Sasha Cohen - 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships - Short Program

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  • @ALu-nq8rf
    @ALu-nq8rf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    I miss when figure skaters held long spiral sequences like Michelle Kwan, Sarah Hughes and Sasha Cohen

    • @queenmaoasada8447
      @queenmaoasada8447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mandi Lu Why Why Why did they cut out the spirals?!?!? I will never understand

    • @anileht1451
      @anileht1451 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      to make more time for jumps

    • @echen1716
      @echen1716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The spiral sequence should be given a lot more points so we can see more of them!

    • @_TimothyDavid
      @_TimothyDavid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too....... Me too

    • @Griffw06
      @Griffw06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Personally, I feel like the last skater to hold a long spiral sequence recently would be Mao Asada

  • @troyaturner1979
    @troyaturner1979 8 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    That spiral sequence leaves me speechless every time I see it.

    • @Qacc6
      @Qacc6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yet it does not touch you. It leaves one cold. MK's spiral, on the other hand, not only had superior edge quality, ice coverage, speed, but more importantly was done with wonderful heart and emotion.

    • @troyaturner1979
      @troyaturner1979 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Qacc6 Yes, however in terms of line, stretch and flexibility, Sasha has Michelle beat.

    • @tmott8870
      @tmott8870 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      but troy, spirals are not about flexibility or stretch, they are about edges. and Sashas spirals almost always done on an improper edge.

    • @Bnizzofashizzo
      @Bnizzofashizzo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Troy Turner there just not gonna let you live

    • @robdurdain5912
      @robdurdain5912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tmott8870 They are about all those things. They are certainly about flexability and stretch, as well as edges and flow.

  • @stephanieg9089
    @stephanieg9089 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Her extension, flexibility, and class are just otherworldly. Her spiral sequence is matched by no one and my jaw dropped during that split leap.

  • @JarenMorris21
    @JarenMorris21 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    She skated the hell out of this music. Damn. I miss programs like this!!

  • @cubemerula5264
    @cubemerula5264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is being one with the program. Truly historical. One of the strongest interpretations of a paso doble on ice.

  • @magnoliabranca5149
    @magnoliabranca5149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    My fav skater ever! Her artistry is out of this world!

  • @surmon11
    @surmon11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Bravo Sasha, You changed figure skating forever and will never be forgotten

    • @mallemee99
      @mallemee99 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely agree

    • @mallemee99
      @mallemee99 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Still don't understand how her program components were always on the lower end. I think she mastered this aspect.
      She will still always be the most prolific female figure skater for millions

  • @JosedeJezeus
    @JosedeJezeus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'm so happy for the standing ovation she got. She truly deserves it. Thank you Sasha for so many beautiful performances. Thank you for your work.

  • @_justinblizzle
    @_justinblizzle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Queen of the Short Program

    • @Bnizzofashizzo
      @Bnizzofashizzo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That she was! Malaguena... need I say more?

    • @piznoctsauo8141
      @piznoctsauo8141 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bnizzofashizzo Malagueña*

  • @pilotswife06
    @pilotswife06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Anyone watching in 2021 and just miss watching live sports and hearing a cheering crowd?

  • @cathm8523
    @cathm8523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Best spiral sequence ever!! That split jump, just WOW 🤩

  • @panheadchick1212
    @panheadchick1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Her spins were INCREDIBLE!

    • @TT-ee4qp
      @TT-ee4qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irina made a better spins.

  • @Eredita24
    @Eredita24 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I came back to this video after watching the 2023 nationals. I needed to see this level of artistry, so missed nowadays!

  • @Buggerbeef
    @Buggerbeef 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Love the deep knee bend that she does to the music at 3:11. She is the master of music and choreography in her programs and routines.

  • @luismariavieitosoria1263
    @luismariavieitosoria1263 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bravo Sasha for your beautiful performance. And for skating our spanish music. I'm so proud.

