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Evan Lysacek

Born:

June 4, 1985

Birthplace:

Chicago, Ill.

Height:

6' 2"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

Naperville, Ill.

Training Town:

Los Angeles

Club:

DuPage FSC

Coach:

Frank Carroll, Karen Kwan Oppegard

Choreographer:

Lori Nichol

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*2010 Olympic champion
*2009 World champion
*Two-time U.S. champion (2007-08)
*Two-time U.S. silver medalist (2006, '10), two-time U.S. bronze medalist (2005, '09)
*2009 Grand Prix Final champion
*Two-time World bronze medalist (2005-06)
*Two-time Four Continents champion (2005, '07)
*U.S. titlist at the juvenile (1996), novice (1999) and junior (2000) levels

*Named 2010 USOC SportsMan of the Year, becoming the first male figure skater to earn the honor since Scott Hamilton (1981)
*Winner of the 2010 AAU James E. Sullivan Award, joining Dick Button (1949), Michelle Kwan (2001) and Sarah Hughes (2002) as the only figure skaters to received the honor
*Received the Thurman Munson Award, given for displaying excellence on and off the field of play

SKATING NOTES

Began skating at age 8 after his grandmother bought him skates for Christmas ... Started in group lessons with the goal of playing hockey but began succeeding in figure skating ... Formerly coached by Viktor Kudriavtsev (2002-03) ... Overcame left hip stress in the latter half of 2004.

PERSONAL NOTES

Lysacek graduated Neuqua Valley High School in 2003 ... Earned a number of academic achievement awards including the 1999 Presidential Award for Academic Excellence ... Member of the honor roll throughout high school ... Has two sisters, the younger of which plays on a nationally ranked volleyball club and is on full scholarship to Charleston Southern University ... Serves on the Honorary Board of Figure Skating in Harlem, the Celebrity Board of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a partner of Help USA ... Also supports Make a Wish Foundation, P.S. Arts and Elizabeth Glaser Ped. HIV foundation ... In April 2012, appointed a sports envoy by the U.S. Department of State, a position in which he engages overseas youth in positive dialogue on the importance of education, positive health practices and respect for diversity ... Served as the spokesman for U.S. Figure Skating’s highly acclaimed film RISE ... With partner Anna Trebunskaya, finished second on the 10th season of "Dancing with the Stars" ... Won 2009 and '10 LA Sports Award for Sports Moment of the Year ... Nominated for an ESPY in the category of "Best Male U.S. Olympic Athlete" and for SI Sportsman of the Year ... Threw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game ... Served as a judge at the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant.

CONNECT WITH ME

Twitter.com: @EvanLysacek
Facebook fan page
Official site

IN MY WORDS

My hobbies are ... skiing, tennis, fencing, hockey, cars.

MY FAVORITES

Ways to condition off ice: Run, fence, play tennis, ski, weight train, cardio, intervals

PAST SEASON NOTES

2010 Season Notes
SP Music: "Firebird" by Stravinsky
FS Music: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Costumes designed by Vera Wang
2009 Season Notes
SP Music: "Bolero" by Ravel
FS Music: "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin
2008 Season Notes
SP music: Selections from the Zorro soundtrack
FS music: Selections from Tosca by Puccini

Costumes designed by Christian Dior (SP) and Gianfranco Ferre (FS)
2007 Season Notes
SP Music: "Passion" from The Last Temptation of Christ by Peter Gabriel
FS Music: Music from the Carmen suite by Georges Bizet and Carmen by Rodion Schedrin
2006 Season Notes
SP Music: Gipsy Kings for first part of season; "Espana Cani" for Olympics and Worlds
FS Music: Music from the original soundtrack to "Grease," new arrangement by Paul Rudolph; changed to Carmen before NHK Trophy, and used Carmen for U.S. Championships, Olympics and Worlds
2005 Season Notes
SP music: "Espana Cani" by Pascual Marquina
FS music: Music from Singin' in the Rain
2004 Season Notes
SP music: "Espana Cani" by Pascual Marquina
FS music: "Piano Concerto No. 2" by Rachmaninoff
2003 Season Notes
SP Music: "España Cañí" by Pascual Marquina
Fs Music: Music from the Drop Zone soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
2002 Season Notes
Won gold at the Triglav Trophy as a junior.
2001 Season Notes
FS Music: Music from "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi
2000 Season Notes
SP Music: Music from 42nd Street
FS Music: Music from Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota
1999 Season Notes
SP Music: Gypsy Kings medley
FS Music: Music from Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota

IJS Personal Bests

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

U.S. QUALIFYING COMPETITION

Lysacek talks about road to Omaha Watch
Lysacek's Skate America teleconference Watch
AT&T Ice Desk Show: Lysacek Watch
Lysacek's U.S. Champs SP 400K | 800K
2010 U.S. Championships - Senior Men - Free Skate (Skaters 11-22) 400K | 800K
2010 U.S. Championships - Senior Men - Short Program 400K | 800K
Grand Prix Final - Senior Men - Free Skate 400K | 800K
Grand Prix Final - Senior Men - Short Program 400K | 800K
Evan Lysacek Skate America practice 400K | 800K
Evan Lysacek skates to Jackson's "Thriller" 400K | 700K