebottie.com /members/archives/news/scohen.html   (250 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen Figure Skating Photos, Champions on Ice skating pictures by Tracy Marks
Sasha Cohen, born Alexandra Pauline Cohen on October 26, 1984, is of Ukrainian ancestry, and lives in Newport Beach California.
Sasha placed 4th in the 2002 winter Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2006 winter Olympics, despite a flawed free skate.
Sasha has been coached by John Nicks most of her skating career, although she previously moved to Connecticut for two years to train with Tatiana Tarasova.
www.windweaver.com /sashacoi/index.htm   (482 words)

  
 Champions on Ice: Skaters: Sasha Cohen
In addition to her show-stopping talents, Sasha also reached great heights in the competitive side of skating.
Sasha captured the 2006 U.S. title and went on to win an Olympic silver medal at the Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
In addition to touring with Champions on Ice, Sasha has been busy performing in TV hits such as "CSI:NY'' and "Las Vegas.'' She also made a cameo role in the Will Ferrell comic spoof on skating, "Blades of Glory.'' There are plenty of talented skaters out there.
www.championsonice.com /skaters/bio.php?useid=6   (139 words)

  
 Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
Looking at Sasha Cohen's list of accomplishments headed into the 2003 World Championships, one might have thought she was crazy to say she hadn't had her personal best.
Cohen's season in many ways began in August of 2002 when she announced she was leaving longtime coach John Nicks to train with Tatiana Tarasova and Nikoli Morozov in Connecticut.
Gold medals aside, Cohen knew that she had yet to skate two clean programs during the season, and she was well aware that consistency is one of the hallmarks of champions.
www.usfigureskating.org /Story.asp?id=33   (2233 words)

  
 Figure Skater Sasha Cohen Prepared for Turin Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
American Alexandra Pauline Cohen, 21, better known to the figure skating world as Sasha Cohen, is hoping to make her mark at the Turin Winter Olympics in February.
Sasha progressed quickly, mastering all of her double jumps except for the double-axel by the age of 11.
Sasha needed extensive physical therapy to regain her flexibility, but is philosophical about the ups and downs.
www.voanews.com /english/2005-12-13-voa71.cfm   (836 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen has been a rising star in women's figure skating since the early 2000s; following the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she's been a regular contender in international competitions and is currently World Silver Medalist.
Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen was born on October 26, 1984, in Westwood, California.
Her mother, Galina, is a ballerina who emigrated from Ukraine; it's thanks to her that Sasha has her nickname ("Sasha" is a common Slavic shortening of Alexander or Alexandra) and can speak fluent Russian.
www.askmen.com /women/models_300/307_sasha_cohen.html   (393 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen is a figure skater that won the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Sasha is one of the top ten female athletes in the U.S. according to a Harris Interactive Poll in May of 2006.
Cohen discusses her acting projects, being confused for Sacha Baron Cohen, the struggles of putting the perfect program together, and not having time for a personal life right now.
www.thesportsinterview.com /sashacohen.htm   (1597 words)

  
 ABC News: Who Is Sasha Cohen's No. 1 Enemy?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Sasha Cohen, of the United States, celebrates after her Women's Short Program in Turin, Italy during the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006.
Cohen will face her old demons during tonight's long program as she tries to maintain her marginal lead over Russian Irina Slutskaya and finally capture the elusive Olympic gold medal.
Cohen's program is packed with seven triple jumps, twists and turns suited almost perfectly for the new judging system that rewards the difficulty of routines.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/WinterGames2006/story?id=1653313&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (498 words)

  
 U.S. Figure Skating Athlete Bio for Sasha Cohen
Cohen was forced to withdraw from the Grand Prix Series due to a recurrence of a back injury first suffered in 2001...
Cohen medaled in every event she competed in during the 2003-04 season with five golds, three silvers and one bronze...
Cohen qualified for her first ISU Grand Prix Final by claiming titles at Skate Canada and Tropheé Lalique as well as a silver medal at Cup of Russia...
www.usfsa.org /AthleteBio.asp?id=2265   (1291 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Sasha Cohen returns to former coach John Nicks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
NEW YORK — Sasha Cohen is changing coaches again, this time going back to John Nicks.
Cohen, 20, who lived in Laguna Niguel, Calif., until she was 17, moved east after the Salt Lake City Olympics, where she finished fourth.
Cohen has had moderate success despite surpassing talent.
usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2004-12-22-cohen-coach_x.htm?...   (469 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen | Biography | Pictures | Photos | Figure Skating | 2006 Winter Olympics | World Figure Skating Championships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
By the time she was 15, Cohen was already causing jaws to drop in the skating world with her combination of athleticism, elegance and showmanship.
Cohen finished second at the World Figure Skating Championships in 2004 and 2005 and won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, despite leading the event after the short program.
Sasha Cohen lists her favorite foods as lobster, ice cream and meringues.
www.kidzworld.com /article/6477-sasha-cohen-biography   (352 words)

  
 Figure Skating: Sasha Cohen - Olympics - Torino 2006 - Newsweek - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
"Sasha falls in such bizarre fashion—often late in the program and on easy jumps or spins that you'd expect her to be able to do with one hand tied behind her back," says Button.
Cohen has heard whispers that she "chokes" at big events, and she bristles at the notion.
Cohen admits to having been a difficult athlete to coach when she was younger—a bad combination of stubbornness and cluelessness.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/10855761/site/newsweek   (743 words)

  
 BuzzFlash.com - BuzzFlash Reader Commentary - Why Did Bush Sit Next To Sasha Cohen At The Olympics? Just Ask ...
Sasha was elevated to the post just a few days after the events of 9-11.
James Sease, Chairman of the SC Beef Board said at the time: "We are so fortunate to have Sasha on board.This is a great way to reach the consumers of tomorrow---and today" (see http://www.scda.state.sc.us/2001_PRS/September/Beef_Effort.html).
How convenient for the Beef industry that their youth spokesperson was featured in a heart warming photo shoot with our Commander and Chief viewed by 70 million TV viewers just a few weeks before launching a major media blitz featuring that spokesperson.
www.buzzflash.com /contributors/2002/02/022602_Cohen_Beef.html   (495 words)

  
 Where's Sasha? Cohen in the spotlight - Boston.com
Best of all for Cohen: She goes 29th and last, which means she'll get to hide out as long as possible.
Four years ago, Cohen was the spunky, fresh-faced member of the U.S. team who handed President Bush her cell phone so he could say hi to her mom during the opening ceremonies.
As of Sunday, the only time Cohen had spoken to reporters during the Olympics was at a news conference the day after she arrived.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2006/02/20/wheres_sasha_cohen_in_the_spotlight?mode=PF   (820 words)

  
 Sasha Cohen ice skating photos by Tracy Marks, Champions on Ice, Webwinds figure skating pictures
Figure skater Sasha Cohen was born Alexandra Pauline Cohen on October 26, 1984 in Westwood, California.
According to a 2006 Harris Poll, Sasha Cohen is one of the top 10 female athletes in the U.S. But her notoriety is not limited to ice skating
Sasha Cohen has been competing at the U.S. Nationals figure skating competitions and Worlds Championships, and skating with the Champions on Ice figure skating show tour every spring and summer along with Michelle Kwan and other Olympic medalists in figure skating.
www.windweaver.com /coi/sasha.htm   (279 words)

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