http://www.UniversalSports.com 2011, Moscow, Russia, ISU World Figure Skating Championship, the American champ Czisny scored a 61.47 and sits in 4th place, 4.44 points out of first. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
IF ARTISTRY WASN'T A SIGNIFICANT PART OF LADIES FIGURE SKATING, i WOULDN'T WATCH. aND THE THREE MOST ARTISTIC SKATERS TODAY (IN MY OPINION) ARE aLISsA, yUNA AND KIIRA KORPI. sOMETIMES i THINK THE STRESS OF yUNA MAINTAINING HEr STANDING WEIGHS ON HER TOO HEAVILY. Oops, caps locked, well, I'm not going to re-type.
@DarrenInCA Sasha has the ablity to perform elements other only dreamed of in skating. No one will compare her sprials its just amazing and her personality to the music. Her footwork tells a story, well you can say her whole program tells a story. So yea Alissa is kinda similar.
Wow her beillman looks like young Caroline Zhang's(the way she used to do it). Her flexibility is so amazing. She just makes you want to go out there and skate too. I miss skating so much. I hope i can be back and going pull power ahead. I hope to someday get my flexibility back. Alissa Czisny is just so beautiful out there on the ice. Words can't describe her skating...
And let me say this. I enjoy Alissa and she is a good skater and I thoroughly have enjoyed her all season. But if Yu-na, Miki and Mao all skate at their top level, Alissa will never be on the podium. At worlds, had she not fallen on her triple lutz in the long she would have come home with the bronze. That's nothing to sneeze at. And PLEASE never compare Alissa to Sasha. Sasha wishes she had half the skating technique Alissa has!
@anubethc45 Spins and spirals yes. (More like a HELL YES!) Edges, you must be smoking crack. Have you even taken a judging seminar on edges evaluation? I somehow doubt it. In the PCS criteria, Kim is superior to Czisny. Repeat after me, ARTISTRY IS NOT SOMETHING JUDGED IN FIGURE SKATING. It is an urban legend among skating fans. It has NEVER been something judged except in Pro competitions. Alissa has great posture and style, but skating skills, transitions, choreography all go to Yu-na.
Alissa Czisny is indeed the best figure skater out there. She ties with Sasha.
anne91276 3 months ago
Her spins are gorgeous, as is her artistry. Her jumps are a bit crunchy, but otherwise, she's superb. :)
RubikCuber1 3 months ago 2
Spins and spirals executed at this superlative a level should be rewarded on par with the most difficult jumps in my opinion.
libbyhale68 4 months ago
IF ARTISTRY WASN'T A SIGNIFICANT PART OF LADIES FIGURE SKATING, i WOULDN'T WATCH. aND THE THREE MOST ARTISTIC SKATERS TODAY (IN MY OPINION) ARE aLISsA, yUNA AND KIIRA KORPI. sOMETIMES i THINK THE STRESS OF yUNA MAINTAINING HEr STANDING WEIGHS ON HER TOO HEAVILY. Oops, caps locked, well, I'm not going to re-type.
gallantrycross 5 months ago
And my god, that layback/biellman is CRAZY good!!!!!!
chamuda610 6 months ago
LOVE her dress...and her skating :)
chamuda610 6 months ago
@DarrenInCA Sasha has the ablity to perform elements other only dreamed of in skating. No one will compare her sprials its just amazing and her personality to the music. Her footwork tells a story, well you can say her whole program tells a story. So yea Alissa is kinda similar.
wluu1 6 months ago
Wow her beillman looks like young Caroline Zhang's(the way she used to do it). Her flexibility is so amazing. She just makes you want to go out there and skate too. I miss skating so much. I hope i can be back and going pull power ahead. I hope to someday get my flexibility back. Alissa Czisny is just so beautiful out there on the ice. Words can't describe her skating...
strawberrykiwi20a 6 months ago
And let me say this. I enjoy Alissa and she is a good skater and I thoroughly have enjoyed her all season. But if Yu-na, Miki and Mao all skate at their top level, Alissa will never be on the podium. At worlds, had she not fallen on her triple lutz in the long she would have come home with the bronze. That's nothing to sneeze at. And PLEASE never compare Alissa to Sasha. Sasha wishes she had half the skating technique Alissa has!
DarrenInCA 8 months ago
@anubethc45 Spins and spirals yes. (More like a HELL YES!) Edges, you must be smoking crack. Have you even taken a judging seminar on edges evaluation? I somehow doubt it. In the PCS criteria, Kim is superior to Czisny. Repeat after me, ARTISTRY IS NOT SOMETHING JUDGED IN FIGURE SKATING. It is an urban legend among skating fans. It has NEVER been something judged except in Pro competitions. Alissa has great posture and style, but skating skills, transitions, choreography all go to Yu-na.
DarrenInCA 8 months ago