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.
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,
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.
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.
good
I had an off night. Not good to do it at the Olympics.
became collapse dreamed falling hard include olympics short sick stomach stuck upwards veins
It's hard because I dreamed about the Olympics for upwards of a decade. And that dream didn't include getting sick with a stomach flu, getting stuck with IVs, having my veins collapse and falling in the short program. It became about something different ... courage.
almost sad super
We see her as this almost goddess-like super human. I'm very sad for her.
planning score
You can know what score you're planning for.
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.
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.
badly fell half knocked leg numb today took wind
I got the wind knocked out of me badly so it took about half way through before I got my wind back, and I fell on my leg so it kind of went numb on me. But it was enough. That's what today is about.
almost good land
I can land almost everything, ... I thought I do a good performance.