  • @uselessjoe
    @uselessjoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Best split jumps of any skater

  • @lillieherold7943
    @lillieherold7943 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Sasha, There Will NEVER Be Another Skater Like YOU! YOU Are Truly Missed. It's Thanks To A Couple Of Skating Commentators During The Time You Were Performing That Took You Away From Competition. Since You Left, We Have Maybe Had A Couple, MAYBE, That Were Your Equal. I Love Watching You Skate. As Scottie Said, "WHAT A PERFORMANCE.
    Please Teach Others How To Skate. Now Back To Watching You Skate.

    • @TheFigrsk8er
      @TheFigrsk8er 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She's the reason I pursued figure skating when I was a teen. 👑

  • @marycoyne1889
    @marycoyne1889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This one brings me smiles and tears and jumping out of my seat every time. I felt then and now that the moonlight sonata program was the undoing it was too quiet too subtle and gave her too much time to doubt. Her fiery fast short programs she always killed because she attacked.

  • @jzmusizz-4057
    @jzmusizz-4057 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    She always had a way to perform on the ice!!! She always told a story with her skating!!

  • @chelseamercer3825
    @chelseamercer3825 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    beautiful dress so pretty, classy and elegant

  • @marthaanderson2967
    @marthaanderson2967 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Sasha always had that something special !

  • @gennykoala2113
    @gennykoala2113 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sasha, Michelle and Johnny will always be my idols and the reasons I started skating

  • @uselessjoe
    @uselessjoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    always my favorite skater...

  • @stepitup25
    @stepitup25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I still come back to this from time to time. Still gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes. Sasha is forever my favorite skater. One of her best performances. I’m not sure what was holding her back on her jumps over the years, but I know she gave her all. The spiral sequence and footwork in this routine are perfect. Thanks so much for the video!

    • @TT-ee4qp
      @TT-ee4qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't you think Sasha's spiral sequence and footwork look like Michelle's style ?

    • @Sanfor9
      @Sanfor9 ปีที่แล้ว

      You keep going everywhere making the same comments and the entire commentary has the answer but yet you still try to discredit Sasha by comparing her to Michelle. Don't you have eyes, read the comments, and hear the broadcast commentator about her being the best in this. Quit the negative campaign. If Michelle influenced Sasha, why has Michelle herself never displayed the level of exquisite lines, spins, and spirals Sasha was known for? Give us a break@@TT-ee4qp

  • @13lindamarie
    @13lindamarie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Still the best in my eyes!

    • @katerinesantana6060
      @katerinesantana6060 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think she pushed the sport to new heights!

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’ll never understand this comment. Such a short career and was a bad jumper but the best skater of all time? Yea okay. I believe Kwan would have something to say about that. People look at that WOW of her flexibility and think that equals greatness. I personally found her artistically FLAT. She never had the ability to PULL you into a program like a Kwan.

    • @betzaidagaribay6696
      @betzaidagaribay6696 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YouAreMySunshine2 what? Are you talking about Sasha? She still did really well

  • @SharonNewman-dd6gq
    @SharonNewman-dd6gq ปีที่แล้ว +4

    way back when Figure skating had artistry and INDIVIDUALITY!

  • @b0rtie
    @b0rtie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    If only I had an ounce of her flexibility! Her spins are just marvelous. Not only did she have the stretch, but the positioning and control she had was breathtaking. She really would make for an awesome spin coach.

  • @Skater51
    @Skater51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I loved her skating!! So much different now days.

  • @rachaelfung4465
    @rachaelfung4465 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is my favorite performance . ❤️

  • @luvmuzik4me
    @luvmuzik4me 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wish that they would bring back these spiral sequences and the layback spins. I hope that we will see real skating like this again and not little girls like we do today.

  • @tjwash2
    @tjwash2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Even in the routines where she didn’t land all the jumps, when her feet are on the ice she is always doing stunning movements

  • @spearmint4093
    @spearmint4093 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is so alive/happy/sweet/open after ♡ Most others are cold as ice

  • @riri_hins
    @riri_hins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ugh I get teary eyed watching her skate

  • @emmaruthgallos
    @emmaruthgallos ปีที่แล้ว +7

    No one can at par with her artistry. Sadly, I don't see that one in skaters today.

