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

Sasha Cohen (Author), Amanda Maciel (Author), Kathy Goedeken (Illustrator)
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March 28, 2006 8 and up4 and up

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 words, including:

  • Her discovery of ice skating at age 7 and the coaches who trained her

  • Her comeback from the injury that almost ended her career

  • The crushing lows and miracle wins

This is the official autobiography of the world's most captivating skater, on and off the ice.


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Grade 4-8–From her early years as a gymnast to her determination and achievements as a professional skater, Cohen tells her story with frankness and humor. This fascinating glimpse into a skater's world–hours of practice, travel, and, finally, competition–will educate readers who think that the journey is an easy one. Cohen discusses her back injury and recovery, exhaustion, disappointments, and moments of triumph. The situations she describes are applicable to anyone who is contemplating a career in professional sports. The sacrifices that her family has made to support her skating–moving frequently, costly lessons, etc.–are described with candor as well. Black-and-white and color family and competition photographs add to the narrative. A thoroughly enjoyable read.–Kathleen A. Nester, Downingtown High Ninth Grade Center, PA
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Gr. 4-6. Although Cohen hasn't yet earned a medal at an Olympics, the lissome 21-year-old's teen-idol looks and charisma, and her strong position going into the 2006 Winter Games, will be enough to draw readers to her autobiography. Writing with Maciel, Cohen tells of her switch at age seven from gymnastics to ice skating, the sport in which she leapt to fame at the 1999 Nationals. Her subsequent struggles with injury, nerves, and finding the right costumes and coaches dominate the book's latter half. Nonskaters may be perplexed by shoptalk ("working on her edges and slides"), and the somewhat emotionless postmortems of each competition eventually begin to run together. But there are enough girl-next-door details, such as the skater's adoration of ice cream and cats, to propel interested readers through passages that lack Zamboni polish, and children training seriously in any sport will appreciate the honest descriptions of athletic highs and lows: "When you fall on the ice, it's like everything inside of you falls too." Jennifer Mattson
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Collins; Revised edition (March 28, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061153850
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061153853
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I have been a fan of Sasha Cohen ever since I first saw her skate a number of years ago. Even at a young age, she clearly stood out from the pack with her artistry and intensity on the ice. She is truly a beautiful skater. So, I looked forward to reading her autobiography.

Written as a first person narrative, the book is somewhat banal, at times, lacking any real depth or insight. Nevertheless, the book will hold the interest of those who are fans of Sasha Cohen, as well as those with an avid interest in figure skating. In her book, Sasha Cohen lets the reader know how it was that she became a skater. She discusses what she had to do to get to where she is today. She also includes a number of tantalizing tidbits about the skating world.

The book is peppered with many photographs of Sasha Cohen, in both black and white and color. This is definitely a book that her fans will enjoy, and it is a quick and easy read. It would make a lovely gift for a young girl or teenager with an interest in figure skating.
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The Amazing February 2, 2006
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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!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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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. Sasha's career can pretty much be culminated as a big "what if". We never really see her mention what gets in her head that leads to her settling for any other place but first. While she is a strong short program skater, her long programs have always been her Achilles heel. She usually botches a jump which has cost her two Olympic Gold medals and two World Championship titles. We won't even mention the Nationals gold medals she let pass her by. She is my favorite figure skater of all time, but this book pretty much ignored the elephant in the room. Basically, it's nice back story, but superficial at best.
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Different but nice
Regrettably, a lasting message from this book is that Alexandra was a spoiled and indulged young lady whose parents doted on her chosen path of development and could well afford to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by AD
Absolute Fiction
My daughters idolize Sasha Cohen and their respect grew much greater when she worked so hard to compete at the 2010 Nationals. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Quite Literate
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. Read more
Published on December 7, 2008 by Anibeth
greatness
good book, worth reading, very inspirational. Cohen is the champion we should all try to be.
Published on November 11, 2008 by Mikael Covey
Sasha Cohen: Fire on Paper
Sasha Cohen: Fire on Ice was a incredibly detailed story os Sasha's life. My hero is Sasha and I love to skate, so it allowed me to gain more knowledge. Read more
Published on November 24, 2006 by Michael G. Harrington
It's ok......
It's ok, but it didn't tell much information, and it doesn't tell much insight, basically what she won and lost.......
Published on November 11, 2006 by Simon
GREAT READING AND PICTURES
I enjoyed reading this book. It was easy to read and interesting.
Published on August 31, 2006 by John W. Schmitt
Entertaining look at the sport as well as an honest bio
Fans of Ms. Cohen's career will not be disappointed at her frank autobiography and a career still very much in progress. Read more
Published on June 5, 2006 by Fruit Loop
Don't waste your time.
From beginning to end, I found this book to be dreadful, and an utter waste of my time. Champion? Of what? Read more
Published on May 12, 2006 by sk8queen80
Argh...
I don't particularily appreciate athlete autobiographies, especially those written by figure skaters and gymnasts. Read more
Published on April 16, 2006 by StarGymnast
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