All posts tagged "Evan Lysacek"
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Figure Skating News
Lysacek takes gold; Plushenko gets silver
USA’s Evan Lysacek edged out Russia’s defending Olympic Champion Evgeni Plushenko, becoming the first U.S. man to win Olympic Gold since Brian...
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Three former champions top the men’s leaderboard
The buildup of the championship men’s competition lived up to the hype tonight in the short program in Spokane. Three former U.S....
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Lysacek captures Grand Prix Final gold
USA’s Evan Lysacek won the event after placing first in the long program with a new personal best of 159.60 points. The...
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Figure Skating News
Lysacek captures first world title
You couldn’t write a better script to what happened to Evan Lysacek in the last year of his skating career. The two-time...
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Lysacek leads at Skate America; Weir second
USA’s Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir headlined the men’s short program tonight, and didn’t disappoint. Both men made small errors in their...
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Figure Skating News
Lysacek edges out Weir for US title
The skate gods were shining down on U.S. Figure Skating this week at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In recent years,...
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Lysacek sees mental toughness as key to retaining U.S. National title
Evan Lysacek heads into next week’s 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with a healthy body and a clear mind. The two-time Worlds...
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Lysacek takes lead in Harbin
USA’s Evan Lysacek lead the men after the short program, followed by teammate Johnny Weir. Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland is currently third....
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Lysacek captures second Four Continents title
USA’s Evan Lysacek proved that his performance at the US Championships two weeks ago was no fluke. The two-time and reigning World...
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2007 US Figure Skating Championships: Men’s Highlights
Novice Division Armin Mahbanoozadeh (Fairfax, Va.) was the gold medal winner in the Novice division, while Alexander Johnson (Minnetonka, Minn.) edged out...
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2006 Cup of China: Men’s Highlights
USA’s Evan Lysacek easily captured his first Cup of China (COC) gold medal, while Sergei Davydov of Belarus won his first senior...
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2006 Skate America: Men’s Highlights
Skate America was the first of six events of the ISU Grand Prix series and was held at the Hartford Civic Center,...
Did you Know?
Dick Button (USA) became the first skater to ever land a triple jump (a triple loop) at the 1952 Olympics. He was also the first skater to land a double Axel in competition (1948 Olympics) and is credited with inventing the Flying Camel Spin, which was originally known as the Button Camel.