Sasha Cohen

Sasha Cohen

ACTRESS

Sasha Cohen was born Alexandra Pauline Cohen on 26 October 1984, in Westwood, California, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Her mother Galina Feldman, is a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine and a former ballerina. Her father, Roger Cohen is a Jewish American business consultant who used to practice law. She was named after her mother's favorite ballerina and goes by Sasha, the Ukrainian nickname for Alexandra (she also has a younger sister named Natasha). Sasha began skating at the age of seven, and by 15 had won the silver at the U.S. National Championships. She competed in the 2002 Olympics, where she placed 4th, and has since placed 4th and the 2002 and 2003 World Championships, and won the silver at the 2004 World Championships. Sasha has also won three silver medals and a bronze at the U.S. National Championships. She won a silver medal in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy in 2006 for the United States. Sasha starred in the 2007 feature film, Moondance Alexander (2007), along with Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin, Kay Panabaker, James Best and Whitney Sloan.

  • When was
    Sasha Cohen born?

    Sasha Cohen was born on Friday, October 26, 1984

  • Where was
    Sasha Cohen born?

    Sasha Cohen was born in Los Angeles, California, USA

  • How old is
    Sasha Cohen?

    Sasha Cohen is 39

  • How tall is Sasha Cohen?

    Sasha Cohen is 5'2"(1.57m)


Best Quotes

  • When I was 13, 14 and 15, she was a role model. She was one of the few skaters that didn't lose her temper, that would have a bad day and have a great attitude.
  • Society always focuses on the negatives. I think they should focus on things I do well like my Axel. It was really good. It is my job to change society.
  • She's the World Champion from last year. She's skated really strongly all season. She's definitely one of the top contenders.
  • My training has been going really well these past few days and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
  • My mom and her parents had to leave because her brother had left a couple of years before and the government was really upset. They took away both my grandparents' jobs, so they couldn't make a living. They had to sell all their things. They weren't allowed to take more than $500 out of the country.
  • It was difficult to skate at the end after so many strong performances and I just took it one step at a time. I stayed strong and I believed in myself.
  • In a way it kind of humanizes the sport to see that people can be at the very top of the sport and have hard times.
  • I've always wanted a national title. I've got a lot of silvers in shoe boxes and storage units all over the place. I think the gold one will have a special place.
  • I'm preparing physically much harder, and I'm much more prepared. As a result, I am more confident and more comfortable with what I have to do out there.
  • I was disappointed and shocked.

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