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    Alissa Czisny

    E o patinoare iubita aici pe forum si cred ca merita si ea un thread doar al ei.
    Eu personal o admir pentru eleganta si naturalete si imi plac la nebunie spiralele si piruetele ei

    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.
    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 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. At the 2009 U.S. Championships, she won the short program by over five points. She finished third in the long program but won the gold medal due to her lead from the short. Czisny won her first national title, ahead of Rachael Flatt and Caroline Zhang. 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. She also found out her sister had cancer (in remission as of 2011). Czisny considered retiring but her mentors Brian Boitano and Linda Leaver encouraged her to continue.
    In February 2010, she left coach Julianne Berlin, who had coached her for twelve years. In May, she said she would remain at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with new coaches Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen. She reworked her jump technique with the help of her new coaches, 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."
    Czisny began the 2010–11 season by winning the 2010 Skate Canada International, 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, and then placed first in the free skate with 128.74, giving her a combined total of 191.24 to win the gold. She thus won her second national gold medal, finishing 7.86 points ahead of the defending champion Rachael Flatt.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. She placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships, her best ever result at the event. During the off-season, she skated in a number of shows.
    In the 2011–2012 season, Czisny is assigned to 2011 Skate America and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard as her Grand Prix events.

    Skating technique
    Unlike most skaters, Czisny spins and jumps clockwise. She is known for her excellent spins. 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." Of the jumps, Czisny is least confident on the triple salchow, which she did not perform in competition since 2005, but plans to attempt it in the 2011–2012 season.
    [edit]Personal life

    Czisny has taken ballet lessons from a young age to improve her flexibility and strength. Her fraternal twin sister, Amber, was also a figure skater who retired due to injuries and became a coach and choreographer.
    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. She took online classes due to her skating. She also wants to learn Japanese. She was one of four up-and-coming figure skaters featured on the 2006 TLC series, Ice Diaries. Czisny is a vegetarian and a Christian. In 2011, she made a brief appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler and Detroit, and then starred in Chrysler's Perseverance video.

    Czisny at a 2010 Stars on Ice show
    Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
    2011–12 La Vie en rose
    by Édith Piaf
    choreo. by Yuka Sato, Pasquale Camerlengo Valse triste
    by Jean Sibelius
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
    2010–11 Romance
    from Violin Concerto in D
    by Erich Wolfgang Korngold Selections from Winter into Spring
    by George Winston
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo 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

    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
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    "Că ai căzut nu are importanță deoarece numai modul în care te ridici contează" Nelson Mandela

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    Bravo, Oana!
    Acum am realizat si eu ca nu avea un thread si imi pare rau ca pana acum in calitate de fana nu m-am gandit sa ii deschid. Dar ma bucur ca l-ai deschis tu, o sa fiu pe aici cat se poate de des. Si ii doresc Alissei multe reusite in sezonul asta ca doar acum avem si unde sa o laudam

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    "Că ai căzut nu are importanță deoarece numai modul în care te ridici contează" Nelson Mandela

    "Figure skating needs to be aesthetic" Stephane Lambiel
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    mi-e teama de cum se va prezenta la nationale.am tot vanat articole sau filmari cu ea toata vara si degeaba. abia acum a aparut primul articol, foarte rezervat in declaratii, si am vazut-o patinand la un show dar nu am vazut-o sarind desi oficial a sarit 2A si 3T. imi pare rau ca dupa atat munca a avut acest ghinion cu accidentarea pentru ca ar fi avut nevoie de un al doilea sezon bun in care sa profite de imaginea creata in primul. nu cred ca va prinde top 5 la nationale si cel mai mult mi-e teama ca va avea parte de o retragere gen Rachael Flatt, adica cum e mai rau.

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    O vest f trista : Alissa a suferit ieri, in timpul antrenamentelor, o dislocare de sold si a fost dusa de urgenta la spital si operata. Cel mai probabil ea va pierde Nationalele si implicit participarea la Mondiale, din pacate un sezon complet ratat pt Alissa
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    Mai mult ca sigur rateaza totul. 3-6 luni de recuperare urmeaza pentru ea, ce ghinion
    Zbor pana la stele.

