Turin, Italy 2006 Winter Olympic Games

Cohen's given name is Alexandra Pauline Cohen— Sasha is a Ukrainian nickname for Alexandra... She has one younger sister, Natasha ...Mother Galina was born in Odessa, Ukraine ...Most prized possession is her house ... Long-term goals include working as a fashion designer or in the entertainment industry ... Was on her school honor roll and has won various gymnastics awards ... Was a successful gymnast before taking up figure skating, but says she wasn’t focused enough for the dangerous elements; at age 7 she did a back spring series without noticing a four-inch beam in her path and luckily sprung over it ... Other interests are cooking, designing costumes and roller coasters ... Enjoys going to the beach ... Admires Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi and Kurt Browning ... Works with Girls Inc. and Covenant House charities ... Has a dog named Mocha and cats named Mia and Meow ... Has appeared in the high-fashion French V magazine, Seventeen magazine and Vogue ... “Adopted” a U.S. soldier who is a specialist in the Army’s Signal Battalion ... Cohen sends her soldier letters, postcards and care packages ... Was featured in the comic strip “Big Nate” by Lincoln Pierce ... Shared her cell phone with President Bush on international TV at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games ... Minutes before taking the ice for her free skate at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games she realized she didn’t have her tights and borrowed those of Japan’s Fumie Suguri, who had just gotten off the ice ... Off ice she trains with ballet, stretching classes and Pilates ... Met the Queen of England when she performed at the2002 Golden Jubilee to celebrate the queen’s 50-year reign ... Hosted three on-ice clinics for the Marshalls SkateFests in the fall of 2004 ... Teamed with the Women’s Sports Foundation to encourage girls to apply for the 2005 Sportsgirl Award; the SportsGirl program honors 50 young female athletes, one from each state, who excel in their sport of choice and demonstrate superior leadership skills on and off the field of play ... Describes herself as spunky, deliberate and focused.