@macerface You are indeed lucky--I think Alissa's sp at 2009 Nats is the zenith of ladies figure skating. She's gone on a vegetarian diet, which may mean she's not getting all her amino acids and could be losing some muscle mass, but I'm not an expert.
She reminds me of Sasha Cohen. She has her lines, her spiral, she even kinda looks like her if u think about it. NO ONE can touch her spins. they r beautiful! But I have 2 say that her leg is a little wrapped while checking out of her jumps....
I sure hope she does not make the World team this year. I have absolutely zero confidence in her ability to hold it together when it really counts, and I would hate to see her waste one of the two US spots. Especially since I hold her partially responsible for the US only having 2 spots. She was useless the last time she went.
@EyeMAbrain Still have no faith in her. Too many years of f@#!#@@#$ up when the heat is on. Lets face it, US Nationals was hardly a competitive field. I have no reason to believe that she won't crumble when it comes time to face Yu Na, Mao, and other true competitors.
I've never really watched figure skating, so maybe someone could tell me why they always give like a little gift to the skater as they leave the ice. I've seen it a couple of different times, I was wondering if there is something special to it.
@chuhboemember6 agree, i wonder if its due to ballet. theare both extremely flexible and artistic. thats the plus they get from it, no one can have a body line or expression as they do. rachael and wagner seemed more thick and can pull the jumps but they lack artistry, flatt more so. i hope she does well, her career has been up and down but she always looks great shapewise, costumes, music choices, choreography, lets hope this is her year, shes so talented
besides her amazing skating skills, her presentation is amazing, always ready with really detailed dresses, this one is classic, so pretty and goes with the music :)
so much grace..and ive nvr seen someone FEEL the music...like she was moving to it just the way it sounds.....not like it was just background...you know..sometimes it just seems like theyre just going through the motions till the jumps and im not watching it just for that....wow...she was just floating
@Uniquestylez01 me too, she did so well at the national practices, she knows her potential she must work on overcoming nerves and beleive in herself just as much as we beleive in her, her skating is flawless, everyone knows shes the best, and im sure she will work hard to gain another title and international medals:)
She fired her coach! I hope she gets someone that can help her hold it together and strengthen her competitive drive. If she gets that, she would be unbeatable!!!!
So does that mean she will keep on going with skating and continue her competitive career! I sooo hope so! I wanna see her win nationals again and become competitive enough to win the Worlds! She is such a beautiful skater!!! LOVE HER!
It's not called "firing" your coach in skating, she just parted ways. It doesn't mean Alissa was mean about it, her coach probably understood and they'll probably still be friends. And by the way, I also hope she finds a coach that helps her to hold it together and strengthen her competitive drive :D
Wow........um...wow! I really am a loss for words. Wow! I wish I could skate as beautifully as her! I'm jealous. :P Her spins, scratch that, everything in this program was so beautiful and flawless! Oh man, that was so amazing! Did she make it onto the Olympic team?
no she didn't :'( I was rooting for her but she fell on her first jump and missed her combo. I think she got the jutters after seeing Rachel Flatt, whom I hate btw..
Refreshing =) Love her elegance, her jumps, her spins are absoutly amazing her extention she is able to obtain is just breathtaking =) she skated beautiful to this program and it was pretty much flawless!!! True heart of a professional skater and sure is going places!!
I enjoy watching 'women' skaters so much more than teen or child skaters - even though it's great that youngsters can do all the difficulty, I prefer the grace and maturity in the older skaters, not to mention the lines
does anyone know if kimmie was competing this year, because in my country we don't often see the skate competitions, so i was wondering if anyone knows, thanks:D, btw i think alissa was great, i love her performance and her jumps were so clean
No, Kimmie withrew due to injury that year, same as the first of her events of this year. I don't think that with the deep field of US figure skating this year we'll be seeing much of her.
She is amazing! This is the best short program ever in the history of U.S. ladies figure skating so far, her jumps were fully rotated, spins were well centered and fast, spirals are amazing, the crossovers nice and clean as well as the deep edges wow everything went well here oh and the music was brilliant! I really hope she makes it to the 2010 Olympics with Sasha, they are both ballerinas on ice, and both are equally strong wether they are inconsistent or not, they can surprise ua all.
Say what you want about Alissa's jumping consistency in international competitions, this was the best U.S. National short program I have ever seen! I will always remember her when I hear this music. Magical!
