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.

Personal life

Alissa Czisny was born together with a fraternal twin sister, Amber, on June 25, 1987, in Sylvania, Ohio. Julianne Berlin became her coach in 1998.

Czisny finished 4th in her Grand Prix debut at 2004 Skate America, to which she was invited after Michelle Kwan withdrew. This qualified her for the Midwestern Sectionals in November but she withdrew and ended her season because she did not feel fully recovered.

  • Le cygne de Detroit - a poem in French by Vladislav Luchianov dedicated to Alissa Czisny