Alissa Czisny

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Alissa Czisny
File:Czisny 2010 Skate Canada.jpg
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 (age 36)
Sylvania, Ohio
Home town Bowling Green, Ohio
Residence Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Height Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Former coach Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, Julianne Berlin, Linda Leaver, Brian Boitano, Natalia Deller, Theresa McKendry
Former choreographer Marina Zueva, Yuka Sato, Pasquale Camerlengo, David Wilson, Lori Nichol, Renée Roca, Theresa McKendry
Skating club Detroit SC
Former training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Began skating 1989
Retired June 19, 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 182.25
2011 Worlds
Short program 64.20
2011 Skate America
Free skate 121.90
2011 Trophée Bompard

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).

Personal life

Alissa Czisny was born June 25, 1987 in Sylvania, Ohio with a fraternal twin sister, Amber.[1][2] She is a summa cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University where she was on a full academic scholarship[3][4] and majored in international studies, French and Russian.[5] She took online classes due to her skating.[2] She also expressed interest in learning Japanese.[5] Czisny is a vegetarian[6] and a Christian.[2] She took ballet lessons from a young age to improve her flexibility and strength.[2]

Career

Early career

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.[3] Early in her career, Theresa McKendry was her main choreographer, assisted by Amber Czisny.[3]

2004–2010

Czisny finished 4th in her Grand Prix debut at 2004 Skate America, to which she was invited after Michelle Kwan withdrew.[3] She first gained international attention in 2005 when she won the gold medal at the 2005 Skate Canada International[7] and silver at the 2005 Skate America where she received a standing ovation for her free program. She qualified for the 2005–2006 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.

Czisny began the 2006–07 season at the 2006 Skate Canada International where she placed fourth. She also competed at the 2006 Cup of Russia in November. At the 2007 U.S. Championships she was in fifth after the short program, but went on to win the free skate to win the bronze medal and the final U.S. spot to the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. At the World Championships, she finished 15th.

Czisny finished third at the 2008 Skate Canada International in the 2008–09 Grand Prix series behind Joannie Rochette and Fumie Suguri.[8] At the 2009 U.S. Championships, she won the short program by over five points.[9] She finished third in the long program but won the gold medal due to her lead from the short.[10] Czisny won her first national title, ahead of Rachael Flatt and Caroline Zhang.[11] She earned her second trip to the Four Continents and the World Championships, in which she finished ninth and eleventh, respectively.

In the 2009–10 Grand Prix season, Czisny placed fourth at the 2009 Rostelecom Cup and won the silver medal at the 2009 Skate Canada International. Her short program score of 63.52 was the fourth highest of this ISU Grand Prix season, only surpassed by Kim Yuna (two scores) and Joannie Rochette. Czisny placed tenth at the 2010 U.S. Championships; as a result, she did not make the Olympic team and financial support to help cover her mid-five-figure training expenses was cut.[12] She also found out her sister had cancer (in remission as of 2011).[12] Czisny considered retiring but her mentors Brian Boitano and Linda Leaver encouraged her to continue.[13][14]

In February 2010, she left coach Julianne Berlin,[4] who had coached her for twelve years.[15] In May, she said she would remain at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with new coaches Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.[16] She reworked her jump technique with the help of her new coaches,[17][18] who also helped her with her mental approach.[12] She noted, "I finally realized that my results in skating didn't define who I am as a person."[19]

2010–present

Czisny began the 2010–11 season by winning the 2010 Skate Canada International,[20] her first gold medal on the Grand Prix series since winning 2005 Skate Canada. She also won Midwestern Sectionals, qualifying her to compete at US Nationals in 2011. She won bronze at her second Grand Prix event, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, which combined with her Skate Canada result qualified her for the Grand Prix Final.

