2006 Olympic Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen performed one of the most remarkable performances in figure skating history en route to her first Olympic medal in Torino, Italy.
Sasha set her sights on the top prize coming into the competition. She even held the lead after the short program.
A fall on her first jump in the free skate appeared it might have knocked her off the medals podium, as the closest group of women finalists ever was skating in the final group.
But Sasha rebounded with more triples landed than any other finalist and finished just less than eight points short of a gold medal.
Gracious in victory, Sasha also added thousands of new fans to her already worldwide fan base. Most impressive among letters and e-mails of support, were correspondence from members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Services sending their regard to the 2006 U.S. Champion.
