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Alissa Czisny
Czisny at the 2010 Skate Canada International.
Full nameAlissa Czisny
Born (1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 (age 37)
Sylvania, Ohio
HometownBowling Green, Ohio
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachYuka Sato
Jason Dungjen
Skating clubDetroit SC
Began skating1989
Medal record
Ladies' Figure Skating
Representing  United States
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2010–11 Beijing Ladies' singles
ISU Grand Prix Series
Gold medal – first place 2010 Canada Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Canada Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Canada Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 2005 America Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 France Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Canada Ladies' singles
United States National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Greensboro Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cleveland Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Spokane Ladies' singles

Alissa Czisny (born June 25, 1987) is an American figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, two-time (2009, 2011) U.S. national champion, the 2007 bronze medalist, and two-time (2005, 2010) Skate Canada champion.

Career

Czisny began skating at age 1½ when she and her sister Amber accompanied their mother to the ice skating rink because they didn't want to stay at home with the babysitter.

Czisny first gained international attention in 2005 when she won the gold medal at the 2005 Skate Canada International[5] and silver at the 2005 Skate America. She qualified for the 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final and placed sixth. She went on to the 2006 U.S. Championships in St. Louis, where she finished seventh overall.

Czisny began the 2006–07 season at the 2006 Skate Canada International where she placed fourth. She also competed at the 2006 Cup of Russia in November. At the 2007 U.S. Championships she was in fifth after the short program, but went on to win the free skate to win the bronze medal and the final U.S. spot to the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. At the World Championships, she finished 15th.

Czisny finished third at the 2008 Skate Canada International in the 2008–09 Grand Prix series behind Joannie Rochette and Fumie Suguri.[6] At the 2009 U.S. Championships, she won the short program by over five points.[7] She finished third in the long program but won the gold medal due to her lead from the short.[8] Czisny won her first national title, ahead of Rachael Flatt and Caroline Zhang.[9] She earned her second trip to the Four Continents and the World Championships, in which she finished ninth and eleventh, respectively.

In the 2009–10 Grand Prix season, Czisny placed fourth at the 2009 Rostelecom Cup and won the silver medal at the 2009 Skate Canada International. Her short program score of 63.52 was the fourth highest of this ISU Grand Prix season, only surpassed by Yu-Na Kim (two scores) and Joannie Rochette. Czisny placed tenth at the 2010 U.S. Championships; as a result, she did not make the Olympic team and financial support to help cover her mid-five-figure training expenses was cut.[10] She also found out her sister had cancer (in remission as of 2011).[10] Czisny considered retiring but her mentors Brian Boitano and Linda Leaver encouraged her to continue.[11][12]

In February 2010, she left coach Julianne Berlin, who had coached her for twelve years.[13] In May, she said she would remain at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with new coaches Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.[14] She reworked her jump technique with the help of her new coaches,[15][16] who also helped her with her mental approach.[10] She noted, "I finally realized that my results in skating didn't define who I am as a person."[17]

Czisny began the 2010–11 season by winning the 2010 Skate Canada International,[18] her first gold medal on the Grand Prix series since winning 2005 Skate Canada. She also won Midwestern Sectionals, qualifying her to compete at US Nationals in 2011. She won bronze at her second Grand Prix event, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, which combined with her Skate Canada result qualified her for the Grand Prix Final.

At the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final, Czisny won the short program with 63.76 points and placed third in the long program with a new personal best of 116.99 points. She won her first Grand Prix Final title with a new personal best combined total of 180.75 points. At the 2011 U.S. Championships, Czisny placed second in the short program with 62.50,[19] and then placed first in the free skate with 128.74, giving her a combined total of 191.24 to win the gold.[20] She thus won her second national gold medal,[21] finishing 7.86 points ahead of the defending champion Rachael Flatt.[11] It was the first time since Michelle Kwan's ninth win in 2005 that a ladies' single skater won more than one U.S. national title.[20] She placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships, her best ever result at the event.

Skating technique

Unlike most skaters, Czisny spins and jumps clockwise. She is known for her excellent spins.[22] She said, "When I was younger, my sister and I always practiced our spins together. We would spin for hours, seeing who could hold their spin longer and/or who could spin faster. We also tried to come up with as many variations as possible."[23]

Personal life

Czisny has taken ballet lessons from a young age to improve her flexibility and strength.[23] Her fraternal twin sister, Amber, was also a figure skater who retired due to injuries and became a coach and choreographer.[23]

Czisny is a summa cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University where she was on a full academic scholarship and majored in international studies, French and Russian.[22] She took online classes due to her skating.[23] She also wants to learn Japanese.[22] She was one of four up-and-coming figure skaters featured on the 2006 TLC series, Ice Diaries. Czisny is a vegetarian[24] and a Christian.[23] In 2011, she made a brief appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler and Detroit, and then starred in Chrysler's Perseverance video.[25]