At the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final, Czisny won the short program with 63.76 points and placed third in the long program with a new personal best of 116.99 points. She won her first Grand Prix Final title with a new personal best combined total of 180.75 points. At the 2011 U.S. Championships, Czisny placed second in the short program with 62.50,[21] and then placed first in the free skate with 128.74, giving her a combined total of 191.24 to win the gold.[22] She thus won her second national gold medal,[23] finishing 7.86 points ahead of the defending champion Rachael Flatt.[13] It was the first time since Michelle Kwan's ninth win in 2005 that a ladies' single skater won more than one U.S. national title.[22] She placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships, her best ever result at the event. During the off-season, she skated in a number of shows.[24] In 2011, she also made a brief appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler and Detroit and starred in Chrysler's Perseverance video.[25]

In the 2011–12 season, Czisny was assigned to 2011 Skate America and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard as her Grand Prix events. She won the gold medal at Skate America and bronze at Trophee Bompard. She was first in the free program at Bompard with 121.90 points, setting a new personal best international free skate score. Czisny qualified for the Grand Prix Final. She sustained a calf injury during a practice session on December 8, explaining "it was the way I picked on a flip jump."[26] After team doctors determined that she would not make the injury worse, Czisny went on to compete and finished 5th at the event.[26] She won the silver medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships. After the 2012 Challenge Cup, where she took bronze, she decided not to include the double axel-triple toe combination in her program at Worlds.[27] Falling twice in the short program and five times in the free skate, she placed 22nd overall at the 2012 World Championships. Czisny was invited to the World Team Trophy but her coach Jason Dungjen declined and Gracie Gold was selected instead.[citation needed] In May 2012, an MRI revealed that Czisny had a torn labrum in her left hip.[28] Czisny said she would not have competed at Worlds if she had known she was injured.[28][29] After undergoing surgery on June 6, 2012 in Nashville,[30] she began physical therapy the next day and after a month no longer needed crutches.[31]

In the 2012–13 season, Czisny received an assignment to the NHK Trophy but withdrew in order to continue her recovery from surgery.[32][33] She hoped to compete at the 2013 U.S. Championships.[33] On January 12, 2013 at the 2013 Fox Cities Invitational in Appleton, Wisconsin, Czisny dislocated her left hip when she fell on a triple flip.[34][35] She was taken to hospital where her hip was moved back into alignment.[35] Her withdrawal from the U.S. Championships was confirmed.[34]

In April 2013, Czisny resumed her regular training schedule at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In preparation for the 2013–14 season she skated two sessions per day, gradually increasing the difficulty of her jumps and spins and aiming to add a triple-triple jump combination to her long program. She worked regularly with an off-ice trainer and underwent physical therapy daily. With the goal of earning a spot on the 2014 U.S. Olympic team, Czisny made her comeback at the 2014 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships and won the gold medal with a total score of 145.12 after placing first in both segments.[36] This qualified her for the Midwestern Sectionals in November but she withdrew and ended her season because she did not feel fully recovered.[37][38] In June 2014, she decided to retire from competition, saying she would continue to skate in shows and work as a coach.[39]

Skating technique

Unlike most skaters, Czisny spins and jumps clockwise. She is known for her excellent spins.[5] She said, "When I was younger, my sister and I always practiced our spins together. We would spin for hours, seeing who could hold their spin longer and/or who could spin faster. We also tried to come up with as many variations as possible."[2] Of the jumps, Czisny is least confident on the triple salchow.[40]

Programs

File:2011 Grand Prix Final Alissa CZISNY.jpg
Czisny at the 2011 Grand Prix Final
File:2011 Grand Prix Final Alissa CZISNY 2.jpg
Czisny at the 2011 Grand Prix Final
File:Stars on Ice 2010 in Manchester (17).jpg
Czisny at a 2010 Stars on Ice show
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[41]
2012–2013
[33][35]
  • Gone with the Wind
    by Max Steiner, Richard Clayderman
2011–2012
[1]
  • La Vie en rose
    by Édith Piaf
    choreo. by Yuka Sato, Pasquale Camerlengo[24]
2010–2011
[42]
  • Moon River
    (from Breakfast at Tiffany's)
2009–2010
[44]
  • You'll Never Walk Alone
    by Barbra Streisand
  • I Like the Way (You Move)
    by Bodyrockers
2008–2009
[45]
  • Doctor Zhivago
    by Maurice Jarre
2007–2008
[46]
  • The Swan
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
2006–2007
[47]
  • Prelude & Quadukka-I-Mayas
    by Jesse Cook
    performed by the
    Hamzy Egyptian Strings Ensemble
2005–2006
[48]
  • Prelude & Quadukka-I-Mayas
    by Jesse Cook
    performed by the
    Hamzy Egyptian Strings Ensemble
2004–2005
[49]
2003–2004
[41]
  • The Mission
    (1986 film)
    by Ennio Morricone
  • Swan Lake
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Un Bel di Vedremo
    (from Madame Butterfly)
    by Giacomo Puccini
    performed by Opera Babes
2002–2003
[50]
2001–2002
[41]
  • Rushing Wings of Dawn
    by Tim Janis
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    by Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Romeo and Juliet
    (1968 film)
    by Nino Rota, André Rieu
2000–2001
[41]

