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Alissa Czisny

Born:

June 25, 1987

Birthplace:

Sylvania, Ohio

Height:

5' 4"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

Bowling Green, Ohio

Training Town:

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Club:

Detroit SC, Inc.

Coach:

Julianne Berlin, Yuka Sato, Linda Leaver, Brian Boitano, Natalia Deller, Steffany Hanlen (performance coach)

Choreographer:

David Wilson, Kurt Browning

Czisny is the 2009 U.S. champion and a two-time U.S. Collegiate champion (2004, 2008) ... Has earned three medals in the Grand Prix Series: gold at 2005 Skate Canada, silver at 2005 Skate America and bronze at 2008 Skate Canada ... Won the bronze at the 2007 U.S. Championships ... Took the silver medal at the 2001 U.S. Championships as a junior.

Czisny began skating at 1 1/2 when her mother started taking skating lessons ... Enjoys rock climbing, reading, biking, learning foreign languages, acting and modeling and traveling ... Has done modeling part-time ... After her skating career, would like to pursue acting and modeling careers, further her education (possibly a master's degree) and travel the world (oh, I do that now!) ... Graduated summa cum laude from Bowling Green State University in May 2009 with a liberal studies degree ... Majored in international studies, Russian and French ... Awarded "Outstanding Sophomore of the Year Award for International Studies" in 2006 along with the "First Year Russian Student Award" in 2006 ... Has participated in benefit skates for a Hurricane Katrina relief fund, the Jimmy Fund (Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute), breast cancer research foundation ("Skate for Hope") and the Mary Louise Wright Foundation ... Has been on the Dean's List throughout college ... Twin sister, Amber, was also a senior ladies national and international competitor ... Her teleconference previewing the 2009 World Championships can be heard here.

ALISSA'S FAVORITES
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite gadget: iPhone
Favorite reality show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite drink: Water
Favorite vacation spot: The beach

ALISSA'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three things people would be surprised to find out about me: I'm an Etch-a-Sketch artist, I don't like cold weather, and I sometimes bicycle 40 miles just for fun!
Three things I love doing: Skating, reading and bicycling
Three favorite movies: Miracle, The Pursuit of Happyness and Finding Nemo
Three favorite foods: Ice cream, all kinds of fruit and jicama
Three favorite drinks: Water, chocolate soy milk and vitaminwater

2010 Season Notes
SP music: Music from the The Mask of Zorro soundtrack
FS music: Selections from the Dr. Zhivago soundtrack by Maurice Jarre
2009 Season Notes
SP music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens
FS music: Selections from the Dr. Zhivago soundtrack by Maurice Jarre

Won her second U.S. Collegiate championship ... Took the gold at the Nebelhorn Trophy ... Came in third at Skate Canada and fourth at the Cup of Russia ... Claimed her first U.S. title.
2008 Season Notes
SP music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens FS Music: Music from the West Side Story soundtrack by Leonard Berstein
2007 Season Notes
SP music: "Prelude" and "Quadukka-I-Mayas" by Jesse Cook and the Hamzy Egyptian Strings Ensemble
FS music: Excerpts from the Sabrina soundtrack by John Williams

Placed fourth at Skate Canada ... Won the bronze at the U.S. Championships.
2006 Season Notes
SP music: "Prelude" and "Quadukka-I-Mayas" by Jesse Cook and the Hamzy Egyptian Strings Ensemble
FS music: Excerpts from "La Bayadere" by Minkus

Won the silver at Skate America and the gold at Skate Canada, qualifying her for the Grand Prix Final.
2005 Season Notes
SP music: Music from the soundtrack of "The Mission" by Morricone and Travia
FS music: "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky

Won the U.S. Collegiate championship ... Placed fourth at Skate America ... Came in sixth at the World Junior Championships.
2004 Season Notes
SP music: Music from the soundtrack of "The Mission" by Morricone and Travia
FS music: "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky
2003 Season Notes
SP Music: "Rushing Wings of Dawn" by Tim Janis
FS Music: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Rachmaninoff

Won the silver at both of her Junior Grand Prix events and qualified for the JGP Final.
2002 Season Notes
SP Music: "Rushing Wings of Dawn" by Tim Janis
FS Music: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Rachmaninoff

Won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships and captured the gold as a junior at the Triglav Trophy.
2001 Season Notes
SP Music: "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
FS Music: Music from the opera Faust

Alissa Czisny's Four Continents free skate 400K | 700K
Czisny's short at the 2009 U.S. Championships 400K | 700K
Alissa Czisny in Reading 400K | 700K
Get to know Alissa Czisny 400K | 700K
Interview with Alissa Czisny from Spokane 400K