    • @maurahobart8414
      @maurahobart8414 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true. Sasha was a ballerina on ice, such artistry, grace. My absolute favorite.

  • @shadowhunter4irl
    @shadowhunter4irl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this program. I’m a Yuna Kim Fan but Sasha Cohen is a one of a kind skater. She has her own style and her musicality is perfection. Figure Skating died a long time ago. Yuna Kim in 2014 was the last time I actually enjoyed a program.

  • @tejasnite
    @tejasnite 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    ICE PRINCESS

  • @rubered3692
    @rubered3692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Revisited because I miss Sasha performing

  • @sarizonana
    @sarizonana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don’t know if she wants but I’d love her to coach new skaters and help them being more artistic and their positions. I know if I was a skater I’d choose her as my coach

  • @gameschill2001
    @gameschill2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a fierce performance, amazing 😊

  • @whoaaDAMN
    @whoaaDAMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love her soooo much!!

  • @BijouHam
    @BijouHam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mi patinadora favorita ♥.♥

  • @akbt2
    @akbt2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SHE'S SO FAST OMG. AND W.T.H WAS THAT SPLIT JUMP??!?!!?!!!!! IT WAS THE MOST SPECTACULARLY PERFECT THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!!!

  • @oldiesmusic76
    @oldiesmusic76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best women's figure skater of the 2000's!!! SASHA ROCKS!!! Great to hear Scott Hamilton announcing! Too bad the IOC demoted him. Idiots!

    • @TT-ee4qp
      @TT-ee4qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best skater of the 2000' s ? Before 2005 ,Sasha skated under Michelle's shadow. After 2006, Sasha skated under Irina, Shizuka and Yuna's shadow.

    • @SharonNewman-dd6gq
      @SharonNewman-dd6gq ปีที่แล้ว +2

      id rather watch sasha than Yuna @@TT-ee4qp

  • @swimmingduck9905
    @swimmingduck9905 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She's incredible!

  • @RhythmAddictedState
    @RhythmAddictedState 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:40 This spin is so beautiful!

  • @dwuan2
    @dwuan2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🤩That was absolutely spectacular perfect perfection🤩

  • @johnbowman3919
    @johnbowman3919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is as good as it gets

  • @mercuryila87
    @mercuryila87 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    L'esibizione perfetta di Sasha Cohen ❤

  • @JS-uz4ji
    @JS-uz4ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Geez she was thin, amazing but no wonder her jumps were shaky.

  • @OGrauMusic
    @OGrauMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good Music!!!!

  • @liubaustariz8688
    @liubaustariz8688 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Este es otro de mis vestidos favoritos de ella, y presentación! No puedo creer q la pusieron segunda en el programa corto, vi a Nagasu y no le llega ni a los talones pues! Qué pena que se alejó tantos años de las competencias, eso le jugó en contra! La extraño! Me hubiera gustado que haya más presentaciones de ella. 😔

  • @happyhappy6735
    @happyhappy6735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    PERFECT!

  • @vinayverma3138
    @vinayverma3138 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Came here after her star talk episode. She is just awesome

  • @SharonNewman-dd6gq
    @SharonNewman-dd6gq ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pause at 2:21. that split jump is incredible!!!

    • @valmacclinchy
      @valmacclinchy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unparalleled!❤

  • @Jennifer31601
    @Jennifer31601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A legend and I inspiration ✨

  • @Lastfirst333
    @Lastfirst333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New fan here omg love her!!

  • @EquinoxxHerps0470
    @EquinoxxHerps0470 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love programs like this because they went boring and they are really interesting to watch >~

  • @danevans4714
    @danevans4714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was amazing

  • @auroraskywalker4475
    @auroraskywalker4475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To me shes one of the greatest female figure skaters ever!
    I have seen sasha a few times at a specific ice rink in New York city ..she would do some stretches before getting on the ice ...but to my disappointment shes not friendly..and a little bit arrogant.

  • @piznoctsauo8141
    @piznoctsauo8141 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Impossible beauty.