No one, and I mean NO ONE can spin like Alissa Czisny. No one can touch her. It's just magnificent. I really hope it's her and Sasha at the Olympics. The other younger competitors still have their chances, but this seems to be it for the two veterans. I wish them the best of luck. Sasha & Alissa for the 2010 Olympic Team!!!
i def agree with you, there owuld be nothing better than sending both alissa and sasha to the olympics, both are just exquisite and have the imense talent to represent the us, hopefully both have a great season and consistent jumps (which is what the new system is about)...theres nothing better than ballerinas on ice and those two are one good pair the us has :D
@sgjake21 I absolutely looooove Alissa. But I strongly disagree. Her spins are absolutely fabulous, but Lucinda Ruh is in a league of her own for spins.
i feel a little dizzy but not rlly, i guess we're just used to it. id do a spin in my program and just go to the nxt thing in my program without even thinking about it
Oh I know this is the short but didnt she scored better on her long program and scored low on the short thats why she didnt make it to the top? I only saw her long program at the world, thought it was great.
I love Alissa because she's such a sweet girl, but I think she thinks too much about her performance when she does it. It's almost like she foretells of her own destruction. She's not the type to lead a ladies' team, especially the US team. She did better when she won Bronze a couple of years ago. But to put her as the top US ladies' skater despite her major errors, that's just unfair for the other ladies who are more consistent.
If she lands that triple Lutz and adds one triple, triple combination I think she can win Worlds! She has all the potential, and in the rear event that she two triple triple combination's at worlds I don't think anyone would beat her. But for what it's worth I hope she does well. Good luck Alissa.
What a groundbreaking comeback! Still graceful as always and illuminating many with smiles. Consistency has improved tremendously! Hopefully Alissa will continue to improve in areas in her landings where falls will just be a memory of her younger years.
COME ON!!! Alissa be more consistent and get urself a triple-triple for the short program, and u r set... u have every single other element, better than all the other skaters out there...
THanks for the video ! I thought this was the best I've seen her skate. Simply beautiful and so nice to see. Her spins are superb. Her moves are complete and that is the beauty of watching a mature skater. Ballet on ice.
all the negative comments just show how close minded some skating fans are,the jumps still count but the artistry and presence do so too, alissa won the sp with a good lead over the girls,she didnt do so great with the long but her skating elements and artistry helped her win the title. zhang and flatt still lack experience and they may have the jumps but still miss out on other elements, especially speed.. sadly mirai and wagner didnt medal, i was hopin they would go wo worlds with czisny.
Alissa is such a beautiful skater, lovely lines and incredible extension, and her spins and footwork sequences have never been the problem. Her jump technique has (supposedly) been corrected. She must have been very nervous during the lp at nationals because she only landed three clean jumps. I hope her national title will give her the confidence she lacks. About Michelle and/or Sasha coming back---both are so talented and capable, and experienced. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
It was a beautiful artistic skate. However, if this is the best the U.S.A. has, then why not bring back Michelle and Sasha.?
This program only had 3 to 4 triples. no 3,3 combinations. The foot steps werent that fast or difficult. Michelle and Sasha, could do at least 6 triples and probably a 3,3 combination, and both are very artistic too. Espcially Michelle, her jumps were perfect, and she was consitent on them...
1st of all.. dis prgram does not even have 3 -triples.. only 2 and 1 double axel. why?
coz it is the SHORT PROGRAM.
sasha's jumps on SP would be the same! 3-2 combo. 3ple. and a double axel.. same with kwan.
plus.. this is not the best in USA... their bests (Flatt, Zhang, Nagasu) are a little inconsistent due to their added heght (harder to spring and get rotate)
Kwan is old (oldies have hard time jumping) and sasha is a little not-so competitive) and i have not seen them do 3-3 combo
Hey, don't make fun of old people. But, yes, i know this is the short. The long only had 4 triples, one was in combination. That is not much if she hopes to do much at worlds. But, don't count out the ladies in their high 20's; that is not old. Fumi, from japan is 28 and she is doing ok...But, i still think if kwan was skating she would beat her. Besides looking great artistically in this skate, there wasn't much difficulty.
thanks for you comment. i don't think she is U.S.A.'s best either.
I mentioned that fumi suguri is 28 yrs old. She got 2nd at Japan nationals. She got first in the LP. She beat, Nakano, Ando, akiko, and beat Mao in the Long.
I just saw a Kwan video from 2001. She did 7 triples, two in combination with a double and a 2A.
If Alissa did a clean program it would have been 5 triples at most with the combinations.
