Sasha Cohen 2006 Worlds Qualifiying Round

This is her Qualifying Round program. She placed third going into Worlds and ironically ended third too. Feel the tragic, but beautiful air of this program. Sasha Cohen performing "Romeo and Juliet".

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[sayomsskiver]

i hate it when she falls

[mkscfan]

Me too. :(

[XxSkatingFan4LifexXD]

To lose to Kimmie and and Fuguri....she could've done so much better...

Sasha what total avoidable mistakes you make... :(

I agree with tinymavy. Sasha heart wasn't in it like we have seen it so many times before. She was too burnt out emotionally after Torino.

Seeing her fall when she is completely capable of skating a perfect gorgeous program is frustrating!

[neonmagicz]

Sasha has so-so techniques, which explains much of her inconsistency. Watch skaters like Shizuka or even Irina for deep secure edges which Sasha lacks.

[GioMariatex97]

I don't think her spins are so extraordinary: she has a great flexibility but think about the number of the revolutions or the speed: today there are a lot of skaters who have better spins!

[DarknessAwaitsUsAll]

We still can't ignore some of the upcoming American skaters. I love Sasha but a lot of the young skaters like Ashley Wagner, Mirai, Flatt still have their time to bloom. Hopefully she can get her jumps together and stand at the top of the podium in Nationals. Without a doubt this season will be amazing; anything can happen in this sport that's what makes it thrilling.

[DarknessAwaitsUsAll]

Well you definitely have to worry about Yuna and Mao since they are such massive jumpers, but I feel that the time off has really helped her. There's also been a lot of rumors that Sasha has been landing 3 3 combinations, but only time will tell.

[herm712]

absolutely, for a skater, she's had a wonderful career. i'm really excited to see if the time off has helped her. it'd be nice to have an american back on the podium, that's for sure. but the competition is a lot tougher than it was the last time she competed. no matter what happens, this season is going to be awesome...

[DarknessAwaitsUsAll]

Yeah and about she always made the podium in worlds I meant it in a she usually makes thep podium in worlds...lol Makes me look as if I'm giving her too much credit. So I wanted to clear that up. However she's never placed under fourth, and that goes for ALMOST every major competition she's competed in. She may not have been the world's greatest jumper, but you can't deny that she's had quite a career. :)

[DarknessAwaitsUsAll]

Exactly she's medaled three times at worlds. Does that seem little to you?

Your going up against the best and if your not a good competitor you'll get shot down.

True it's sad how the only time she beat Michelle was in a Campbell's competition (still a competition) If Sasha had always been a consistent skater Michelle wouldn't have won nowhere as many medals as she has. Even with the falls Sasha always had technically harder programs. Sasha's problem was the pressure, and her recurring injuries.

[herm712]

she only medaled at worlds 3 times; it took her 2 tries before she finally made it to the podium in 2004. she won 2 silvers and a bronze, which is great , but given her talent it's sad that she never made it to the top of the podium. she has landed a bunch of solid jumps that's true; but the thing was she was usually up against a perfect/near-perfect Michelle Kwan which made Sasha's errors, no matter how big or small, stand out tenfold and she usually ended up 2nd.

[DarknessAwaitsUsAll]

Herm712...

Before you think I am bashing you I agree with a lot of what you say; Sasha was gorgeous on the ice but never skated her capable best when it counted. What really bothered me about your comment however is the way you act as if Sasha has never landed a solid jump, and yes she's landed PLENTY of solid jumps in competition. Her main edge problem was in her triple lutz which she tended to flutz on. If she wasn't a strong competitor than how come she she always made the podium in Worlds?

[herm712]

she had awful edges; sometimes it just looked as though her landing edges would collapse. she had strong, albeit shallow, edges on her spirals but her landing edges were never solid...