Sasha Cohen

Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.Cohen was born in Westwood, California, a region in Los Angeles. Her nickname "Sasha" is a Russian nickname for "Alexandra". Her mother, Galina (née Feldman), is a Jewish settler from Ukraine and a former ballet dancer.

Cohen rose to prominence in the skating community during the 2000 United States Figure Skating Championships. Just up from juniors, Cohen drop from first place after the short program to second after the free skating and fit for the world team. Too young for the World Figure Skating Championships, a dodge at the time would have allowed her to compete in senior worlds if she medaled at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Cohen did not medal at world juniors and so did not go to senior worlds.