Sasha Cohen - 2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Short Program

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Sasha Cohen - 2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Short Program

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14 жыл бұрын

Los Angeles, California, USA - 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Short Program - Sasha Cohen placed 2nd after this skate.

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@matthough3590 2 жыл бұрын

The thing that impresses me most about this performance is the lightness in her jumps; they are feather-light, especially the two triples, and the flow out of them is truly spectacular.

@skatergirl4921 10 жыл бұрын

Sasha is pure quality in all her technique;spirals, spins...amazing.

@dmmchugh3714 2 жыл бұрын

Sasha was brilliant in this short program. This and her 'Malaguena' were my favorites. Today's skaters don't come close to Sasha's artistry and power - though they can whip out pre-rotated quad jumps.

@winston2770 3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Sasha is the best skater in the world!!!!

@karennoble1076 2 ай бұрын

In my opinion too!!

@TressBraga Жыл бұрын

1:50 - In the 20 years I've been watching this SP by Sasha, this is the first time I ever heard Terry Gannon say, "along with the smog."

@DY-zk2zt Жыл бұрын

Lol same. It was a joke ahead of it’s time.

@drouinjohnny9036 4 жыл бұрын

She was underscore.....every movements was perfection....WTF with 5,5....5,6....?

@Pitorro_X 5 ай бұрын

Michelle Kwan couldn't hold a candle to a clean Sasha Cohen.

@dbulc5171 3 жыл бұрын

Underscored

@mallemee99 6 ай бұрын

When i saw this live, i absolutely thought she would be first after the short program. But it really was the age of Michelle Kwan.

@snopesshop1903 4 жыл бұрын

What are the deductions for? It looked perfect.

@ytyt3922 4 жыл бұрын

Because as always it was rigged to ensure Michell Kwan won

@figureskatingcommentator9162 3 жыл бұрын

@@ytyt3922 no it was because of the footwork, it was too narrow. They may have removed marks for the flutz tho

@TT-ee4qp 2 жыл бұрын

@@hazeleyees Michelle was better than Sasha.

@TT-ee4qp 2 жыл бұрын

@@ytyt3922 Michelle's parents came from China. What control ? Michelle's classic programs were much more than Sasha's ......That's why Michelle got into the World Figure skating Hall of Fame, but Sasha didn't.

@FloraAshley Жыл бұрын

@@TT-ee4qp Kwan was so boring.

@marisolgarcia3123 2 жыл бұрын

Ummm 🤔 I thought she won 😏

@ef1559 5 жыл бұрын

I have never seen anyone so talented as Sasha. Her skating is absolutely exquisite. I just wish she would have been more consistent in her jumps.

@evaschroeder4614 Жыл бұрын

She's not strong enough that's why. She's more delicately built then most. Most skaters with strong jumps are mesomorphs. She doesn't have the typical thick legs of skaters needed to execute triple jumps. I'm built like this and I was a skater. My coach used to tell me my legs weren't strong enough. She's built more like a dancer or model then a skater.

@evaschroeder4614 Жыл бұрын

@maurahobart8414 Жыл бұрын

I would agree to both comments. Sasha was so elegant, graceful, and talented. Those jumps…her nemesis.

@TT-ee4qp Жыл бұрын

Sasha had to skate on crutches or she would fall everywhere on ice....

@jjh2456 8 жыл бұрын

That spiral sequence was the best ever. No one could hit that position like that. She should have been in first after this.

@uwoeric 12 жыл бұрын

Haha I love Dick Button's comment that she can basically self-destruct and still look great doing it. So true.

@intldawn 6 жыл бұрын

I always forget how Sasha didn’t always have that weird hitch on her triple flip, where she would switch to an outside edge at the last minute. She’s always flutzed the lutz, switching to the inside edge, but here she does the flip properly. She picked up a bad habit at some point with both of those jumps. Otherwise, what a program. I love the music. Very haunting and beautiful

@dumdeedumlalala 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, those bad techniques were picked up as soon as she switched to Tarasova. Here is how her flip looked like just a few months after this competition: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rd6HZMR43bW7fGQ.html (vs here at 1:26)

@Buggerbeef 11 жыл бұрын

Ahhh the good ole days of lovely Sasha.

@troyaturner1979 9 жыл бұрын

I would've had her in first. This was much better skated than everyone else that night.

@troyaturner1979 8 жыл бұрын

***** Exactly. The placements in the FS would still be the same. Kwan in 1st, Sasha 2nd and Sarah 3rd.

@vistaprime 7 жыл бұрын

Judges were still under this whole "wait your turn" policy. They wanted to put Kwan into the Olympics as the US champion, even if she fell once or twice, which she didn't of course.

@BmcC102 7 жыл бұрын

Troy Turner I agree!

@piznoctsauo8141 5 жыл бұрын

@@troyaturner1979 I would've had Sasha in 1st in the FS also. Her Carmen cannot compare to Kwan's watered down Scheherazade.

@troyaturner1979 3 жыл бұрын

@@piznoctsauo8141 I dont know if I'd have her in 1st after the FS. That triple flip-double toe combo looked like she may have double footed the landing of the flip & because of the hand down on the triple salchow towards the end of the program.

@Tadju50 6 жыл бұрын

None Lovelier...

@anne91276 11 жыл бұрын

That didn't work for Alissa Czisny. She self destructed and it looked disastrous for her.

@sherryanng19 8 жыл бұрын

She was marked according to the rules, flutzing, she doesn't complete the circle in her required footwork and she hunches over in her sit spin. Her spiral positions have a complete split, but they're supposed to carry speed thru the sequence and be in the shape of a circle or serpentine. If you don't know these things, you would think she would be in first, otherwise... No!

@juanalmanza3536 8 жыл бұрын

I am not a specialist, but compared to Kwan's performance this same night, Kwan's Axel looked double footed; she just held the first spiral for a long time, but she didn't held the other two positions for long; Kwan's combination spins were good, but weren't perfect either. However, Kwan's Lutz was really good. Still, I think Sasha was a bit underscored.

@fong03 6 жыл бұрын

I would agree with you if the judges consistently marked those mistakes. The truth is they only did when it suited them. Even now the skaters don't get called for flutzes or pre-rotations when they should. And hunching over in her sit spin? Compared to the other ladies, Sasha was one of the better spinners. Michelle never had a good position in the layback and I don't think she was ever penalized for it.

@krazyshorty89 10 жыл бұрын

LOL she looks so sour when Michelle Kwan speaks!

@dinh5532 10 жыл бұрын

I know...I think it's her personality that did her in in the end... Such a shame...too bad she didn't have any humbleness.

@piznoctsauo8141 5 жыл бұрын

I don't see that.

@TT-ee4qp 2 жыл бұрын

@ziba Well....maybe Sasha has a poker face.......

@DY-zk2zt Жыл бұрын

I’d say something in response to stick up for Sasha but am afraid it would be too touchy of a topic and some might get offended but I do have a very different take