Alissa czisny biography books

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

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