Her incredible artistry is transcendental. She is so much more than a figure skater. I’ve still yet to see anyone who makes me feel the way I do watching her. A true artist.
@@TT-ee4qp you mean Michelle Kwan? Whether she was influenced by Michelle or not their execution of the moves were/are still different. When Michelle skates there is quite a lot of power to her spins whereas Sasha is a bit weaker on her spins(less power), but still very graceful. Sasha is like a ballerina when she skates and I still believe that ever since she first came on the scene. All the world class skaters I have watched are phenomenal skaters, but they are not quite like her the way she does it. She is very unique even if her performances are not perfect.
The final triple salchow with the leg lift immediately afterwards is one of my favorite moments in all of skating. For some reason, it just always gives me chills.
Two jumping passes from performing one of the greatest Olympic free programs of all time. Yet somehow, the program is even more beautiful with the mistakes; it captures all the tragic beauty of Romeo & Juliet. Love you, Sasha
without a doubt one of the most inspirational performances I've seen witnessed on ANY level of sport. To come back from those to blemishes at the beginning of the program and to skate phenomenally after that, is truly something I will always remember, and one of the many attributes that I admire and respect about her, she never gives up. Team Sasha 4 Life!
Так обидно, две ошибки не позволили ей стать первой! Во всем остальном просто Вау, скольжение, образ, спирали!😘 Школа ФК , во всех элементах на отлично!👍👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺
You could see as she left her coach at the boards it was going to be a problem for her. Absolutely no confidence. But Sasha had some of the greatest talent ever.
I think if Sasha and Tonya Harding joined together and became spin coaches, they’d produced brilliant spinners. Imagine having Tonya’s speed and strength, with Sasha’s positions and flexibility. Man, what a combo.
Agreed! Tonya didn't get as much attention for her spins as she should have, because her triple axel was her major attraction (and yet, in my estimation, not her main/best contribution to the sport). Her spins were exceptionally fast and well-centered.
I loved everything about her. The one show I saw her in she sat down very similarly to her first jump here. I wish she would have had the opportunity to skate two clean programs at the right time.
Sasha _always_ hit the most beautiful, perfect positions in a time that she was allowed to hold them long enough to enhance the beauty. I've been following figure skating since 1960 and I'm beginning to hate today's skating.
Check out Isabeau Lovito. She's bringing back the artistry, along with exceptional technique. Sasha is a legend though. Her spins were perfectly centered and her spiral sequences were magnificent.
@@bevinboulder5039 I remember Sasha smiling during her spirals, though, and during her fiesty short programs. I just love to see someone enjoying their journey..
My heart does go out to Sasha because this night belonged to her. It would have been so great if she could have for once in her life just done what needed to be done. Her comment to Nicks when she stepped off the ice was painful to hear...
Bnizzofashizzo but sasha didn't practice as much as she should have. You cannot be bias. Sasha was a talker. She cared too much about being sponsored and all the attention. She didn't push herself enough. All the coach changing was bs. They tried to help her, but sasha played the victim.
Briane: Yes, and Sasha was well-known for having contentious relationships with her coaches because she could not take direction. She always thought she knew best and never really trusted anyone who coached her. She's even on record as saying, "Ultimately, it's me out there on the ice, and that's why I make all the final decisions." John Nicks called her his "boss" during a press conference, and he wasn't even kidding. Cohen dumped Nicks for Robin Wagner after Sarah Hughes won gold in 2002. In the fluff piece that aired before Cohen's Torino LP, by which time she'd already dumped Wagner to go back to Nicks, Robin Wagner had some very pointed things to say about Cohen and her problems with trusting a coach and being able to take direction. It was so honest and candid, I was surprised they aired it. Even David Wilson, the choreographer, was interviewed on Ted Flett's Golden Skate and shared about the major diva attitude Cohen had at the time. He said that after he arrived at the rink, Sasha informed him that she wasn't "into" learning any choreography and just wanted to skate around the rink to the music he provided...for a full day-and-a-half, while Wilson sat there and and did nothing but chat with Cohen's coach and mother...who also did nothing. After nearly two days of this, Cohen finally let them all know she was ready. No kidding. In the end, Cohen was her own worst enemy and why she could never put two clean programs together in the same competition. Her name is synonymous with unrealized potential, and it's all because of her. After all, she lost the gold medal to the 9th ranked skater in the world at the time. That says it all.
