Sasha Cohen and Yoga

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It's no stretch to say yoga has benefited skater Sasha Cohen
By Janice Lloyd, USA TODAY

Figure skater Sasha Cohen has her mother to thank for letting her dream about competing in the Olympics again....

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-01-12-yoga-cohen_N.htm

Link contains article and yoga video of Sasha.

 

[skamper23]

Nice video, thanks for the link!

 

[Star85]

I read this article. I can't wait to hear what her decision is this summer!

Quote from article:

... "She'll decide this summer about trying out for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. An end to her retirement would be good news for the USA, whose young cast of female skaters seemed destined to mediocrity behind the dominating Asian and Canadian skaters.

Strength of mind and body

"I am training right now to see if I can get back to the place I want to be," she says. "I just don't want to rush my decision." ...

 

[lcd]

I recall Sasha did a lot of pilates when she was younger (a junior). She did however seem to have problems with quite serious back injuries. I wonder what role that form of training had on her, and whether yoga might have been a better choice back then, given how much of pilates equipment isn't necessarily designed with smaller bodies in mind. Nothing against pilates... just a thought as yoga seems so under utilized by skaters today