  • @andrewdemers1624
    @andrewdemers1624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing

  • @itisknown5256
    @itisknown5256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This came in my search list of Sasha Baron Cohen .

    • @syrinx114
      @syrinx114 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not surprising considering his name is spelled “Sacha.”

  • @Jennifer31601
    @Jennifer31601 ปีที่แล้ว

    She so beautiful wonderful and amazing woman perfect 😍😍😍😍

  • @arwynmorris1105
    @arwynmorris1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I pressed on this video looking for new program music to send to my coach now realizing that this is my old music... lol

  • @bula9737
    @bula9737 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Insane!! I just saw her on Neil DeGrasse star talk interview ❤️👌🏾

  • @angelicam7179
    @angelicam7179 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Queen

  • @ra7271
    @ra7271 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She has this thing where her lips don't match her eyes. I'm not dissing her, she's mysterious to me - generally a positive connotation.

  • @ZechariahSegovia
    @ZechariahSegovia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I truly wish she made to 2010 Olympics like omg this short program would have ate the other girls up with this performance. I would would’ve have Sasha and Mirai over Rachel, just sayin.

  • @SouthernIowaLady
    @SouthernIowaLady 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't suppose we could get her and Michelle Kwan to do a legends exhibition together?

    • @annecohen8927
      @annecohen8927 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would have been a great idea..

  • @hevenycapello7088
    @hevenycapello7088 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Espetacular❤

  • @pierdecuentas1862
    @pierdecuentas1862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    viva españa, 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

  • @BrentWolgamott
    @BrentWolgamott 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just to be clear, her artistic score was 30.37. So since the women are factored by .8 in the short, that means her AVERAGE mark in components was 7.5???!!?! Is that right!?!?! (40 is perfect, 36 is 9.0 average, 32 is 8.0 average, yes??) If so, that's RIDICULOUS.

    • @snowcherryleopard
      @snowcherryleopard 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brent's Lucky (& Gay) Slot Channel PCS doesn't just apply to performance and interpretation. There are other factors that are taken into consideration such as skating skills and transitions which are more on the technical side of things

    • @BrentWolgamott
      @BrentWolgamott 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No, I looked at her protocols from this. She averaged 7's on ALL FIVE Program Component categories. She was scored basically even with Mirai Nagasu (in 2010) and Rachel Flatt in terms of artistry. GIVE ME A FLIPPING BREAK.

    • @queenmaoasada8447
      @queenmaoasada8447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brent's Lucky Slot Channel Well the US judges basically pick who they want, as we saw this year with Ashley's absurdly low scores that Karen's inflated PCS was able to squeak by (don't get me started on Bradie's PCS). With three strong Ladies on the GPS and only two US slots for Vancouver, it made sense that they'd prefer to send Rachael, Mirai, and/or Ashley -- i.e., up-and-comers with recent bodies-of-work to draw upon -- over Sasha. As Scott and Sandra lamented after Sasha's disastrous FS, she should have competed that whole Fall 2009, rather than just appear at Nationals after four years away from competition.

    • @BrentWolgamott
      @BrentWolgamott 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@queenmaoasada8447 n I realize I'm late responding to this, but Sasha, even with that FS, has STAR POWER, and can win over an International panel of judges. Rachael Flatt? gimme a break. WHO?!?! LOL.

  • @pueraeternus111
    @pueraeternus111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Back when 25 was considered over the hill... When Sasha Cohen left the sport, I stopped watching.

  • @ramachj
    @ramachj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me sitting at home watching this be like "I need to get flexible, but not in a million years I will be flexible". 😂😂😂😂

  • @laurawilliamson2830
    @laurawilliamson2830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love sasha, she is an all time fav of mine but her routines are all so alike. Her artistic is amazing but I've seen her spiral, same spins, she had the potential to try other artistic things.

    • @syrinx114
      @syrinx114 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree. It was always the same exact content, just in different orders in each program. She was great but it seems she could have had a little more diversity in her programs, given the extent of her talent and capability.