Why not bring Kwan back. She can beat this without doing any 3,3s in her skate, with the artistic quality too..
you are somehow right.. but both Sasha (maybe not much on her because I can see her doing exhibitions) and Kwan are not-so competitive.. they have not competed for years.. compared to fumie who has been continuously competing... and maybe its a little bit of luck that she got that.. I am a big Mao fan and I already know about it before you told me about that (Fumie)... Mao underrotates her two - 3axels and the 3loop on the 3-3 combo...
yeah, maybe..i don't think cohen can. Maybe kwan..yeah, Mao had a bad night at nationals. Fumi, did beat Alissa twice this year.
most of the girls(all) are having a hard time doing 3,3's correctly...Yuna, is probably the most consistent. I think the judges may be telling the girls that clean skates are better then trying the more difficult jumps. But it takes the excitement out of it for me...and the risk. Maybe that is why i am not happy Alissa won, too simple of a program.. no risk.
sasha and michelle can't compete anymore. i know sasha was in stars on ice. you get paid for those shows. they've turned pro and they wouldn't be able to compete internationally. you have to be an amature.
and plus, i think alissa is better than the other, younger ones. she has maturity needed to be a senior lady. the other ones aren't mature and don't have a presence or maturity to them.
i give my best to alissa. she deserves to dominate.
sasha was pretty much the same as alissa. they would both do beautiful sp and get high scores, but then have disasterous lp. about sasha and michelle coming out of retirement, i think if they were really serious about skating, they would have skated this year, not just come back in the olympic year. thats kind of unfair to the girls who have been skating this entire quad. but regardless i dont think we're going to qualify 3 spots for the olympics:(
thanks for the comment. At first i wasn't really serious about MK and Sasha coming back to skate. My intention was to compare them to Allisa's skates. Even though Allissa skates beautifully artistically, she lacks the difficult elements in her programs. I was thinking if Alissa can win nationals with her program then why not bring back MK and Sasha. Technically the programs Mk and Sasha were doing were more difficult(in terms of the jumps), except for probably the spins...thanks again.
no prob. well i dont really know about michelle. she got okay scores but the technical panels would give her level 2 for some of her spins. now sasha could still do really well under the judging system. she had the highest score until kim yu-na beat it in 2007. she didn't have the hardest jumps but her spins and spirals got all level 3s and 4s.
plus the GOE really helped her. she would have to work on consistency for her lp though. she doesn't have to do the hardest jumps but she has to do them clean. i think then she could be in the ranks with carolina, mao and kim
I think she played it safe on the jumps to get her confidence back. The jumps she did were technically correct and she doesn't get downgraded on them. Others try more and get downgraded. The rest of her elements are all of a very high level.
She's one of the most beautiful ladies I've ever seen and, as far as I can judge it, she really is a talented skater. Hope to see her in Europe once... ;)
She reminds me so much of Shizuka Arakawa, with strong edging, spins, jumps, and beautiful lines...but with consistency problems. I'd love to see her perform perfect SP and FS, as she did several times a few years back.
always the most beautiful skating dresses
chapstickgurl1 3 weeks ago
@chapstickgurl1 i used to get my dresses made from the same lady, i remember seeing this dress at her house before the 07-08 season.
macerface 1 week ago
I feel bad for her twin sister Amber..... she must be jealous.
CallieCullen13 1 month ago
I am so lucky to have witnessed this beautiful performance. Has she lost weight since then?
macerface 3 months ago
@macerface You are indeed lucky--I think Alissa's sp at 2009 Nats is the zenith of ladies figure skating. She's gone on a vegetarian diet, which may mean she's not getting all her amino acids and could be losing some muscle mass, but I'm not an expert.
gallantrycross 2 months ago
@gallantrycross comparing how she looked here to now she has lost soooo much weight. i love alissa but she almost looks unhealthy now.
macerface 2 months ago
This may be my favorite of alissa's performances! :D
KathyKlamisme 3 months ago
Czisny Sizzles.
gallantrycross 4 months ago
This is the greatest skate in history.
gallantrycross 5 months ago
She reminds me of Sasha Cohen. She has her lines, her spiral, she even kinda looks like her if u think about it. NO ONE can touch her spins. they r beautiful! But I have 2 say that her leg is a little wrapped while checking out of her jumps....
crazycupcake777 6 months ago
I love that costume! It's so prettty!
ImmaAmazing 6 months ago
Does anybody knows the name of the song?? Pleaseee
mensa35 7 months ago
@mensa35 The Swan by Saint-Saens. (part of Carnival of the animals)
speakingtruly 5 months ago
@speakingtruly Thank you!!
mensa35 5 months ago
@mensa35 You're welcome. :-)
speakingtruly 5 months ago
No one can touch Johnny Weir's program to the Swan. It will never be done better.
ltbrooks 8 months ago
@ltbrooks From the male skaters. :-) For me the '94 ex of Baiul will always be the best Swan skated by any female.
speakingtruly 5 months ago
Adorable.
southsidesman 1 year ago
I sure hope she does not make the World team this year. I have absolutely zero confidence in her ability to hold it together when it really counts, and I would hate to see her waste one of the two US spots. Especially since I hold her partially responsible for the US only having 2 spots. She was useless the last time she went.