Competitive highlights

File:Skate Canada 2010 – Ladies.jpg
Czisny (center) with the other medalists at the 2010 Skate Canada International.

Post-2004 results

International[51]
Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 15th 11th 5th 22nd
Four Continents 5th 9th 5th
Grand Prix Final 6th 1st 5th
GP Bompard 3rd 3rd
GP Cup of China 9th
GP Cup of Russia 9th 4th 4th
GP NHK Trophy 6th WD
GP Skate America 4th 2nd 1st
GP Skate Canada 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
Nebelhorn 4th 1st 1st
Ondrej Nepela 2nd
Challenge Cup 3rd
International: Junior[51]
World Juniors 6th 6th
National[41]
U.S. Champ. 7th 7th 3rd 9th 1st 10th 1st 2nd WD
U.S. Collegiate 1st 1st
Midwest. Sect. 2nd 1st WD
EGL Regionals 1st 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; EGL = Eastern Great Lakes; WD = Withdrew

Pre-2004 results

International: Junior[51]
Event 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
JGP Final 5th
JGP Bulgaria 5th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Slovakia 2nd
Gardena 1st J.
Triglav Trophy 1st J.
National[41]
U.S. Champ. 2nd J. 11th 10th 12th
Midwest. Sect. 5th I. 9th J. 1st J. 2nd 2nd 2nd
EGL Regionals 4th Ju. 1st I. 10th N. 3rd J. 1st J. 2nd 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: Ju. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior
EGL = Eastern Great Lakes

