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Sasha Cohen: Fire on Ice (Revised Edition): Autobiography of a Champion Figure Skater
Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen tells her story -- on and off the icechampion figure skater Sasha Cohen captured the world's attention with her exquisite spiral and outstanding layback spin at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. In Torino, she reigned as the most intriguing contender in figure skating at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and triumphed with th ...more
Paperback
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224 pages
Published
March 28th 2006
by HarperCollins
(first published March 29th 2005)
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This is an interesting, quick read but it didn't really tell me anything I couldn't have read on Wikipedia or some other third-party source. It's mostly an outline of a biography and not too in depth about anything. You have to imagine for yourself what it must have been like to train relentlessly because she just mentions that she was tired and runs you through event after event. It is pretty superficial for a biography; I wish she gave us some more insights into her motivation, her deeper thou
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The first edition of this book was printed before Sasha's 2006 Olympic Silver medal win. We learn about how her love for skating was ignited as well as how she started out as a gymnast. A lot of her gymnast qualities translated into her abilities on the ice, namely her flexibility and beautiful attention to detail. We learn about her comeback from a potentially career ending back injury as well as a few difficult defeats.
While the book was interesting, it didn't feel very gritty or emotional. S ...more
While the book was interesting, it didn't feel very gritty or emotional. S ...more
This book is an autobiography about Sasha Cohen, a figure skater. She performed in the 2002 and the 2006 Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 2006 Olympics. She began skating at age seven, when she was too much to control. She loved skating from the moment she stepped on the ice. In the middle of her career, she suffered from a horrible back injury. This part of the book was very suspenseful because she did not know if she could skate again. After some physical therapy, she finally got better
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I had the opportunity to watch Sasha Cohen skate when she competed at the 2002 US National Championships when they were held in Los Angeles. Although I think she's a good skater and I admire her artistry, I was never convinced that she had the same passion or drive as Michelle Kwan did, who competed year after year, to defend her titles. It's too bad that she left the sport when she did to pursue acting. I still enjoyed reading this book and learning about her journey and what it took to become
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A Must read for Sasha cohen fan.
Sasha is 2006 US gold medalist at US National and 2006 Torino Olympic silver medalist.
She delivered my most inspiring program in Olympic 2006 in Torino despite of two major mistakes at the beginning. She is the reason why I became infatuatated with figure skate.
Her flexibility and beautiful spirals are believed to be the best in the world.
Sasha is 2006 US gold medalist at US National and 2006 Torino Olympic silver medalist.
She delivered my most inspiring program in Olympic 2006 in Torino despite of two major mistakes at the beginning. She is the reason why I became infatuatated with figure skate.
Her flexibility and beautiful spirals are believed to be the best in the world.
This book is amazing! Sasha is my favorite figure skater and as a skater myself, she really inspires me. I remember reading this when I was little and I really loved it. I have been a fan of Sasha ever since! If you love ice skating, or even if you don't but are interested, you should read it! It's really good!! :3
This is a great book!!!! I loved it!! It's provides a lot of information about Sasha, her life, her skating career, and so much more. If you're a figure skater or like figure skating, I suggest you read it!!
Aug 08, 2010
Susan Mabus
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I thought this book was an inspirational story of agirl who had adream of becoming an olympic figureskater and her triumph when she won the silvermedal inthe 2006 olympics.
I especially like how Sasha herself wrote this book. It's a very personal, up-close look into her life as a champion figure skater! I enjoyed reading it.
An interesting story about what happened to the young skater. I enjoyed the book from beginning to end.
Amazing book, I love sasha, she's my favourite skater. It was amazing to read about her life. Great book
It was just okay. Nothing all that earth shattering. She loves to shop and eat. That's about it.
4.5* - mental juara banget deh. hebat.
wow. totally interesting, gives a great insight to the world of figure skating
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