COHEN CAPTIVATES

Sasha Cohen is divine. She has it all. Her work is
exquisite. Both of her programs are perfect jewels, and
the spirit that she brought to them at nationals was
captivating. Bezic says Sasha Cohen "put herself in
contention for the gold medal in Salt Lake with her
performances in Los Angeles." At first thought, Carmen,
her long program, could have been a very tired idea. But
by using the bold selections of the music as opposed to
the seductive, it immediately became appropriate and
more about Sasha rather than the character, Carmen. I
love that her jumps are so exactly placed to the
phrasing of the music. Sasha put herself in contention
for the gold medal in Salt Lake with her performances in
Los Angeles.  If she skates as well as she can, I hope
the judges do not use her relative inexperience, or the
fact that she has an amazing future, against her. She,
too, is everything an Olympic champion should be.
Michelle, Sasha, and Sarah Hughes, who also is talented
and composed beyond her years, make up one of the most
impressive American ladies’ Olympic Teams ever.  To
watch them compete against each other and Russia’s Irina
Slutskaya will be an exciting privilege.


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Sandra Bezic is an internationally acclaimed
choreographer, producer and director of Target Stars On
Ice. She is a former Canadian pairs champion and
competed at the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo,
Japan.