TinyAva93 1 year ago
@TinyAva93 Well too late for that isn't it hunny... she won and made it to Worlds! Love her!
EyeMAbrain 1 year ago
@EyeMAbrain Still have no faith in her. Too many years of f@#!#@@#$ up when the heat is on. Lets face it, US Nationals was hardly a competitive field. I have no reason to believe that she won't crumble when it comes time to face Yu Na, Mao, and other true competitors.
TinyAva93 1 year ago
I would love to get with that. Fuckin yeah!
Cavaliersin07 1 year ago
I've never really watched figure skating, so maybe someone could tell me why they always give like a little gift to the skater as they leave the ice. I've seen it a couple of different times, I was wondering if there is something special to it.
haaakkkk2010 1 year ago
spiker ne boş boş konuşuyorrr !! _
sussunda izliyelim..
OlulerSokagi 1 year ago
by far the most innately musical and fluid skater to come out of the states... her spins are astoundingly beautiful.
pyroprince78 1 year ago
okay.. im in LOVE with that dress!
Majkkyyz 1 year ago 2
She's definitely better than that fat lump Rachael Flatts
deeprose4 1 year ago
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singmesomethingsoft2 1 year ago
Alissa and Sasha are the best female skaters....... a shame their jumps plagued them so much.
chuhboemember6 1 year ago
@chuhboemember6 agree, i wonder if its due to ballet. theare both extremely flexible and artistic. thats the plus they get from it, no one can have a body line or expression as they do. rachael and wagner seemed more thick and can pull the jumps but they lack artistry, flatt more so. i hope she does well, her career has been up and down but she always looks great shapewise, costumes, music choices, choreography, lets hope this is her year, shes so talented
memuysexyfosho 1 year ago
she's a clockwise-er?
so pretty :)
pianorina23693 1 year ago
she gained some weight, didn't she? she looks better now
giolk28 1 year ago
If Alissa can skate like this in both short and long, she might be able to beat Mao in a head to head competition.
jkready111 1 year ago
If only she could have repeated this program in the 2010 Nationals. She would have been unbeatable.
GoldPaintedDaisies 1 year ago
waw i like her layback spin
TheMinimandan 1 year ago
who is this swan lake by anyone know stunning performance
spiralqueenforgold18 1 year ago
@spiralqueenforgold18 Not Swan Lake, but Le Cygne by Camille Saint-Saens from Le Carnaval des Animaux. :)
SilverInsanity 1 year ago
My new idol!
Allyskate 1 year ago
besides her amazing skating skills, her presentation is amazing, always ready with really detailed dresses, this one is classic, so pretty and goes with the music :)
memuysexyfosho 1 year ago
so much grace..and ive nvr seen someone FEEL the music...like she was moving to it just the way it sounds.....not like it was just background...you know..sometimes it just seems like theyre just going through the motions till the jumps and im not watching it just for that....wow...she was just floating
amo22601 1 year ago
shes so graceful and look sso peaceful when she skates
loopykay13 1 year ago
OMG WOW!!! I LOVE ALISSA!!
Yes she will definitely make a comeback, I believe in her. ;-)
Uniquestylez01 1 year ago 3
@Uniquestylez01 me too, she did so well at the national practices, she knows her potential she must work on overcoming nerves and beleive in herself just as much as we beleive in her, her skating is flawless, everyone knows shes the best, and im sure she will work hard to gain another title and international medals:)
memuysexyfosho 1 year ago
She fired her coach! I hope she gets someone that can help her hold it together and strengthen her competitive drive. If she gets that, she would be unbeatable!!!!
sk8theice1 1 year ago 4
So does that mean she will keep on going with skating and continue her competitive career! I sooo hope so! I wanna see her win nationals again and become competitive enough to win the Worlds! She is such a beautiful skater!!! LOVE HER!
EyeMAbrain 1 year ago
It's not called "firing" your coach in skating, she just parted ways. It doesn't mean Alissa was mean about it, her coach probably understood and they'll probably still be friends. And by the way, I also hope she finds a coach that helps her to hold it together and strengthen her competitive drive :D
LukeSkating 1 year ago 2
@LukeSkating yes indeed, i hope she gets a male coach, someone tougher who can bring out the competitiveness in her:)
memuysexyfosho 1 year ago
go clockwise skaters!
lucylikeslollies 2 years ago 2
Wow........um...wow! I really am a loss for words. Wow! I wish I could skate as beautifully as her! I'm jealous. :P Her spins, scratch that, everything in this program was so beautiful and flawless! Oh man, that was so amazing! Did she make it onto the Olympic team?
figuresk8er123 2 years ago 2
no she didn't :'( I was rooting for her but she fell on her first jump and missed her combo. I think she got the jutters after seeing Rachel Flatt, whom I hate btw..
