How Olympian Sasha Cohen made second career in investment banking: ‘I was never going to be defined by what I did at 21’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 03, 2026 · 449 words · By Post Staff Report

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What happened

How Olympian Sasha Cohen made second career in investment banking: ‘I was never going to be defined by what I did at 21’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThrough July 4, The Post, in conjunction with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, is featuring US citizens explaining what the American dream means to them in 2026 — including Sasha Cohen.

Common ground

The daughter of an immigrant from Ukraine, she won a silver medal in figure skating at the 2006 Olympics and is now an investment manager in California.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Glittering Generalities 90% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “is now an investment manager in California.”

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One web search result mentions she 'now works as a financi[al]' (text cut off), but the other provided results for this claim are about a DJ and the name 'Sasha' in general. There is no strong corroboration across multiple sources that she is specifically an 'investment manager in California'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sasha is a name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe [citation needed] as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although ver…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_(name)

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Paul Coe (born 4 September 1969), known professionally as Sasha, [b] is a Welsh DJ and record producer. He is best known for his live events and electronic music as a solo artist, as well as…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_(DJ)

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web search NEUTRAL — Compiled and mixed by Sasha spanning 21 exclusives and designed to flow like a DJ mix for home listening. It traverses ambient, breaks, techno and electronica.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPUCfgNOtnatPmD3ts08NMg

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Claim 2: “The Post, in conjunction with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, is featuring US citizens explaining what the American dream means to them in 2026 — including Sasha Cohen.”

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While the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD) is confirmed to exist, the specific collaboration with 'The Post' featuring Sasha Cohen for a 2026 project is not corroborated by the provided web or Wikipedia results. The web results provided for this claim are irrelevant (discussing a different Cohen or general Jewish studies).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lowell Jay Milken (born November 29, 1948) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the co-founder and chairman of the Milken Family Foundation. He is also the founder of the National Institute…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Milken

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Robert Milken (born July 4, 1946) is an American financier. He is known for his role in the development of the market for high-yield bonds ("junk bonds"), which led to his reputation as the "J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Milken

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Milken Institute is an American independent, nonpartisan economic think tank based in Santa Monica, California, with offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Miami, London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milken_Institute

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Claim 3: “Featured at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD), this series is part of the Center’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.”

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Similar to claim 3, this is only reported by the 'Nypost' cross-references. No other independent source confirms the project's link to the 250th anniversary celebration.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dream Eaters are an American indie art-pop duo formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2015. The band consists of vocalists Elizabeth LeBaron and Jake Zavracky. While initially recognized for their atmos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Eaters

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LSD: Dream Emulator is a 1998 exploration-adventure game by Asmik Ace Entertainment, released for the PlayStation. In LSD, the player explores surreal environments without any objective. If they touch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD:_Dream_Emulator

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The "American Dream" is a phrase referring to the national ethos of the United States: that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. The tenets of the American…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream

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Claim 4: “The daughter of an immigrant from Ukraine, she won a silver medal in figure skating at the 2006 Olympics”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Sasha Cohen won the silver medal at the 2006 Olympics and that her mother is a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ladies' single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2006_Win…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sasha is a name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_(name)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is an American retired figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Fin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Cohen

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Claim 5: “MCAAD is Washington, DC’s newest cultural institution, offering interactive exhibits and stories about achieving the American Dream.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD) is a cultural institution in Washington, DC, featuring interactive exhibits about the American Dream.

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Claim 6: “The American Dream Video Project showcases real stories that illuminate pathways to opportunity.”

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The claim is repeated multiple times in the cross-references, but all these references are from the same source ('Nypost'). No independent second source confirms the specific 'American Dream Video Project' phrasing.

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