Alissa Czisny was born June 25, 1987 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Czisny's twin sister, Amber, is also a skater.) She began skating at the age of eighteen months; her mother began taking skating lessons and was forced to bring her daughters with her when they refused to stay home with a baby-sitter.

Czisny and her sister now train in St. Clair Shores, MI and skate for the St. Clair Shores FSC. She is coached by Julianne Berlin and Patrick O'Neil. Her choreographer is Simone Grigorescu. Czisny is home schooled by her mother.

The 5'1" Czisny would one day like to win the Worlds and the Olympics. Considered be an expert spinner, Czisny is looking to improve her artisty and maturity on the senior level. Czisny says one of her most memorable skating moments was skating just before Michelle Kwan at the 2002 U.S. Nationals. "It was so exciting to be on the same warm up ice with such a beautiful skater, and then to be able to watch her compete her short program as I stood by the boards, just having completed mine." Her favorite jump is the triple lutz. She also likes spirals and Russian splits.

Off the ice, she enjoys scuplting clay, playing the piano, rollerblading, biking, dancing ballet, playing tennis and raquetball and beading.

Competitive Record 2003 U.S. Championships - 10th 2003 Junior Grand Prix Final - 5th 2003 Midwestern Sectional - 2nd 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 2nd 2003 Junior Grand Prix (France) - 2nd 2002 Ann Arbor Invitational Long Program - 1st 2002 Ann Arbor Invitational Short Program - 1st 2002 Gardena Spring Trophy-Junior - 1st 2002 U.S. Championships - 11th 2002 Midwestern Sectional-Senior - 2nd 2002 Eastern Great Lakes Regional-Senior - 2nd 2001 Triglav Trophy-Junior - 1st 2001 US Nationals-Junior - 2nd 2001 Midwestern Sectional-Junior - 1st 2001 Eastern Great Lakes Regional-Junior - 1st 2000 Midwestern Sectional-Junior - 9th 2000 Eastern Great Lakes Regional-Junior - 3rd 1999 Eastern Great Lakes Regional-Novice - 10th 1998 Midwestern Sectional-Intermediate - 5th 1998 Eastern Great Lakes Regional-Intermediate - 1st 1997 Eastern Great Lakes Regional-Intermediate - 4th

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Biography written by Anna; April 2003. Photograph courtesy Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News.
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