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Alissa Czisny
American figure skater (born 1987)
Alissa Czisny (born June 25, 1987) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). She is also the 2019 and the 2021 U.S. Professional Open Grand Champion.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Alissa Czisny was born together with a fraternal twin sister, Amber, on June 25, 1987, in Sylvania, Ohio.[3][4] She is a summa cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University where she was on a full academic scholarship while also competing at the international level[5][6] and majored in international studies.[7] She took some of her classes online due to her skating, training, and traveling schedule.[4] Czisny is a vegetarian.[8] She took ballet lessons from a young age to improve her flexibility and strength.[4]
In August 2022, Czisny married Canadian figure skater Kurt Browning.[9]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Czisny began skating at age 1½ when she and her sister, Amber, accompanied their mother to the ice skating rink because they did no
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Czisny dazzles; captures second U.S. title
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Alissa Czisny
Country Represented
Full Name
Alissa Starr Czisny
Born
Sylvania, Ohio
Alma Mater
Bowling Green State University
Former Club
St. Clair Shores FSC
Languages
English, French, Russian
Former Coaches
Brian Boitano, Jason Dungjen, Julianne Berlin,
Linda Leaver, Natalia Deller, Theresa McKendry, Yuka Sato
Former Choreographers
David Wilson, Elizabeth
Punsalan, Kurt Browning, Lori Nichol, Marina Zueva, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renée Roca, Theresa McKendry, Yuka Sato
Training Locations
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Began Skating
1989 (18 months old)
Czisny's hobbies include rock wall climbing, reading, biking, modeling, traveling, and learning foreign languages.
Programs[]
| Season | Short Program | Freeskate |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | ||
| 2012-2013 | (Did not compete this season) | |
| 2011-2012 | ||
| 2010-2011 | ||
| 2009-2010 | ||
| 2008-2009 | ||
| 2007-2008 | ||
| 2006-2007 | ||
| 2005-2006 | ||
| 2004-2005 | ||
| 2003-2004 | ||
| 2002-2003 | ||
| 2001-2002 | ||
| 2000-2001 | ||
Exhibitions[]
| Season | Music |
|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | |
| 2017-2018 | |
| 2016-2017 | |
| 2015-2016 | |
| 2014-2015 | |
| 2013-2014 | |
| 2012-2013 | |
| 2011-2012 | |
| 2010-2011 | |
| 20 |