Sasha Cohen

It's in my hands.

I've got it.

I'm four minutes away from the dream.

And that's when it started to unravel.

I just watched the Ladies Short Program yesterday, and the depth of the field was really stunning.

Not only the technical abilities, but the artistic package that most of the ladies skaters have.

Alyssa Liu, American from Oakland, is in third place going into the long program.

Isabel Levito is, I believe, seventh or eighth, and Amber Glenn is...

And so I think it's going to be a lot tougher for our second and third place ladies to get up to the podium.

But I think Alyssa Liu has such a good shot.

And I have to say that I've been out of the sport for a long time.

Going to nationals this year in January was the first time I really watched figure skating since I competed.

And I went to the Olympics and watched as a spectator.

It was hard.

You know, there's a little bit of PTSD and just reliving my own nerves and everything and watching Olympic skaters.

So I took a long break.

So coming back to watch nationals this year was just so awe-inspiring to see Alyssa because she comes out there with this grace, this ease, this joy that I've never seen in someone competing at the highest stakes.

And it makes you root for her more because she's so different.

And you don't see that kind of clenching, like, you know, this is my moment on the line and I've got to meet these expectations.

And I think she's our shot at a medal on the podium.