Sasha Cohen may turn to acting career

[flamingyouth]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. figure skating champion Sasha Cohen aims to win her first major in ternational gold medal at next week's world championships and then evaluate opportunities beyond skating, including an acting career.

Olympic silver medalist Cohen, runner-up the past two world championships, is clear favorite in Calgary as Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa of Japan and 2005 world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia, Turin's bronze medalist, are absent.

"I want a world championship," Cohen said in a telecon call on Friday. "I think I'm very capable and I've become a tougher competitor. I think it's very much within my reach."

Cohen is participating in the 5-month-long Champions on Ice tour following the world championships. The 21-year-old Californian said she will also be pondering her future.

"I'm definitely taking it one step at a time. I do love what I do and the satisfaction I get out of skating," she said.

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[Arugula Latte]

1. Nooooooo!

:o

[flamingyouth]

2. Kick for the morning crowd

[begin_within]

3. Well, she's thin enough to be a Hollywood actress.

[Beetwasher]

4. Borat RULES!

:evilgrin:

[Fenris]

5. Tara Lipinski said the same thing.

Her acting credits include a short guest appearance on "The Young and the Restless" and an uncredited role in "Vanilla Sky."

Yeah.

[flamingyouth]

6. Isn't she recovering from hip surgery now?

[Fenris]

9. Dunno.

But you should check out her frightening website.

http://www.taralipinski.com/

[flamingyouth]

10. "We hope you like the new website design ...

... we've gone shabby chic."

:scared::scared::scared:

[Fenris]

11. I know.

I needed a hug after viewing that. The falling flowers, the pink, the giant Lipinski face...it was all too much to bear.

[flamingyouth]

12. God, click on her playlist link

The first song is that wretched "You're Beautiful" :puke:

[Fenris]

13. I'll take your word for it.

:scared:

[flamingyouth]

14. Music for supermarkets

:scared:

[LynneSin]

7. I'm betting either Kimmie Meissner or Emily Hughes upstage her

Cohen will choke as always

[flamingyouth]

8. Hey you - are you going to watch the world championships?

Should be interesting - a whole week of figure skating next week. Although both Slutskaya and Arakawa won't be there. :hi:

[jpgray]

15. She should take her time. Last time she turned too fast she fell down

[flamingyouth]

16. ...

;) :thumbsup: