Alissa Czisny
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Czisny at the 2010 Skate Canada International
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| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June 25, 1987 Sylvania, Ohio |
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| Home town | Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, Julianne Berlin, Linda Leaver, Brian Boitano, Natalia Deller, Theresa McKendry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Marina Zueva, Yuka Sato, Pasquale Camerlengo, David Wilson, Lori Nichol, Renée Roca, Theresa McKendry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Detroit SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | June 19, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 182.25 2011 Worlds |
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| Short program | 64.20 2011 Skate America |
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| Free skate | 121.90 2011 Trophée Bompard |
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Alissa Czisny (born June 25, 1987) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011).
Alissa Czisny was born together with a fraternal twin sister, Amber, on June 25, 1987 in Sylvania, Ohio. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University where she was on a full academic scholarship and majored in international studies, French and Russian. She took online classes due to her skating. She also expressed interest in learning Japanese. Czisny is a vegetarian and a Christian. She took ballet lessons from a young age to improve her flexibility and strength.
Czisny began skating at age 1½ when she and her sister, Amber, accompanied their mother to the ice skating rink because they did not want to stay at home with the babysitter. Julianne Berlin became her coach in 1998. Early in her career, Theresa McKendry was her main choreographer, assisted by Amber Czisny.
Czisny finished 4th in her Grand Prix debut at 2004 Skate America, to which she was invited after Michelle Kwan withdrew.
Czisny first gained international attention when she won the gold medal at the 2005 Skate Canada International and silver at the 2005 Skate America where she received a standing ovation for her free program. She qualified for the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final and placed sixth. Czisny went on to the 2006 U.S. Championships in St. Louis, where she finished seventh overall. She was one of four figure skaters featured on the 2006 TLC series, Ice Diaries.
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