Skaters

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
    2009 - Rostelecom Cup - 4th
    2009 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
    2009 - World Championships - 11th
    2009 - Four Continents Championships - 9th
    2009 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 1st
    2008 - Cup of Russia - 4th
    2008 - HomeSense Skate Canada - 3rd
    2008 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
    2008 - U.S. Collegiate Championships - 1st
    2008 - U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 9th
    2007 - NHK Trophy - 6th
    2007 - Cup of China - 9th
    2007 - World Championships - 15th
    2007 - Four Continents Championships - 5th
    2007 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 3rd
    2007 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional - 1st
    2006 - Cup of Russia - 9th
    2006 - Skate Canada - 4th
    2006 - World Junior Championships - 6th
    2006 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 7th
    2005 - Grand Prix Final, Tokyo - 6th
    2005 - Skate Canada - 1st
    2005 - Smart Ones Skate America - 2nd
    2005 - Campbell's Classic - 5th
    2005 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 2nd
    2005 - World Junior Championships - 6th
    2005 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 7th
    2005 - Midwestern Sectional - 2nd
    2005 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional - 1st
    2004 - Marshalls World Cup - 5th
    2004 - Smart Ones Skate America - 4th
    2004 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 4th
    2004 - U.S. Collegiate Championships - 1st
    2004 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 12th
    2004 - Midwestern Sectional - 2nd
    2004 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional - 1st
    2003 - Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria) - 5th
    2003 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 10th
    2003 - Midwestern Sectional - 2nd
    2002 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 5th
    2002 - Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 2nd
    2002 - Junior Grand Prix (France) - 2nd
    2002 - Gardena Trophy - 1st
    2002 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 11th
    2002 - Midwestern Sectional - 2nd
    2002 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional - 2nd
    2001 - Triglav Trophy, Junior - 1st
    2001 - State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior - 2nd
    2001 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 1st
    2001 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior - 1st
    2000 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 9th
    2000 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior - 3rd
    1999 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice - 10th
    1998 - Midwestern Sectional, Intermediate - 5th
    1998 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate - 1st
    1997 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile - 4th