Detailed results

2013–2014 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 5-8, 2013 2014 Eastern Great Lakes Regional 1
50.23		 1
94.89		 1
145.12
2011–2012 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 26–31, 2012 2012 World Championships 16
48.31		 22
75.80		 22
124.11
March 8–11, 2012 2012 International Challenge Cup 2
59.82		 5
92.92		 3
152.74
January 21–29, 2012 2012 U.S. Championships 2
63.14		 2
116.86		 2
180.00
December 8–11, 2011 2011–2012 Grand Prix Final 4
60.30		 5
96.67		 5
156.97
November 17–20, 2011 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard 3
57.25		 1
121.90		 3
179.15
October 21–23, 2011 2011 Skate America 1
64.20		 2
113.28		 1
177.48
October 1, 2011 2011 Japan Open 5
107.64
2010–2011 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 25 – May 1, 2011 2011 World Championships 4
61.47		 5
120.78		 5
182.25
February 15–20, 2011 2011 Four Continents Championships 5
58.94		 5
109.87		 5
168.81
January 22–30, 2011 2011 U.S. Championships 2
62.50		 1
128.74		 1
191.24
December 8–12, 2010 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final 1
63.76		 3
116.99		 1
180.75
November 25–28, 2010 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard 4
55.50		 4
104.30		 3
159.80
November 11–13, 2010 2011 Midwestern Sectional Championships 1
56.98		 1
104.47		 1
161.45
October 28–31, 2010 2010 Skate Canada 4
55.95		 1
116.42		 1
172.37
2009–2010 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 14–24, 2010 2010 U.S. Championships 7
54.18		 11
86.19		 10
140.37
November 19–22, 2009 2009 Skate Canada 2
63.52		 4
100.01		 2
163.53
October 22–25, 2009 2009 Rostelecom Cup 2
57.64		 4
100.66		 4
158.30
September 23–26, 2009 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 2
60.38		 6
91.02		 1
151.40
2008–2009 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 22–29, 2009 2009 World Championships 14
53.28		 8
106.50		 11
159.78
February 2–8, 2009 2009 Four Continents Championships 7
55.62		 9
104.19		 9
159.81
January 18–25, 2009 2009 U.S. Championships 1
65.75		 3
112.31		 1
178.06
October 20–23, 2008 2008 Cup of Russia 5
53.50		 4
97.53		 4
151.03
October 30 – November 2, 2008 2008 Skate Canada 6
49.66		 2
108.26		 3
157.92
September 25–28, 2008 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy 1
56.55		 1
111.73		 1
168.28
August 7–9, 2008 2008 U.S. Collegiate Championships 1
56.61		 1
95.29		 1
151.90
2007–2008 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 20–27, 2008 2008 U.S. Championships 9
50.58		 9
95.80		 9
146.38
November 28 – December 2, 2007 2007 NHK Trophy 4
58.24		 6
86.08		 6
144.32
November 7–11, 2007 2007 Cup of China 5
51.08		 11
69.35		 9
120.43
2006–2007 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 20–25, 2007 2007 World Championships 18
49.43		 12
98.31		 15
147.74
February 7–10, 2007 2007 Four Continents Championships 4
54.64		 6
99.39		 5
154.03
January 21–28, 2007 2007 U.S. Championships 5
58.15		 1
119.59		 3
177.74
November 24–26, 2006 2006 Cup of Russia 8
44.98		 10
76.23		 9
121.21
November 2–5, 2006 2006 Skate Canada 4
56.12		 3
107.57		 4
163.69
October 10–14, 2006 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships 1
52.85		 1
108.49		 1
161.34
2005–2006 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
March 6–12, 2006 2006 World Junior Championships Junior 3
83.40		 4
50.36		 11
73.82		 6
124.18
January 7–15, 2006 2006 U.S. Championships Senior – 5
54.51		 7
95.00		 7
149.51
December 16–18, 2005 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final Senior – 6
48.26		 6
92.64		 6
140.90
October 27–30, 2005 2005 Skate Canada Senior – 1
58.54		 1
109.78		 1
168.32
October 20–23, 2005 2005 Skate America Senior – 3
52.82		 1
106.48		 2
159.30
October 8, 2005 2005 Campbell's FS Classics Senior – – 5
84.81		 –
September 22–25, 2005 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial Senior – 2
49.06		 1
91.04		 2
140.10
2004–2005 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
February 28 – March 6, 2005 2005 World Junior Championships Junior 8
69.26		 2
52.91		 8
84.08		 6
136.99
January 9–16, 2005 2005 U.S. Championships Senior – 8 7 7
December 3, 2004 Marshalls World Cup Senior – – 5 –
November 18–20, 2004 2005 Midwestern Sectional Championships Senior – 1 2 2
October 21–24, 2004 2004 Skate America Senior – 3
50.20		 4
91.16		 4
141.36
October 12–16, 2004 2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships Senior – 1 1 1
September 2–5, 2004 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy Senior – 4
44.64		 4
79.39		 4
124.03
August 5–7, 2004 2004 U.S. Collegiate Championships Senior 1 1 1 1
2003–2004 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 3–11, 2004 2004 U.S. Championships Senior 8 15 12
November 20–22, 2003 2004 Midwestern Sectional Championships Senior 2 2 2
October 14–18, 2003 2004 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships Senior 1 1 1
September 11–14, 2003 2003 Sofia Cup Junior 6 5 5
2002–2003 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 12–19, 2003 2003 U.S. Championships Senior 14 9 10
December 12–15, 2002 2002–2003 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 4 5 5
November 14–16, 2002 2003 Midwestern Sectional Championships Senior 1 2 2
October 3–6, 2002 2002 Skate Slovakia Junior 6 1 2
August 21–25, 2002 2002 ISU JGP Courchevel Junior 2 2 2
2001–2002 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 27–31, 2002 2002 Gardena Spring Trophy Junior 1 1 1
January 6–13, 2002 2002 U.S. Championships Senior 11 11 11
November 15–17, 2001 2002 Midwestern Sectional Championships Senior 3 2 2
October 1–6, 2001 2002 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships Senior 1 2 2
2000–2001 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 18–22, 2001 2001 Triglav Trophy Junior 2 1 1
January 14–21, 2001 2001 U.S. Championships Junior 5 1 2
November 16–18, 2000 2001 Midwestern Sectional Championships Junior 1 1 1

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