EyeMAbrain 1 year ago 2
@EyeMAbrain flatt is booooring, stiff, and overmarked, all the ballerina skaters deserve to be on top
memuysexyfosho 1 year ago
agreed! :)
EyeMAbrain 1 year ago
Refreshing =) Love her elegance, her jumps, her spins are absoutly amazing her extention she is able to obtain is just breathtaking =) she skated beautiful to this program and it was pretty much flawless!!! True heart of a professional skater and sure is going places!!
bellamelissa87 2 years ago 2
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bellamelissa87 2 years ago
It almost doesn't matter if she makes a mistake; her movements are so smooth and flawless.
Linguistador 2 years ago 2
So amazing! WOW!
jeansgirl1022tokyo 2 years ago
how did she do on this??
FigureSk8rxx 2 years ago
She came in 1st in the SP and went onto win her first National championship.
BestFiction00 2 years ago
I enjoy watching 'women' skaters so much more than teen or child skaters - even though it's great that youngsters can do all the difficulty, I prefer the grace and maturity in the older skaters, not to mention the lines
apluskel 2 years ago 13
does anyone know if kimmie was competing this year, because in my country we don't often see the skate competitions, so i was wondering if anyone knows, thanks:D, btw i think alissa was great, i love her performance and her jumps were so clean
elvira0191 2 years ago
no has a hip and knee injury
lchanceiv 2 years ago
really :S but she's coming back right?, thanks
elvira0191 2 years ago
No, Kimmie withrew due to injury that year, same as the first of her events of this year. I don't think that with the deep field of US figure skating this year we'll be seeing much of her.
LMDR249 2 years ago
She will missed this season because of a bad knee injury but she will return to competitive skating next year.
BestFiction00 2 years ago
her double axel at the end was great
carlsonsk8ter 2 years ago 2
If Alissa skated like this every time she performed it will be difficult to beat her.
wobbles610 2 years ago 7
she had no footwork at all going into her flip.
shineluvslambiel 2 years ago
i wish at 2:48 that they would've focused on her entire body and not just her head
iceskate4evah 2 years ago 2
This is the best skater to date! Forget the Kwans and the Cohens! Ha! :)
Blossssom 2 years ago 3
I really hope she'll keep it together this year. I'd be aweful to see another meltdown from her.
espinaca79 2 years ago 5
her biellman spin looks so pretty!!! <3
flwrgrl13 2 years ago 6
She is amazing! This is the best short program ever in the history of U.S. ladies figure skating so far, her jumps were fully rotated, spins were well centered and fast, spirals are amazing, the crossovers nice and clean as well as the deep edges wow everything went well here oh and the music was brilliant! I really hope she makes it to the 2010 Olympics with Sasha, they are both ballerinas on ice, and both are equally strong wether they are inconsistent or not, they can surprise ua all.
sk8rnyc88 2 years ago 13
Say what you want about Alissa's jumping consistency in international competitions, this was the best U.S. National short program I have ever seen! I will always remember her when I hear this music. Magical!
danjohnrob64 2 years ago 4
yes indeed every element was performed beautifly shes just brilliant i wish her the best for this coming season :D
memuysexyfosho 2 years ago
she skated brilliantly to this :)
Pikachuusb 2 years ago 4
shes amazing i just saw her abt an hour ago at skate detroit and got her autograph shes soooooo good!!
hunterjumper65 2 years ago
She could give Lucinda Ruh a run for her money :)
aydno1 2 years ago 3
No one, and I mean NO ONE can spin like Alissa Czisny. No one can touch her. It's just magnificent. I really hope it's her and Sasha at the Olympics. The other younger competitors still have their chances, but this seems to be it for the two veterans. I wish them the best of luck. Sasha & Alissa for the 2010 Olympic Team!!!
sgjake21 2 years ago 25
i def agree with you, there owuld be nothing better than sending both alissa and sasha to the olympics, both are just exquisite and have the imense talent to represent the us, hopefully both have a great season and consistent jumps (which is what the new system is about)...theres nothing better than ballerinas on ice and those two are one good pair the us has :D
memuysexyfosho 2 years ago 2
@sgjake21 I absolutely looooove Alissa. But I strongly disagree. Her spins are absolutely fabulous, but Lucinda Ruh is in a league of her own for spins.
Tromkick 1 year ago
@Tromkick No doubt about Lucinda Ruh... I was talking more in terms of today's skaters. :)
sgjake21 1 year ago
my friend has competed with her before
mygirlsl2009 2 years ago
Like the announcer said, she feels the program. Her jumps could be more consistent, but her grace is unbeatable. This was great!
bOoKwOrM511 2 years ago 2
I love her speed and grace and elegance in this program! Her choreography is beautiful! Her spins are the best!!!!!!
