Los Angeles, California, USA - 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Short Program - Sasha Cohen placed 2nd after this skate.
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@matthough35902 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.
@skatergirl492110 жыл бұрын
Sasha is pure quality in all her technique;spirals, spins...amazing.
@dmmchugh37142 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.
@winston27703 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Sasha is the best skater in the world!!!!
@karennoble10762 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.
@drouinjohnny90364 жыл бұрын
She was underscore.....every movements was perfection....WTF with 5,5....5,6....?
@Pitorro_X5 ай бұрын
Michelle Kwan couldn't hold a candle to a clean Sasha Cohen.
@dbulc51713 жыл бұрын
Underscored
@mallemee996 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.
@snopesshop19034 жыл бұрын
What are the deductions for? It looked perfect.
@ytyt39224 жыл бұрын
Because as always it was rigged to ensure Michell Kwan won
@figureskatingcommentator91623 жыл бұрын
@@ytyt3922 no it was because of the footwork, it was too narrow. They may have removed marks for the flutz tho
@TT-ee4qp2 жыл бұрын
@@hazeleyees Michelle was better than Sasha.
@TT-ee4qp2 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.
@marisolgarcia31232 жыл бұрын
Ummm 🤔 I thought she won 😏
@ef15595 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
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.
@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....
@jjh24568 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.
@uwoeric12 жыл бұрын
Haha I love Dick Button's comment that she can basically self-destruct and still look great doing it. So true.
@intldawn6 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
@dumdeedumlalala3 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)
@Buggerbeef11 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the good ole days of lovely Sasha.
@troyaturner19799 жыл бұрын
I would've had her in first. This was much better skated than everyone else that night.
@troyaturner19798 жыл бұрын
***** Exactly. The placements in the FS would still be the same. Kwan in 1st, Sasha 2nd and Sarah 3rd.
@vistaprime7 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.
@BmcC1027 жыл бұрын
Troy Turner I agree!
@piznoctsauo81415 жыл бұрын
@@troyaturner1979 I would've had Sasha in 1st in the FS also. Her Carmen cannot compare to Kwan's watered down Scheherazade.
@troyaturner19793 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.
@Tadju506 жыл бұрын
None Lovelier...
@anne9127611 жыл бұрын
That didn't work for Alissa Czisny. She self destructed and it looked disastrous for her.
@sherryanng198 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!
@juanalmanza35368 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.
@fong036 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.
@krazyshorty8910 жыл бұрын
LOL she looks so sour when Michelle Kwan speaks!
@dinh553210 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.
@piznoctsauo81415 жыл бұрын
I don't see that.
@TT-ee4qp2 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