Sandra Bezic | Personal Information |
| Full name: | Sandra Marie Bezic |
| Country represented: |  Canada |
| Date of birth: | April 6, 1956 (1956-04-06) (age 53) |
| Place of birth: | Toronto |
| Height: | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Former partner: | Val Bezic |
| Skating club: | TCS & CC |
Sandra Marie Bezic (born April 6, 1956 in Toronto) is a Canadian pair skater. With partner and brother Val Bezic, she won the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1970 - 1974 and placed ninth at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Bezic is a well-known figure skating choreographer. Among the competitive programs to her credit are those used by Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini in winning their World Championship title in 1984; Brian Boitano's programs from the 1988 Winter Olympics; Kristi Yamaguchi's winning programs from the 1992 Winter Olympics; Kurt Browning's from the 1993 World Figure Skating Championships; and Tara Lipinski's from the 1998 Winter Olympics. She also choreographed programs for Jill Trenary, Chen Lu, Joannie Rochette, Kim Yu-Na, and Takahiko Kozuka.
For several years she was the director, co-producer, and choreographer for Stars on Ice. She also choreographed for several TV specials including Canvas of Ice, Carmen on Ice, and You Must Remember This.
She served as a commentator for NBC during the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics, as well as the World Figure Skating Championships during the early 1990s and numerous other skating events broadcast by NBC over the years.
Bezic is the author of The Passion to Skate (ISBN 1-57036-375-7), (ISBN 0-83626452-5).
She is credited as Marlon Brando's Skating coach in The Freshman (1990) and appears with him in the skating rink scene.
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