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wingslayer53 2 years ago
That was beautiful. So elegent and such class.
jack622511 2 years ago 2
GhostKidd3607 she is still the best. Whether you like it or NOT.
waddleduckie1 2 years ago
i wonder what you feel like after spinning around like that.
nicholashenton 2 years ago
i feel a little dizzy but not rlly, i guess we're just used to it. id do a spin in my program and just go to the nxt thing in my program without even thinking about it
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GhostKidd3607 2 years ago
She was really great on her long program, too bad she didnt do so good on her short.
sonny5274 2 years ago
It's the opposite, this is her short program and she amazingly. Her long program was not awful, but not amazing.
She has great speed in this program. Sometimes she skates slow, but she was flying accross the ice despite the soft music.
SecondPlaceYuya 2 years ago
Oh I know this is the short but didnt she scored better on her long program and scored low on the short thats why she didnt make it to the top? I only saw her long program at the world, thought it was great.
sonny5274 2 years ago
IT WAS GLAMOROUS
69428mach 2 years ago
hey this is my music the only big jump i have in it is an axel
twirlgirl757 2 years ago
beautiful girl!
jairus1230 2 years ago
But I'm glad Alissa has a medal.
Now she can get a job in Capades.
grandmagrumpy 2 years ago
I'm heartbroken for Caroline and Mirai
grandmagrumpy 2 years ago
Just love this program - exquisite! Even with the falls during World's, it was still spellbinding. I'm heartbroken for her.
renata777777 2 years ago
Her long program at Worlds was lovely!
sands107 2 years ago
How fitting, the Swan! as in Swan Song.
grandmagrumpy 2 years ago
I love Alissa because she's such a sweet girl, but I think she thinks too much about her performance when she does it. It's almost like she foretells of her own destruction. She's not the type to lead a ladies' team, especially the US team. She did better when she won Bronze a couple of years ago. But to put her as the top US ladies' skater despite her major errors, that's just unfair for the other ladies who are more consistent.
PhiLove28 2 years ago 2
If she lands that triple Lutz and adds one triple, triple combination I think she can win Worlds! She has all the potential, and in the rear event that she two triple triple combination's at worlds I don't think anyone would beat her. But for what it's worth I hope she does well. Good luck Alissa.
vluis16 2 years ago
One of my favorites! Lovely to watch
dvdneely 2 years ago
she is my favorite skater!!
proiceskater101 2 years ago
this is just beautiful. really beautiful.
dyania23 2 years ago
Exelente!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
portfaz18 2 years ago
MAGNIFICO!!!!!!!!!!
Bjf2011 2 years ago
What a groundbreaking comeback! Still graceful as always and illuminating many with smiles. Consistency has improved tremendously! Hopefully Alissa will continue to improve in areas in her landings where falls will just be a memory of her younger years.
waddleduckie1 2 years ago 2
Such a sweet sensation on ice!!
selezkova 2 years ago
this program was beautiful...
COME ON!!! Alissa be more consistent and get urself a triple-triple for the short program, and u r set... u have every single other element, better than all the other skaters out there...
luchito345 2 years ago
Like in a wondeful dream!
alvictory 3 years ago
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michelle kwan is better!
tellito1 3 years ago
her double axels are awesome!
getmewildO2 3 years ago
she is a swan on the ice... beautiful
ryunaee 3 years ago
michelle kwan is better!
tellito1 3 years ago
Smooth as silk.
GlitteringGirl65 3 years ago
she is such a pretty skater=)
i would kill to have spins as good as hers
aBERCROMBIExO12 3 years ago
THanks for the video ! I thought this was the best I've seen her skate. Simply beautiful and so nice to see. Her spins are superb. Her moves are complete and that is the beauty of watching a mature skater. Ballet on ice.
slw531 3 years ago
all the negative comments just show how close minded some skating fans are,the jumps still count but the artistry and presence do so too, alissa won the sp with a good lead over the girls,she didnt do so great with the long but her skating elements and artistry helped her win the title. zhang and flatt still lack experience and they may have the jumps but still miss out on other elements, especially speed.. sadly mirai and wagner didnt medal, i was hopin they would go wo worlds with czisny.
memuysexyfosho 3 years ago
And for some reason we have all these great skaters, and NOT ONE can even land it on the podium. Hopefully they'll prove me wrong soon, -_-
smartskater1 2 years ago
Lovely spins and presentation, jumps so so...
swanlake28 3 years ago
Alissa is such a beautiful skater, lovely lines and incredible extension, and her spins and footwork sequences have never been the problem. Her jump technique has (supposedly) been corrected. She must have been very nervous during the lp at nationals because she only landed three clean jumps. I hope her national title will give her the confidence she lacks. About Michelle and/or Sasha coming back---both are so talented and capable, and experienced. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
ja748 3 years ago
finally.
barkingtree88 3 years ago
It was a beautiful artistic skate. However, if this is the best the U.S.A. has, then why not bring back Michelle and Sasha.?