@@L1623VP criticize her all you want, but her statement is true: it IS her out there on the ice. And I consider her an absolute legend, a ballerina on the ice, with exquisite positions and spirals, and phenomenal musicality.
Assuming this is true…. It is unorthodox but her problem was never bad choreography. What she did was beautiful. It might have been better to simply not invite a choreographer. And Robin Wagner has a flash in the pan- she’s no great genius. Nicks has a far superior track record. Child prodigies are unusually unusual.
David Wilson is a master collaborator. Nikolai choreographed this program first, but David Wilson is the one that came along and modify the music cuts and edits, as well as filled in a lot of the empty spaces with sublime choreography for Sasha. I’m not going to even discuss the two jump failures because it is what it is. Her actual skating however, amazing. It was so hard to hear her say “ i tried, i just couldn’t get up on those jumps”... heart breaking. Her skating however and spins... the correlation to the music... it’s like skaters today haven’t even seen her because why wouldn’t you try to emulate her?
This program would have been one for the ages and one of the great performances in Olympic history if she didn't have those two early mistakes. A story by Shakespeare set in Italy with music from a Italian composer from a movie directed by an Italian and being skated in Turin Italy. It was a program meant to win a Gold medal for Sasha truly was Juliet.
Wow, I'd forgotten how badly she choked, right off the bat. Did Sasha ever complete an Olympics or Worlds without falling? Such a shame, she was so beautiful on the ice.
I loved this program of hers. I've never been a fan of hers because I've always been a Kwan fan, but this was beautiful. She would have won easily without the mistakes. Unfortunately, I think she let the pressure get to her. I think that's why Kwan didn't win either. This is a once in a lifetime thing for most (Kwan would have won twice) but it's all up in the air once you're all alone out on that ice. They were thinking more of the "what ifs" instead of just skating. I think the pressure was more on Sasha because she was coming into this being 1st after the short program. I'm just glad she beat Irina. And I'm happy for Shizuka.
Some people deserved the Olympics gold but never got it with bad lucky, like Michelle. At 1998, Tara was overrated and Michelle was robbed. Tara had a incorrect 3+3, she had a kid's body and weight so easier to jump, nothing more. Michelle's program was classic, beautiful and womanly. At 2002 ,unfortunately Michelle fell, and Sarah did a good job to win. Michelle was more greater than Tara and Sarah in the history, but the Olympics night wasn't belong to Michelle, so sad.
De acuerdo y por eso con todo y las caídas logró la medalla de plata fue demasiado buena esta interpretación para no estar en podio. A lo mejor hubiera sido un poco injusto pero me hubiera encantado que con todo y sus caídas le hubieran dado el oro
I know she fell but I still cant believe she didnt get gold. She is truly a one of a kind skater and falls and all this was phenomenal the likes of which have never seen before or since. Sasha is a legend and such an amazing one of a kind talent.
She actually could have come close to still winning if the short program had been scored correctly. Sasha was very underscored in the short and Arakawa was a tad generously scored.
I dislke that all you support Sasha even when she has never been able to truly skate cleanly. I mean even if she skated a program without falling down her landings were awkward and she always..... FLUTZED! That artistry of sticking her leg up in the air and having good spins don't count for much if you have such terrible jump technique. I've never seen someone mess up as much as her so no wonder Shizuka seemed so relaxed and won so easily
Even with her two falls I would have given her the gold, her recovery was fantastic and very few skaters have her artistry and flexibility to get in her positions she does. I love and wished she could have made to Vancouber and why not try sochi as well
Exactly, especially if you consider the fact that Sasha completed 5 triples and attempted 7 fully rotated triples vs. Shizuka who completed the same number of triples and only attempted 5 triples. The fact that Sasha completed 2 more triples despite 1 fall and 1 touch down should have been enough to give her the gold.
