Sasha Cohen

Sasha Cohen is a retired American figure skater born in 1984 who won the silver medal in the women's event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Her career also included three medals at the World Championships, the Grand Prix Final title in 2003 and the United States national title in 2006. She was known above all for her artistry, her flexibility and body lines, and her musical interpretation, qualities that made her one of the most distinctive skaters of her era. Olympedia notes that she began skating at the age of seven after first training as a gymnast, and that she skated in ice shows and did television work after the 2006 Games without returning to competition.