This program only had 3 to 4 triples. no 3,3 combinations. The foot steps werent that fast or difficult. Michelle and Sasha, could do at least 6 triples and probably a 3,3 combination, and both are very artistic too. Espcially Michelle, her jumps were perfect, and she was consitent on them...
Seriouly, think about it.
cerdanM 3 years ago
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1st of all.. dis prgram does not even have 3 -triples.. only 2 and 1 double axel. why?
coz it is the SHORT PROGRAM.
sasha's jumps on SP would be the same! 3-2 combo. 3ple. and a double axel.. same with kwan.
plus.. this is not the best in USA... their bests (Flatt, Zhang, Nagasu) are a little inconsistent due to their added heght (harder to spring and get rotate)
Kwan is old (oldies have hard time jumping) and sasha is a little not-so competitive) and i have not seen them do 3-3 combo
getmewildO2 3 years ago
Hey, don't make fun of old people. But, yes, i know this is the short. The long only had 4 triples, one was in combination. That is not much if she hopes to do much at worlds. But, don't count out the ladies in their high 20's; that is not old. Fumi, from japan is 28 and she is doing ok...But, i still think if kwan was skating she would beat her. Besides looking great artistically in this skate, there wasn't much difficulty.
thanks for you comment. i don't think she is U.S.A.'s best either.
cerdanM 3 years ago
I mentioned that fumi suguri is 28 yrs old. She got 2nd at Japan nationals. She got first in the LP. She beat, Nakano, Ando, akiko, and beat Mao in the Long.
I just saw a Kwan video from 2001. She did 7 triples, two in combination with a double and a 2A.
If Alissa did a clean program it would have been 5 triples at most with the combinations.
Why not bring Kwan back. She can beat this without doing any 3,3s in her skate, with the artistic quality too..
cerdanM 3 years ago
Part 1
you are somehow right.. but both Sasha (maybe not much on her because I can see her doing exhibitions) and Kwan are not-so competitive.. they have not competed for years.. compared to fumie who has been continuously competing... and maybe its a little bit of luck that she got that.. I am a big Mao fan and I already know about it before you told me about that (Fumie)... Mao underrotates her two - 3axels and the 3loop on the 3-3 combo...
getmewildO2 3 years ago
Part 2 not so good skate by ando and nakano.. that's why.. maybe if she is consistent she would make it (problem's is she's not => fumie)
anyway.. I still think Cohen and especially kwan would make it...
getmewildO2 3 years ago
I mean..
I still think Cohen and especially Kwan would NOT make it...
getmewildO2 3 years ago
yeah, maybe..i don't think cohen can. Maybe kwan..yeah, Mao had a bad night at nationals. Fumi, did beat Alissa twice this year.
most of the girls(all) are having a hard time doing 3,3's correctly...Yuna, is probably the most consistent. I think the judges may be telling the girls that clean skates are better then trying the more difficult jumps. But it takes the excitement out of it for me...and the risk. Maybe that is why i am not happy Alissa won, too simple of a program.. no risk.
cerdanM 3 years ago
i know at least kwan had done triple triples... in the 96 worlds (not sure), 99 nationals, 00 worlds, and 01 worlds from what i know...
moonlightresonance08 3 years ago
sasha and michelle can't compete anymore. i know sasha was in stars on ice. you get paid for those shows. they've turned pro and they wouldn't be able to compete internationally. you have to be an amature.
and plus, i think alissa is better than the other, younger ones. she has maturity needed to be a senior lady. the other ones aren't mature and don't have a presence or maturity to them.
i give my best to alissa. she deserves to dominate.
Parawhore5150 2 years ago
they've retained their amateur status to remain olympic eligible.
yolandaq 2 years ago
Even if you are considered pro, next season they could turn amateur again.
However, both are still considered amateur.
I agree about Alissa though, she's the last remaining member of the 6.0 generation syle skaters.