@@TressBraga Yeah, but Arakawa did two lutzes, more jump combinations and was no slouch when it came to artistry, spirals, flexibility etc. Plus she was completely clean. I love this performance but the end result was the correct one imo.
Well mistakes are mistakes. I know you love Sasha and her performances in Torino as well, but Arakawa's win seems fair enough under any scoring system.
This was one of the best performances in Olympic history, but it was not the best technical display. How would you give gold to a performance that didn't have a completed Lutz in 2006?
penny miller well Slutskaya fell on her 3Lo and did a 2F instead of a 3F, two mistakes that cost her the gold and the silver. Also, her artistry was god awful compared to Cohen and Arakawa and she shouldn’t have even been considered equal to them!
Her incredible artistry is transcendental. She is so much more than a figure skater. I’ve still yet to see anyone who makes me feel the way I do watching her. A true artist.
I always go back to her performances because her style is completely her own. Very unique
@@shellyt556 Michelle's artistry impacted Sasha.
Sasha told people that she learned a lot from Michelle's performance when she was young.
@@TT-ee4qp you mean Michelle Kwan? Whether she was influenced by Michelle or not their execution of the moves were/are still different. When Michelle skates there is quite a lot of power to her spins whereas Sasha is a bit weaker on her spins(less power), but still very graceful. Sasha is like a ballerina when she skates and I still believe that ever since she first came on the scene. All the world class skaters I have watched are phenomenal skaters, but they are not quite like her the way she does it. She is very unique even if her performances are not perfect.
The final triple salchow with the leg lift immediately afterwards is one of my favorite moments in all of skating. For some reason, it just always gives me chills.
It's like she's finally free in that moment.
@@kellyherson828 OMG...
@@kellyherson828 yes!!
It’s gorgeous 😍
Me too! The music crescendo, the kick seems to say a couple of spills won’t kill my spirit
I think she is one of the most artistic and elegant skaters of all time! Breathtaking!!
Yes, Sasha's artistry as well as Michelle Kwan. But her jumps....
ジャンプの後のこなし方が美しすぎて何回も見てしまう。アーティストだなあ。
刈屋アナと佐藤有香さんのコンビ解説ほんと好きでした。
一生聞いていられる。
ASMR的な何かを感じます。
This is my favorite performance of all time, even with the mistakes.
Yes, and Malaguena too...
It’s gorgeous. And her swan lake at the Marshall’s skating event (I don’t know the year)
someone watched dick button's commentary
The two falls at the beginning ironically epically elevates the program. The way she pulls herself together and powers thru to the end…
Baiul's The Swan and Cohen's Romeo and Juliet, absolutely breathtaking.
That spiral sequence is the best there has ever been.
Two jumping passes from performing one of the greatest Olympic free programs of all time. Yet somehow, the program is even more beautiful with the mistakes; it captures all the tragic beauty of Romeo & Juliet. Love you, Sasha
Exactly my thoughts!
without a doubt one of the most inspirational performances I've seen witnessed on ANY level of sport. To come back from those to blemishes at the beginning of the program and to skate phenomenally after that, is truly something I will always remember, and one of the many attributes that I admire and respect about her, she never gives up.
Team Sasha 4 Life!
Well said 👏👏👏💖
No one will ever come close to her beautiful skating.
Большой талант, она из тех, кто делает фигурное катание настоящим искусством,несмотря на падения . Спасибо Саша, ты крутая!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sasha's artistry was just second to Michelle kwan , and much better than Tara Lipinski or Sarah Hughes.
Sasha is a legend. Her spiral sequences are unparalleled to this day. Magnificent.
Так обидно, две ошибки не позволили ей стать первой! Во всем остальном просто Вау, скольжение, образ, спирали!😘 Школа ФК , во всех элементах на отлично!👍👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺
This broke my heart seeing it live. After the two spills, the performance is breathtaking and inspiring.
My favorite figure skater forever.
