Evan Lysacek - 2006 Olympic Ice Skating Star

Evan Lysacek achieved a personal best at the 2006 Olympics. He skated to "Carmen" and included eight triple jumps in his long program.

Evan Lysacek was born on June 4, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois.

Family:

Lysacek's hometown is Naperville, Illinois, but he trains in El Segundo, California.

Home Skating Club:

Evan represents the Dupage Figure Skating Club which is located in the Chicago area.

Hobbies:

Evan enjoys cars, music and surfing.

Lysacek received a pair of ice skates for Christmas from his grandmother. Then he began group ice skating lessons. He wanted to play hockey, but a figure skating coach saw that he was talented at figure skating. So, when he was eight years old, he began taking private figure skating lessons.

Evan Lysacek was ten when he won Juvenile Nationals. He then won National Novice Men at thirteen and National Junior Men at fourteen.

In 2005 Lysacek won the bronze medal at the United States National Championships. That bronze made it possible for him to be considered for the 2006 Olympics. In 2006, Evan placed second at the U.S. Nationals and he qualified for Torino.

In the final free skate at the 2006 Olympics, Lysacek did not skate well in the short program. He missed his triple axel and only did a double instead of a triple flip. After the short program, he was in tenth place. He skated great in the final freeskate and pulled up to fourth place overall.

Evan Lysacek won the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, he skated the performance of his life and won the U.S. Men's Figure Skating title. He won the title again in 2008.

Evan's coaches are Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi. His choreographers are Kurt Browning, Oleg Epstein and Lori Nichol.

In 2003, Evan Lysacek graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. He was on honor roll throughout high school.

Hopes and Dreams:

Evan Lysacek hopes to qualify again for the Olympics in 2010. Of course, he hopes to win gold.