XX Olympic Winter Games

[DisneyDaniel]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Well, that is the BEST I've ever seen Sashe Cohen skate. Let's hope she can keep it up on the long program. Her lead is TINY and Irian Slutskya is a tough competitor. Thursday should be fun!

Right before Sasha skated, I felt a little sorry for the Italian skater who fell on her first jump and then skated inconsistently for the rest of the program--in front of the host-country crowd. But this is the Olympics where screw ups are more costly and potentially embarassing.

Sasha was radiant, full of energy, and technically superb! After her first-place finish in the short program, I wanted to shout out: "Way to go, but don't screw it up (again) in the long program with any mistakes." Yes, let's hope Thursday night will be her golden moment.