You could see as she left her coach at the boards it was going to be a problem for her. Absolutely no confidence. But Sasha had some of the greatest talent ever.
I think if Sasha and Tonya Harding joined together and became spin coaches, they’d produced brilliant spinners. Imagine having Tonya’s speed and strength, with Sasha’s positions and flexibility. Man, what a combo.
Brilliant idea! I agree
I AGREE SO MUCH !!
I don’t think Tonya is allowed to coach because she was banned. Idk tho
Agreed! Tonya didn't get as much attention for her spins as she should have, because her triple axel was her major attraction (and yet, in my estimation, not her main/best contribution to the sport). Her spins were exceptionally fast and well-centered.
Excellent video quality! Thanks for posting.
She is beautiful legend skater
Очень пластичная фигуристка. Красивые вращения. Красивые позы. А ласточка не превзойденная по сей день.
Change of edge spiral is Michelle's signature move. And I agree Sasha's spiral is beautiful.
Sasha Cohen had such amazing artistry that you would've thought the 3Lz and 3F errors in the beginning were part of the choreography
I thought so🤣
love her outfit
Frumoasă.....
ジャンプ力ないけど、表現力は本当に凄い。
トリノのEXはジャンプなしのプログラムだったけど、本当に素晴らしかった(",_')
ロシア人だけど米国に移住して米国籍を取得
Her line and spirals are breathtaking. Was a better show skater than competition skater.
I loved everything about her. The one show I saw her in she sat down very similarly to her first jump here. I wish she would have had the opportunity to skate two clean programs at the right time.
@@thomasszymanski1107 She always seems to not jump hard enough for her Lutzes, but her spirals are beautiful
@@mht4908 Her short program at her last Olympics was my favorite performance of hers. She was in 1st going into the free and nerves got her.
Change of edge spiral is Michelle's signature move, and Sasha's spiral is beautiful.
beautiful
Sasha _always_ hit the most beautiful, perfect positions in a time that she was allowed to hold them long enough to enhance the beauty. I've been following figure skating since 1960 and I'm beginning to hate today's skating.
Check out Isabeau Lovito. She's bringing back the artistry, along with exceptional technique.
Sasha is a legend though. Her spins were perfectly centered and her spiral sequences were magnificent.
@@valmacclinchy Yes! Isabeau has definite Sasha vibes.
@@bevinboulder5039 Isabeau smiles when she skates..refreshing to see that in a sport at that level of competition
@@valmacclinchy Yes, she can do that because she is so secure in her jumps. It's hard to smile when you're crashing and burning all the time.
@@bevinboulder5039 I remember Sasha smiling during her spirals, though, and during her fiesty short programs. I just love to see someone enjoying their journey..
My Favorite Sasha costume, Dark Red and Gold.
beautifully cut and the color was perfect for this program
Indeed, she became Juliet on the ice! 💖
My heart does go out to Sasha because this night belonged to her. It would have been so great if she could have for once in her life just done what needed to be done. Her comment to Nicks when she stepped off the ice was painful to hear...
Bnizzofashizzo but sasha didn't practice as much as she should have. You cannot be bias. Sasha was a talker. She cared too much about being sponsored and all the attention. She didn't push herself enough. All the coach changing was bs. They tried to help her, but sasha played the victim.
Briane: Yes, and Sasha was well-known for having contentious relationships with her coaches because she could not take direction. She always thought she knew best and never really trusted anyone who coached her. She's even on record as saying, "Ultimately, it's me out there on the ice, and that's why I make all the final decisions."
John Nicks called her his "boss" during a press conference, and he wasn't even kidding. Cohen dumped Nicks for Robin Wagner after Sarah Hughes won gold in 2002. In the fluff piece that aired before Cohen's Torino LP, by which time she'd already dumped Wagner to go back to Nicks, Robin Wagner had some very pointed things to say about Cohen and her problems with trusting a coach and being able to take direction. It was so honest and candid, I was surprised they aired it.
