Sasha cohen dresses

Sasha Cohen performing her "Romeo and Juliet" long program at the 2006 US Nationals Love the drape on the skirt & the neckline!

Who says sports and fashion don't mix?

Sasha Cohen with her Silver medal at the 2006 Ladies Olympic Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy

Sasha Cohen performs her routine to "West Side Story" during the Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge on December 10,2006 at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Sasha Cohen won the event.

The 2014 Winter Olympics, taking place in Sochi, Russia, are finally less than a year away. It is now acceptable for me to start a daily countdown. In honor of that, and my excitement, I've pulled together some of my favorite figure skating costumes, because figure skating is the best sport ever, and while the outfits can go kindof overboard, they can also be perfectly fitted, flattering, stand out against the ice in just the right way, and compliment the music and choreography. As Vera Wang…

Silver medal winner Sasha Cohen, of the United States, is shown during her long program performance.

Sasha Cohen, Marshalls Figure Skating Challenge 2006, figure skating photos, ice skating pictures by Tracy Marks

Take a look back at some of the best dresses to ever grace Olympic ice — including the totally OTT accouterment of the '80s.

Sasha Cohen of the USA competes in the ladies short program during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Clive...