Programs

Czisny performs a forward inside edge spiral during her free skate at the 2008 Skate Canada.
Czisny at the 2011 Four Continents
Czisny at a 2010 Stars on Ice show
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–12 La Vie en rose
by Édith Piaf 		Valse triste
by Jean Sibelius
2010–11 Romance
from Violin Concerto in D
by Erich Wolfgang Korngold 		Selections from Winter into Spring
by George Winston 		You'll Never Walk Alone
by Barbara Streisand
I Like the Way (You Move)
by Bodyrockers
Dancing with Myself
by Nouvelle Vague
Moon River
soundtrack from the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's
2009–10 The Mask of Zorro
soundtrack from the 1998 movie
by James Horner 		Doctor Zhivago
soundtrack by Maurice Jarre 		You'll Never Walk Alone
by Barbara Streisand
I Like the Way (You Move)
by Bodyrockers
2008–09 The Swan
by Camille Saint-Saëns 		Doctor Zhivago
soundtrack from the 1965 movie
by Maurice Jarre 		I, Don Quixote
by Linda Eder
Bridge Over Troubled Water
by Simon and Garfunkel
2007–08 The Swan
by Camille Saint-Saëns 		West Side Story
by Leonard Bernstein
and O. Sonstadt
2006–07 Prelude & Quadukka-I-Mayas
by Jesse Cook
performed by the
Hamzy Egyptian Strings Ensemble 		Excerpts from Sabrina (1995 film)
soundtrack by John Williams 		Man of La Mancha
by Mitch Leigh
vocals by Joe Darion
2005–06 Prelude & Quadukka-I-Mayas
by Jesse Cook
performed by the
Hamzy Egyptian Strings Ensemble 		La Bayadère
by Leon Minkus 		Someone Like You
by Linda Eder
2004–05 The Mission
soundtrack from the 1986 movie
by Ennio Morricone 		Swan Lake
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 		Un Bel di Vedremo
from Madame Butterfly
by Giacomo Puccini
performed by Opera Babes
2003–04 The Mission
soundtrack from the 1986 movie
by Ennio Morricone 		Swan Lake
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 		Un Bel di Vedremo
from Madame Butterfly
by Giacomo Puccini
performed by Opera Babes
2002–03 Rushing Wings of Dawn
by Tim Janis 		Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
by Sergei Rachmaninoff 		Romeo and Juliet
soundtrack from the 1968 movie
by Nino Rota and André Rieu
2001–02 Rushing Wings of Dawn
by Tim Janis 		Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
by Sergei Rachmaninoff 		Romeo and Juliet
soundtrack from the 1968 movie
by Nino Rota and André Rieu
2000–01 Moonlight Sonata
by Ludwig van Beethoven 		Faust
by Charles Gounod

Competitive highlights

Czisny (center) with the other medalists at the 2010 Skate Canada International.

Post-2004 Results

Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
World Championships 15th 11th 5th
Four Continents Championships 5th 9th 5th
World Junior Championships 6th 6th
U.S. Championships 7th 7th 3rd 9th 1st 10th 1st
U.S. Collegiate Championships 1st 1st
Grand Prix Final 6th 1st
Trophée Eric Bompard 3rd TBD
Skate Canada 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
Cup of Russia 9th 4th 4th
NHK Trophy 6th
Cup of China 9th
Skate America 4th 2nd TBD
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th 1st 1st
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd 1st
Eastern Great Lakes Regionals 1st 1st

Pre-2004 Results

Event 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
U.S. Championships 2nd J. 11th 10th 12th
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, France 2nd
Gardena Spring Trophy 1st
Triglav Trophy 1st J.
Midwestern Sectionals 5th I. 9th J. 1st J. 2nd 2nd 2nd
Eastern Great Lakes Regionals 4th Ju. 1st I. 10th N. 3rd J. 1st J. 2nd 1st
  • Ju = Juvenile level; I = Intermediate level; N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "Czisny has golden performance at Skate Canada". Associated Press. usatoday.com. October 29, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "Skate Canada: Joannie Rochette, Patrick Chan Delight Home Fans." The Seattle Times. November 2, 2008. Accessed on November 3, 2008.
  7. ^ Walker, Elvin (January 22, 2009). "Czisny leads at US Nationals". GoldenSkate. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  8. ^ Walker, Elvin (January 24, 2009). "Czisny captures ladies US title". GoldenSkate. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  9. ^ Macur, Juliet (June 13, 2011). "Czisny Not Perfect, but Strong Enough to Win Title". New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  10. ^ a b c Gerstner, Joanne C. (March 26, 2011). "It Isn't Over Until She Says". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  11. ^ a b Macur, Juliet (January 30, 2011). "Czisny's Return Ends in Skating Title". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  12. ^ Hersh, Philip (April 19, 2011). "Czisny figures it's better late than never for Worlds". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  13. ^ "2009 U.S. Champion Alissa Czisny Splits from Longtime Coach". U.S. Figure Skating. February 10, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  14. ^ "U.S. Figure Skaters Announce Off-season Changes". U.S. Figure Skating. May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  15. ^ Blanchard, Jamie M. (October 29, 2010). "'Fresh start' for Czisny after personal disappointment". FigureSkaters.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  16. ^ Barnas, Jo-Ann (October 29, 2010). "Alissa Czisny twirls in new direction at Detroit Skating Club". freep.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  17. ^ Walker, Elvin (May 26, 2011). "Alissa Czisny Finds Her Competitive Spirit". IFS Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  18. ^ DiManno, Rosie (October 30, 2010). "American Alissa Czisny wins Skate Canada". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  19. ^ Walker, Elvin (January 28, 2011). "No clear cut leader after ladies short". Golden Skate. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  20. ^ a b Walker, Elvin (January 30, 2011). "Czisny dazzles; captures second title". Golden Skate. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  21. ^ Macur, Juliet (January 29, 2011). "Czisny Glides Effortlessly to Her Second U.S. Title". New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  22. ^ a b c Golinsky, Reut (December 18, 2010). "Alissa Czisny: A Skater Renewed: Part II". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  23. ^ a b c d e "Interview with Alissa Czisny". Golden Skate. April 22, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  24. ^ "Five favorite things with Alissa Czisny". IceNetwork.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  25. ^ "Czisny Featured in Chrysler's 'Imported from Detroit' Campaign". U.S. Figure Skating. April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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