Even David Wilson, the choreographer, was interviewed on Ted Flett's Golden Skate and shared about the major diva attitude Cohen had at the time. He said that after he arrived at the rink, Sasha informed him that she wasn't "into" learning any choreography and just wanted to skate around the rink to the music he provided...for a full day-and-a-half, while Wilson sat there and and did nothing but chat with Cohen's coach and mother...who also did nothing. After nearly two days of this, Cohen finally let them all know she was ready. No kidding. In the end, Cohen was her own worst enemy and why she could never put two clean programs together in the same competition. Her name is synonymous with unrealized potential, and it's all because of her. After all, she lost the gold medal to the 9th ranked skater in the world at the time. That says it all.
@@L1623VP well said!
@@L1623VP criticize her all you want, but her statement is true: it IS her out there on the ice.
And I consider her an absolute legend, a ballerina on the ice, with exquisite positions and spirals, and phenomenal musicality.
Assuming this is true…. It is unorthodox but her problem was never bad choreography. What she did was beautiful. It might have been better to simply not invite a choreographer. And Robin Wagner has a flash in the pan- she’s no great genius. Nicks has a far superior track record. Child prodigies are unusually unusual.
David Wilson is a master collaborator. Nikolai choreographed this program first, but David Wilson is the one that came along and modify the music cuts and edits, as well as filled in a lot of the empty spaces with sublime choreography for Sasha.
I’m not going to even discuss the two jump failures because it is what it is. Her actual skating however, amazing. It was so hard to hear her say “ i tried, i just couldn’t get up on those jumps”... heart breaking. Her skating however and spins... the correlation to the music... it’s like skaters today haven’t even seen her because why wouldn’t you try to emulate her?
Sasha's artistry as well as Michelle kwan, but Sasha's jumps really ...........
The judges extended alooooot of grace to Cohen here. She probably would have won gold had she not made a mistake after that initial fall.
05:03のサルコウ大好き
This program would have been one for the ages and one of the great performances in Olympic history if she didn't have those two early mistakes. A story by Shakespeare set in Italy with music from a Italian composer from a movie directed by an Italian and being skated in Turin Italy. It was a program meant to win a Gold medal for Sasha truly was Juliet.
La ultima patinadora americana con gracia.
Que ?
Red Velvet and Gold suits Sasha !
The most beautiful programme of the Torino Olympics
Yes!
コーエン大好きだった
Except for the falls she did a great job, Nicole Bobek did similar in 1995 World Championship.
una genia!
The commentators just don’t stop talking until the music change when she shut them up with her amazing acting haha
なんちゅう高画質や、、！
She never gave up.
Wow, I'd forgotten how badly she choked, right off the bat. Did Sasha ever complete an Olympics or Worlds without falling? Such a shame, she was so beautiful on the ice.
I loved this program of hers. I've never been a fan of hers because I've always been a Kwan fan, but this was beautiful. She would have won easily without the mistakes. Unfortunately, I think she let the pressure get to her. I think that's why Kwan didn't win either. This is a once in a lifetime thing for most (Kwan would have won twice) but it's all up in the air once you're all alone out on that ice. They were thinking more of the "what ifs" instead of just skating. I think the pressure was more on Sasha because she was coming into this being 1st after the short program. I'm just glad she beat Irina. And I'm happy for Shizuka.
Some people deserved the Olympics gold but never got it with bad lucky, like Michelle. At 1998, Tara was overrated and Michelle was robbed. Tara had a incorrect 3+3, she had a kid's body and weight so easier to jump, nothing more. Michelle's program was classic, beautiful and womanly. At 2002 ,unfortunately Michelle fell, and Sarah did a good job to win. Michelle was more greater than Tara and Sarah in the history, but the Olympics night wasn't belong to Michelle, so sad.
They both lost because of Sara Hughes didn’t they?
@@TT-ee4qp rubbish
@@TT-ee4qp really? Desperate criticising her young body? A bit creepy...oh and does Irina threaten you does she?
@@TT-ee4qp every5ing you write can be identified as sour 🍇 grapes
Fue el programa con mejor.coreografia e interpretación
De acuerdo y por eso con todo y las caídas logró la medalla de plata fue demasiado buena esta interpretación para no estar en podio.