  • @МарияМашенька-ы3й
    @МарияМашенька-ы3й 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo!

  • @pueraeternus111
    @pueraeternus111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lori Nichol choreography!!

  • @mummyji6003
    @mummyji6003 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woooppoow beautiful

  • @chuckglowacz675
    @chuckglowacz675 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Beautiful skating. The announcers are so annoying.

  • @ameeradaoud1438
    @ameeradaoud1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @laurimarrosado7605
    @laurimarrosado7605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bratz:the movie brought me here, Sasha Cohen was in it

  • @charicetvnews234
    @charicetvnews234 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Charice brought me here.

  • @iamscythed
    @iamscythed 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Startalk brought me here

  • @chrishintz1077
    @chrishintz1077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Presages Russian girls from 2018. The red dress. Cohen looks as young here as when she started.

  • @syrinx114
    @syrinx114 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The flutz wasn’t two-footed.

  • @Tadju50
    @Tadju50 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still None Lovelier...

  • @taktshi3036
    @taktshi3036 หลายเดือนก่อน

    39.5/32.5 72.0

  • @queenmaoasada8447
    @queenmaoasada8447 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I hate how Scott keeps calling her "so fit"... Scott, this is not FIT, this a ANA

    • @lvega5606
      @lvega5606 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jules Mekler -She is definitely not a healthy weight, that's for sure. Don't know whether she's anorexic, but she obviously doesn't eat enough to have any body fat.

    • @queenmaoasada8447
      @queenmaoasada8447 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Complicate Democratize Channel
      "You know nothing about the illness."
      Why do strangers on the Internet presume to know your personal knowledge/experience?
      And you're WRONG, BTW.

    • @lizipearlvlogs
      @lizipearlvlogs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Queen Mao Asada anorexia is a mental illness and an eating disorder. It's terrible and far too common in the skating world, but based on what I know of Sasha she doesn't appear to have had any struggle with food. I think it was more just a byproduct of practice and bit having the time to eat as much as she would if she weren't training as opposed to deliberate malnourishment. I hope that's the case, at least, but she seems to have gotten to a healthier weight post-training as far as I know

  • @ainulmardhiyyah8703
    @ainulmardhiyyah8703 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never been to an ice-skating competition before. Can ice-skaters hear the commentators when they comment on the performance?

    • @yampaamvs
      @yampaamvs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, lol.

    • @troyaturner1979
      @troyaturner1979 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      eventer51314 Thank God because Scott and Sandra talk too damn much in my opinion LOL

    • @yampaamvs
      @yampaamvs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Troy Turner lol

    • @warren1564
      @warren1564 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If that were the case the commentators would have been taken out long ago. Having said that, American commentators talk way too much, and always have.

  • @craigw1379
    @craigw1379 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ands she got a big Teddy bear!

  • @gb-channel1880
    @gb-channel1880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is that really true that she never won gold in worlds and olympics??

    • @TT-ee4qp
      @TT-ee4qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes.

  • @stephenrhee8343
    @stephenrhee8343 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤משפחה כהן❤וכל הארץ❤

  • @sexmachine5515
    @sexmachine5515 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    blades of glory got me here, she caught will pherrals jock strap and smelled it, that part is too funny lol

    • @sexmachine5515
      @sexmachine5515 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      then she said "I love u chazz" lol

  • @jeffarchambault1258
    @jeffarchambault1258 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Think I sent wrong one.

  • @atharvainamdar6708
    @atharvainamdar6708 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    anyone here after watching the star talk video?

  • @alexstone1808
    @alexstone1808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He looks different then when he did "Borat".

  • @Tadju50
    @Tadju50 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    None Lovelier...

  • @dmmchugh3714
    @dmmchugh3714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredibly lovely program. But I hate the Bielman variation at end of the lay back. I wish skaters would stop doing the Bielman variation as it looks ungainly and unattractive.

  • @spearmint4093
    @spearmint4093 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    How old was she here?

  • @amberg9841
    @amberg9841 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Meanwhile Chaz Micheal Micheals was being kidnapped