Evan Lysacek
Evan Lysacek
Evan Frank Lysacekis an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-timeFour Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-timeU.S. national champion. Lysacek was the 2010 United States Olympic Committee's SportsMan of the Year, and the winner of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top U.S. amateur athlete of 2010. On January 22, 2016, he was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame...
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth4 June 1985
CityChicago, IL
burst definitely learning medal olympics scene seem
I'll definitely keep going. I'm learning about the sport and the Olympics and world championships. To come out and burst on the scene and get a medal doesn't seem realistic.
felt
In training, I've been doing the quad a lot and it's been going really well. This one felt good, and I was not braced for the fall.
good
I had an off night. Not good to do it at the Olympics.
arrived came clean competition four last pairs program short
After the pairs short program (Saturday), I have adrenaline. I came back like I had just arrived and I'm in competition mode. I've had four clean run-throughs in the last four days.
slip
I'm going to slip in under the radar. I know I'm ready. I know I'm trained.
ahead entire life tons waiting work
I know that I have tons of work ahead of me. But it's work that I've been waiting my entire life to do.
calm five hit minutes strangely
I've been strangely calm this whole week. It just hit me five minutes before what was on the line. It's not even how you did, it's just that you got through it well enough to make the team.
element missed season short
That's the first element I have missed all season in the short program. Obviously, a very uncharacteristic mistake.
best season successful
It's been a very successful season for me. My best ever.
hope proved
They kind of skipped over her, but she proved them wrong. I hope she can keep it up.
ahead entire life olympics ton waiting work
The Olympics has been a life-long dream. I know that I have a ton of work ahead of me, but it is work I have been waiting my entire life to do.
definitely eliminate trend trying
I definitely think the trend is we're trying to eliminate name-recognition from skating.
definitely stay
I definitely just wanted to stay on my feet,
best boost career coming confidence gives grand medals qualify season strong
I feel awesome. I've had a really strong season so far, the best of my career with two medals in the Grand Prix, and I was the only American to qualify for the finals. So that gives me a big boost of confidence coming in here.