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    Ce ghinion pentru Alissa! . E ca si cu Laura Lepisto!
    "Cand simt nevoia de maretie, la Yagudin ma intorc."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracoromana View Post
    Ce ghinion pentru Alissa! . E ca si cu Laura Lepisto!
    Amanadoua sunt patinatoare foarte fragile si subtiri si da, din pacate au urmat cam aceeasi traiectorie, dupa ce au atins un varf de forma si au avut realizari, imediat dupa au aparut accidentarile si unele destul de serioase.
    Eu nici nu am avut curaj sa sper ca Alissa va participa la nationale, avand in vedere ca nu exista nicio dovada a formei in care se afla, daca poate sau nu sari. Cu atat mai putin speram sa fie pe podium. Dar nu ma impacam nici cu gandul ca nu o voi mai vedea deloc si apoi auzisem ca si-a pastrat SP ul acela superp pe La vie en rose si rochita aia minunata iar LP ul coregrafiat de Marina Zoueva ma facea tare curioasa.
    Speranta mea a indraznit sa apara fix in momentul in care a si murit. Adica dupa ce am vazut SP ul si o parte din LP (pe Gone with the wind!!! de-ar fi fost sa aleg o persoana sa patineze pe muzica asta, ea ar fi fost. i se potriveste sloganul "e si maine o zi") si am vazut ce bine i-au iesit sariturile, piruetele au ramas la fel de bune si parca patina mult mai lejer. Totul pana la nenorocita de accidentare, pe care bine ca nu au prins-o pe filmare.

    SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBUWG7G0bk4
    LP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtsR8JZMJw

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    Alissa se retrage de la campionatele regionale (sectional), deci de la Nationale, deci de la intreg sezonul.
    http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=49713&type=media
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    "Cand simt nevoia de maretie, la Yagudin ma intorc."

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    Am sperat ca un miracol se va intampla se va recupera dupa interventia chirurgicala si se va califica pentru Olimpiada.
    Last edited by andreeas; 20th November 2013 at 21:26.

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    Eu recunosc ca n-am mai sperat nimic. Ca sa nu fiu dezamagita. Credeam insa ca va veni la nationale si in cel mai fericit caz ar fi prins un top 10. Ar fi fost momentul ei de adio. Dureros este ca nu a avut acest moment. Eu nu am apucat sa imi iau la revedere de la ea.M-am resemnat cu gandul ca ea nu va mai fi cea dinainte dar ... voiam sa ii vad programele. Nu pot sa cred ca in sfarsit cineva a ales sa patineze pe Gone with the wind, si a fost tocmai ea, patinatoarea mea de suflet, si nu am apucat sa vad decat inceputul pana la momentul accidentarii de anul trecut care i-a pus capat carierei. Voiam sa vad acel program chiar si numai cu sarituri duble. Sper ca macar tot ceea ce a facut ea pt patinaj sa fi meritat, sa fie multumita chiar daca nu a ajuns la nicio olimpiada, si corpul ei nu a suferit prea mult. E ciudat cum Alissa si Kiira, favoritele mele din ultimii multi ani, adica de la Sasha Cohen incoace, au avut acelasi destin. Niciuna din ele nu va participa la Olimpiada si ca si in cazul Alissei, nu indraznesc sa sper ca o voi mai vedea pe Kiira in competitii chiar daca ea pare foarte optimista.

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    Si eu am sperat ca dupa dezastrul de la Nisa va reveni si isi va lua revansa printr-o calificare la JO dar si printr-o prestatie cat mai buna
    Oricum sper totusi ca nu se va retrage definitiv din patinaj ...
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    Programul Alissei prezentat la Gala Detroit Skating Club pe muzica Consolation de Franz List. Imi place foarte mult programul.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORaQsHs2KmU

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    Mi-e dor de ea
    "Că ai căzut nu are importanță deoarece numai modul în care te ridici contează" Nelson Mandela

    "Figure skating needs to be aesthetic" Stephane Lambiel
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