Alissa Czisny Ice Skater

Alissa Czisny

Born:

June 25, 1987

Birthplace:

Sylvania, Ohio

Height:

5' 5"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

Auburn Hills, Mich

College:

Bowling Green State University (2009)

Training Town:

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Club:

Detroit SC, Inc.

Coach:

Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato

Choreographer:

Pasquale Camerlengo, Yuka Sato, Marina Zoueva

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*Two-time U.S. champion (2009, '11)
*2012 U.S. silver medalist; 2007 U.S. bronze medalist
*2010 Grand Prix Final champion - First U.S. lady to win the Grand Prix Final since Sasha Cohen ('02)
*Two-time U.S. Collegiate champion (2004, '08)
*Owns eight Grand Prix Series medals (gold at 2005 Skate Canada, 2010 Skate Canada, 2011 Skate America; silver at 2005 Skate America, 2009 Skate Canada; bronze at 2008 Skate Canada, 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard, 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard)


2013 SEASON NOTES
SP Music: TBD
FS Music: TBD SKATING NOTES
Began skating at 18 months with her sister.
PERSONAL NOTES
Graduated summa cum laude in May 2009 from Bowling Green State University with a degree in liberal studies ... Presented with the "Outstanding Sophomore of the Year Award for International Studies" in 2006 along with the "First-Year Russian Student Award" in 2006 ... Has a twin sister, Amber, who was an international-level figure skater ... Parents are Mark and Debbie Czisny.

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Akiko Suzuki Japanese Skater

Suzuki is the 2012 World bronze medalist, two-time medalist at the Grand Prix Final, two-time Japanese silver medalist and the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist.

Started skating when she was 6 ... After a successful junior career, took the 2003-04 season off from competitive skating due to an eating disorder ... Came back in the 2004-05 season after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's winning the 2004 World Championships ... Enjoys listening to music.

• 2013 Season Notes
  SP: Music form the Kill Bill soundtrack
  FS: Music from "O" by Cirque du Soleil
• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Hungarian Rhapsody" by Franz Liszt arranged by Edvin Marton
  FS Music: "Die Fledermaus" overture by Johann Strauss
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Tango Jalousie" by Jacob Gade
  FS Music: Music from Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Andalucia" from Riverdance
  FS Music: Music from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: "La Campanella" by Franz Liszt
  FS Music: "Dark Eyes" by Francis Lai
• 2008 Season Notes
  SP Music: "La Campanella" by Franz Liszt
  FS Music: "Dark Eyes" (Russian traditional folk music)

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Oksana Baiul - Ice Skating beauty !!!!

Oksana Baiul was born on November 26, 1977, in the Ukraine. She began ice-skating when she was 4 years old and was orphaned at the age of 13. She moved in with her coach to continue skating. In 1933, she won the Ukrainian National Championships and the World Championships. A year later she won the Olympics. She now trains in Richmond, Virginia and has written two books.

Figure skater. Born November 16, 1977 in the Ukraine. The only child of Sergei and Marina Baiul, Oksana was abandoned by her father at age two and began skating when she was four. She was orphaned at age 13 after her grandparents and mother died within three years of one another and subsequently moved in with her skating coach to train on the national level.

In 1993, Baiul won both the Ukranian National Championships and World Championships. She went on to beat Nancy Kerrigan in the 1994 Olympics to secure the gold in women's figure skating. The much-publicized win occurred in the wake of the scandal in which the husband and associates of skater Tonya Harding deliberately injured Kerrigan.
After the Olympics, Baiul moved to the United States, where she skated in professional tours while battling a drinking problem. Her addiction culminated in a car crash in 1997, after which she entered a rehab program and returned to professional skating. Baiul now trains in Richmond, Virginia.
Baiul has written two books, Oksana, My Own Story and Secrets of Skating.

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