Sasha Cohen's best performance ever...

[Mathman]

…was at the 2004 Marshall’s Cheesefest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqX6lhwi7_o

Perfection. 5.9s and 6.0s Not a step out of place. Not a bobble. 6 clean triples and a double Axel. She put it all together and beat Michelle Kwan (2003 world champion), Shizuka Arakawa (2004 world champion, 7 triples,i ncluding a triple-triple) and Irina Slutskaya (2005 world champion). Also Miko Ando, shortly to become the 2007 world champion.

All in all, the cheesefests provided the best skating shows in America in those years. They were often sold out and were popular with TV audiences at a time when ISU competitions and professional shows were on the decline in the U.S.

The men's competition featured Plushenko (he did a quad combo and two triple Axels I think), Joubert, Weir, Lysacek and others, all competing for the $50,000 prize -- the same as they could make by winning Worlds.

 

[iluvtodd]

…was at the 2004 Marshall’s Cheesefest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqX6lhwi7_o

Perfection. 5.9s and 6.0s Not a step out of place. Not a bobble. 6 clean triples and a double Axel. She put it all together and beat Michelle Kwan (2003 world champion), Shizuka Arakawa (2004 world champion, 7 triplesincluding a triple-triple) and Irina Slutskaya (2005 world champion). Also Miko Ando, shortly to become the 2007 world champion.

All in all, the cheesefests provided the best skating shows in America in those years. They were often sold out and were popular with TV audiences at a time when ISU competitions and professional shows were on the decline in the U.S.

The men's competition featured Plushenko (he did a quad combo and two triple Axels I think), Joubert, Weir, Lysacek and others, all competing for the $50,000 prize -- the same as they could make by winning Worlds.

Was this the "Cheesefest" that took place in Reading, PA that spring? If so, we were there. The spring one was also the one when Johnny Weir skated to that "Fallen Angels" program with Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukov!

Re: other Sasha programs - I loved her "Moonlight Sonata" program that she performed in SOI.

 

[Fireplace7890]

I miss those beautiful spirals.

 

[TallyT]

As I said on the other thread, Sasha has that something for me, even when she messed up. And this is really beautiful.

 

[Mathman]

Was this the "Cheesefest" that took place in Reading, PA that spring?

This one was in Providence, R.I. (at the Dunkin' Donuts Arena, now called the Amica Mutual Pavilion , April 6.) The Marshall's World Figure Skating Challenge.

By the way Miki Ando did a quad Salchow -- quite a bit under-rotated, but landed.

 

[Blades of Passion]

Honestly that Swan Lake program was maybe her least interesting, but it's nice she was able to do 7 clean triples once in her career. Both of her 2006 Olympic programs are her best artistically.

 

[Mathman]

Honestly that Swan Lake program was maybe her least interesting, but it's nice she was able to do 7 clean triples once in her career. Both of her 2006 Olympic programs are her best artistically.

I agree with that evaluation, especially the Dark Eyes short program. But this one was such a satisfying achievement for her, it warmed the cockles of my wee little heart to see it. I still think that it was the best performed program of her career.

 

[labgoat]

Dark Eyes was my pick. She was unbeatable that night.
Since I can’t link to it - they are all blocked for me - here is my second favorite to Malagueña in that yellow dress.

 

[LolaSkatesInJapan]

To me it was Romeo & Juliet. Even her dress was so beautiful and I love the music. She fell doing a jump, if I remember correctly, but even with the fall the artistry and her extensions were exquisite. The program was also very, very beautiful.

 

[Mathman]

I always got a kick out of this one (Hernando's Hideaway exhibition).

Sasha Cohen - Hernando's Hideaway (2002)

@2002 U.S. Figure Skating ChampionshipsMusic by Ella Fitzgerald

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