Sasha Cohen: Fire on Ice (Revised Edition): Autobiography of a Champion Figure Skater

by Sasha Cohen

Book Overview

Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen tells her story -- on and off the ice champion 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 the silver medal. For the first time, Sasha tells her amazing story, in her own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061153850
• ISBN13: 9780061153853
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

a very engaging and novel approach into the life of Sasha's career

After reading this book, I was quite fond of this figure skater's dramatic and realistic approach toward her career, her struggles and her triumph on the ice. It chronicles the relationship she has with fellow skaters, her coaches and her inspiration, behind her passion. The book offers an inside look of Sasha's experience and of her transition from an unknown skater, to a highly respected figure skater. It includes her family's and fans support leading Sasha to become a world champion in her own right, and as a unique individual. A very compelling autobiography of one girl's struggle to reach high for her dreams. I highly recommend that the book be read by those who are interested in figure skating and also to learn about these type of figure skaters. Also this book may include interviews.

Incredible skater, an athlete to respect

I read the old edition of Sasha Cohen's autobiography that did not include her experiences at the 2006 Winter Olympics. This new release, obviously, pays tribute to Sasha's time in Turin and gives readers an updated version of this young woman's life story. I did not watch Sasha when she was 17 years old and performing in the 2002 Olympic Games, but when I saw she was returning to the 2006 Games as a favorite to win the gold, I felt inclined to tune in. Sasha Cohen is far and away one of the most graceful and beautiful skaters I have ever come across, and it is genuinely a shame that things did not work out for her in Turin. I feel for her, because she is such a precise ice skater who clearly has all the necessary skills to be an Olympic gold medalist, but as we all know, you just never know what can happen out there. But this young lady coped with it about as well as anyone possibly could. She could have easily pouted and bawled her eyes out after winning the silver medal, but she kept that humble smile and classy attitude all the way through. And judging from everything I've heard about her very different attitude four years ago, I'd have to say that she has transformed into a true American--someone we can respect even more than a person who just sports a gold medal around their neck. So anyone who criticizes Sasha and focuses on the negativity should see that she is arguably one of the greatest class acts her sport has seen in this country. I wish Sasha all the best in her future and hope that she will consider training for the 2010 Games. No matter what choice she makes, though, I hope people will remember her for the beautiful skater that she really is. Fans will enjoy reading this autobiography, although I do agree with another reviewer here in that it does lack depth and insight. It is clearly geared mostly for young kids, so of course Sasha is not going to go into great detail on most things. Yes, it's fluffy, but that clearly isn't what was intended to be written. We all know that there was more to her disappointing finish at the 2002 Olympics than just being "happy to have been there." We know she was more upset than that, but when you think about it this wasn't really the place for her to go into that. Not with a book geared for younger kids. Most teenage Olympic athletes write their autobiographies with a simple voice, not choosing to go too deep. The book does, however, help readers see how Cohen got started and evolved as an athlete, and with this newly revised edition it is a nice reminder of Sasha's Olympic success.

The Amazing

She's an amazing person to do a book report on and this book was just fantastic! Even if you don't have to do a book report, you'll be just as interested in it because I didn't want to put it down!If you want to know more about her before you decide to buy this book than you should go to www.sashacohen.com , it's her official site and it gives you her address where you can also send her letters! Sasha is just an amazing person who ice skates even though she has artritis in her back. I hope you'll read and enjoy this book as much as I did!

Out of Control

Amazing! Wonderful! And beautifully written! Once I saw this book in my school library one day, I couldn¡¦t get my eyes off it! The thing was I never thought Sasha Cohen could¡¦ve written something as enthusiastic and detailed as Judy Blume, Caroline B. Cooney, or J.K. Rowling but she did it. It seems like she put a lot of effort into it. When I was reading I thought why I couldn¡¦t be as hard-working as her, not only if I was just at school, or just doing anything, but I didn¡¦t know why my parents had to scream at me everyday if I was playing computer or doing something I wasn¡¦t supposed to be doing, it just bothered me so much. Before I knew her as well as I do now, I thought that she was always at the rink, skating; in fact, she wasn¡¦t, a fifth of the time, she was also having fun with her other skating friends, or her family. There¡is also something else I learned, if your doing a sport not only skating, but also something like gymnastics, or tennis etc. You'll probably want to get good grades on the other hand; otherwise, you¡¦re going to be more struggling. I learned from reading this book, that you didn't;t have to not play to work hard, but you can play, as long as you work hard!

Just the Beginning

Sasha is the most charismatic and artistic figure skater of all time. I feel this is Part I of the Sasha Cohen Trilogy. Part II will come after she wins the Olympics (2006?). Part III will come after she retires from figure skating, perhaps to enter the field of fashion, modeling, or broadcasting, following the footsteps of Peggy Fleming. I hope that Kathy Goedeken will be there to capture more exquisite shots of Sasha in the future.