SecondPlaceYuya 2 years ago 3
sasha was pretty much the same as alissa. they would both do beautiful sp and get high scores, but then have disasterous lp. about sasha and michelle coming out of retirement, i think if they were really serious about skating, they would have skated this year, not just come back in the olympic year. thats kind of unfair to the girls who have been skating this entire quad. but regardless i dont think we're going to qualify 3 spots for the olympics:(
mistybabe5489 2 years ago
thanks for the comment. At first i wasn't really serious about MK and Sasha coming back to skate. My intention was to compare them to Allisa's skates. Even though Allissa skates beautifully artistically, she lacks the difficult elements in her programs. I was thinking if Alissa can win nationals with her program then why not bring back MK and Sasha. Technically the programs Mk and Sasha were doing were more difficult(in terms of the jumps), except for probably the spins...thanks again.
cerdanM 2 years ago
no prob. well i dont really know about michelle. she got okay scores but the technical panels would give her level 2 for some of her spins. now sasha could still do really well under the judging system. she had the highest score until kim yu-na beat it in 2007. she didn't have the hardest jumps but her spins and spirals got all level 3s and 4s.
mistybabe5489 2 years ago
plus the GOE really helped her. she would have to work on consistency for her lp though. she doesn't have to do the hardest jumps but she has to do them clean. i think then she could be in the ranks with carolina, mao and kim
mistybabe5489 2 years ago
I think she played it safe on the jumps to get her confidence back. The jumps she did were technically correct and she doesn't get downgraded on them. Others try more and get downgraded. The rest of her elements are all of a very high level.
bendonna 2 years ago
you are probably right..thanks for the comment.
cerdanM 2 years ago
i love her!
michelleeeybelly2795 3 years ago
Its nice!i love the song!nice technique and dynamics!
DollFace878 3 years ago
She's good, no doubt there, I know everyone loves her but eh.. She doens't sell me.
tomass423 3 years ago
i love her music...i skated to this in my first competition...alissa is so incredible♥
Sapphira51496 3 years ago
absolutely stunning
sarahbrady7 3 years ago
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Goodness! She looks like a prima Russian ballerina skating.
ferency98 3 years ago
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Excellent! I'm so glad for her! She deserved this!
indysk8r32 3 years ago
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This program was absolutely beautiful and elegant. Alissa is awesome spinner and has great artistry.
rickram1961 3 years ago
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The footwork section is magnificent, she flowed like water...
espinaca79 3 years ago
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loved it! but where oh where is dick button??? peter gannon? peggy flemming?
i know contracts/networks changed but honestly, dick button was/is the best.
jfskating 3 years ago
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I so agree! I miss his honest criticism; Scott and Sandra lay on far too many superlatives, although Alissa's performance was magnificent.
kLx026 3 years ago
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i thing nobody is magnificent like michelle kwan's preformances!!
tellito1 3 years ago
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awh this made me cry. i love alissa and i'm so glad she won!
iceice9892 3 years ago
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This was really beautiful... I really like her and I'm glad she gets to go to Worlds finally! Good luck!
uncchristine99 3 years ago
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She's one of the most beautiful ladies I've ever seen and, as far as I can judge it, she really is a talented skater. Hope to see her in Europe once... ;)
patee101 3 years ago
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I appreciate this. keep game up. You got it
tushli2004 3 years ago
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i freakin luved her wen i watched her on t.v.! she's so good. thanks for uploading.
fushisushiazngrl1 3 years ago
michelle kwan is better!!
tellito1 3 years ago
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Michelle Kwan isn't a mortal, you twit. Of course she's better...she's a goddess. For a mortal woman, Alissa is pretty damn good!
ShamusMacGuffin 3 years ago
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yeah, ur right, michelle kwan is going to live forever!
nomorenonsense4 3 years ago
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michelle kwan is the next olimpic gold medalist in vancouver 2010!!
tellito1 3 years ago
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why do female skaters always want to show us their Vagina when skating? they do realize that guys get boners when they do that?
Climbatizecombat 3 years ago
Why do you ask such stupid questions?
Sofabar 3 years ago 3
michelle kwan is better!!!
tellito1 3 years ago
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Seriously dude. That's the kind of stuff you need to keep to yourself.
trueplayer12345 3 years ago
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It's not that they show something, it's the fact you pay attention to that, you perv!
espinaca79 3 years ago
wow very very good! Can't wait to see here when she qualifies! :)
GoreTorn16 3 years ago 2
She reminds me so much of Shizuka Arakawa, with strong edging, spins, jumps, and beautiful lines...but with consistency problems. I'd love to see her perform perfect SP and FS, as she did several times a few years back.
nondescriptnyc 3 years ago
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michelle kwan is better!!!
tellito1 3 years ago
She made cry!
espinaca79 3 years ago 2
yaya you ar so kind post the long progrmaes:)
callumleach 3 years ago 2
Wonderful! Thank you for posting this.
I'm so happy for Alissa.
yokopoko1 3 years ago 4
Could you download her long program also please?
quelita28 3 years ago 2
omg, is she a right side dominant? (clockwise spinner/jumper)
that was a great program though...
myicemyworld1023 3 years ago