A lo mejor hubiera sido un poco injusto pero me hubiera encantado que con todo y sus caídas le hubieran dado el oro
I know she fell but I still cant believe she didnt get gold. She is truly a one of a kind skater and falls and all this was phenomenal the likes of which have never seen before or since. Sasha is a legend and such an amazing one of a kind talent.
Watch Arakawa, the rightful winner with a mostly clean program and a slight mistake
She actually could have come close to still winning if the short program had been scored correctly. Sasha was very underscored in the short and Arakawa was a tad generously scored.
I dislke that all you support Sasha even when she has never been able to truly skate cleanly. I mean even if she skated a program without falling down her landings were awkward and she always..... FLUTZED! That artistry of sticking her leg up in the air and having good spins don't count for much if you have such terrible jump technique. I've never seen someone mess up as much as her so no wonder Shizuka seemed so relaxed and won so easily
@Karosanyo She has landed 5 triples cleanly. Count again.
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
懐かしい
👍👍👍
芸術性は今見てもピカイチ。完璧だったら優勝は間違いなかった。
2回も転けたのに銀って声もあるけどトリプルを一応7回跳んでるのはコーエンだけ。2回転倒あったとはいえ5回は成功してるし7回分の基礎点が貰えてるのが大きい。
荒川さんは5回成功、スルツカヤは5回中4回成功1転倒、村主は5回なことを考えると点数は妥当だよ。村主さんにはコーエンのようなレベルの高いスパイラル、スピンもなかったし。
個人的には村主さんはスルツカヤよりは上でも良かったと思うけどね。
Despite the mistakes it is still a very beautiful program. Irina's program was a hot mess all around. The highlight of Irina's program were the falls.
Does anybody know the version that stars at 4:10?
I'm Alamater, Cynthia Corcoran in Torino
poor Sasha
4:34 exquisite
Someone used Cohen after me illegal to launder.
A mistake to put those jumps in the front of her program.
Yup !! Sasha has not settled in yet on ice...she should be unnerved a bit before the highest point jump combo .
She didn't get any pop or snap on the takeoff of either her opening lutz or flip, had to be nerves, it looked so slow to start the rotation
None Lovelier...
프로그램은 너무좋은데 점프가 너무 아쉽당
uau big mistakes
She never was a good jumper.
Sasha Cohen…reliably inconsistent
Lol
Let's see you try it.
Sasha is a legend in the figure skating world. Brilliant artist.
Even with her two falls I would have given her the gold, her recovery was fantastic and very few skaters have her artistry and flexibility to get in her positions she does.
I love and wished she could have made to Vancouber and why not try sochi as well
Exactly, especially if you consider the fact that Sasha completed 5 triples and attempted 7 fully rotated triples vs. Shizuka who completed the same number of triples and only attempted 5 triples. The fact that Sasha completed 2 more triples despite 1 fall and 1 touch down should have been enough to give her the gold.
@@TressBraga Yeah, but Arakawa did two lutzes, more jump combinations and was no slouch when it came to artistry, spirals, flexibility etc. Plus she was completely clean. I love this performance but the end result was the correct one imo.
Well mistakes are mistakes. I know you love Sasha and her performances in Torino as well, but Arakawa's win seems fair enough under any scoring system.
This was one of the best performances in Olympic history, but it was not the best technical display. How would you give gold to a performance that didn't have a completed Lutz in 2006?
@@Juice_Lover123 change the score system to give more importace to artistry
점프가바닥이네
점프가 너무 낮아요
아슬아슬하네요
The performance.. ruined by the incessant Japanese commentary!!
She should not have won the silver...She fell 2x...Irina should have won silver
1 Fall and 1 stepout..... And she clean 5 tripe,irina clean 4
penny miller well Slutskaya fell on her 3Lo and did a 2F instead of a 3F, two mistakes that cost her the gold and the silver. Also, her artistry was god awful compared to Cohen and Arakawa and she shouldn’t have even been considered equal to them!
None Lovelier...