Evan Frank Lysacek (/ˈlaɪsətʃɛk/; born June 4, 1985) is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2010Olympic champion, the 2009World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007)Four Continents champion, the 2009Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2007, 2008)U.S. national champion. Lysacek was the 2010United States Olympic Committee's SportsMan of the Year,[1] and the winner of theJames E. Sullivan Award as the top U.S. amateur athlete of 2010.[2] On January 22, 2016, he was inducted into theU.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
Lysacek was born inChicago, Illinois, and raised in nearbyNaperville.[3][4] His mother, Tanya (née Santoro), is asubstitute teacher in Naperville, and his father, Don, is abuilding contractor.[5] He has an older sister, Laura, and a younger sister, Christina.[6] Lysacek graduated fromNeuqua Valley High School in 2003.[7] During high school, Lysacek was a member of thehonor roll, where he earned a number of academic achievement awards, including the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence in 1999.[6] After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, California to train at theToyota Sports Performance Center inEl Segundo, California.[8] Lysacek studied acting at the Professional Arts School inBeverly Hills,[8] and appeared in theindependentshort filmSkate Great!, playing a Russian Olympic gold medalist.[9]
Lysacek is of half-Czech descent; his paternal great-grandfather František Lysáček emigrated fromCzechoslovakia'sMoravia region to Chicago in 1925.[10] On his maternal side, he is of one-quarter Italian descent.[11][12] He is aGreek Orthodox Christian,[11] having stated that one of his most prized possessions is hisOrthodox cross.[13]
He became engaged to real estate developer Duangpatra "Dang" Bodiratnangkura in April 2019.[14] They married in December 2019 inBangkok, Thailand.[15]
Lysacek began skating at the age of eight.[16] His grandmother had always wanted to be in theIce Capades, so she bought him skates forChristmas. He originally wanted to playice hockey, so his mother enrolled him and his sister Laura in figure skating lessons to learn how to skate.
In 1996, Lysacek won the U.S. national title at thejuvenile level – the lowest qualifying level in theU.S. Figure Skating competition structure. In 1997, he moved up to intermediate and won the pewter medal (fourth place) at the Junior Olympics, after winning both his regional and his sectional qualifying competitions. After failing to qualify for Nationals at the novice level in 1998,[17] Lysacek won the U.S. Novice title at the1999 U.S. Championships[18] at the age of thirteen.
In the 1999–2000 season, Lysacek made his international junior debut and competed on the1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. He placed seventh at his first event and then won his second event. He was the third alternate to the 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.[19]
At the2000 U.S. Championships, Lysacek won the Junior title[20] at the age of fourteen. He placed fifth in the short program and first in the free skate, placing first overall.[21] He was the first male skater sinceTerry Kubicka to win back-to-back novice and junior men's titles in the United States.[16][22] The win on the junior level was unusual in that Lysacek moved from third to first overall while sitting backstage, because he won through a tiebreak in the 6.0 ordinal system.[23] Following the U.S. Championships, he was assigned to the 2000Gardena Spring Trophy inUrtijëi, Italy, where he won the silver medal at the junior level.[24]
Lysacek had a strong showing in the 2000–2001 season. He competed in his second season on theJunior Grand Prix circuit and won two silver medals. He was the 7th qualifier for the 2000–2001 Junior Grand Prix Final[25] and placed 8th at the Final.
He made his senior national debut at the2001 U.S. Championships, placing 12th at the age of fifteen. Lysacek was named second alternate to the U.S. team to the2001 World Junior Championships and was placed on the team afterRyan Bradley[16][26] withdrew due to injury. Lysacek performed two clean programs and came in second behind fellow AmericanJohnny Weir, giving the United States both a gold and a silver on the World Junior podium for the first time since 1987.[27][28]
Over the next season, Lysacek dealt with several injuries, including broken ribs, which resulted in lost training time. After theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks, theUnited States Figure Skating Association cancelled the2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix event due to be held in Arizona[29] and did not allow its junior skaters to compete on the Junior Grand Prix circuit for the rest of that season.[30] At the2002 U.S. Championships, Lysacek repeated his 12th-place finish from the previous year and was not selected for the team to the2002 World Junior Championships.[16] He was sent to the 2002Triglav Trophy in April, where he won the gold medal on the junior level.[31]
In the 2002–2003 season, Lysacek competed on the2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and won two silver medals. He was the 4th qualifier for the 2002–2003 Junior Grand Prix Final,[32] where he placed 5th. For the2003 U.S. Championships, he finished in 7th place.
Lysacek was named third alternate for the2003 Four Continents Championships and was placed on the team after other skaters withdrew. He placed 10th at this event in his senior international debut. He was also named to the2003 Junior Worlds team. Following the withdrawal ofParker Pennington, Lysacek was the only United States men's skater at the competition. He landed the first cleantriple Axel jump of his career in the qualifying round of this competition and his second clean one in the free skate.[16]
After graduating from high school in 2003, Lysacek made a coaching change and began to work with Ken Congemi andFrank Carroll inEl Segundo, California. With Congemi and Carroll, Lysacek won both of hisJunior Grand Prix events.[33] He was the second qualifier to the 2003–2004 Junior Grand Prix Final[34] and won the event. He placed 5th at the2004 U.S. Championships. At the2004 Four Continents, he won the bronze medal, his first senior-level international medal. He then went on to compete at the2004 World Junior Championships, where he won a third silver medal.
In the 2004–2005 season, having aged out of the junior level at age 19, Evan Lysacek made his senior international debut. Skating through a hip injury,[35] Lysacek placed fifth at the2004 Skate America, the first Grand Prix event of his career. He repeated that placement a few weeks later at the2004 Cup of Russia. At the2005 U.S. Championships, Lysacek won the bronze medal after receiving the only6.0 of his career for his short program.[36] He went on to win his first senior international title at the2005 Four Continents. He competed next at the2005 World Championships inMoscow. There, he won a bronze medal at his first senior World Championships, a competition for which his goal had been only to qualify for the free skate.[37][38]
In the 2005–2006 season, Lysacek again competed on the Grand Prix. He placed second at the2005 Skate America, but he felt that hisGrease free skate was not working. Lysacek and coach Frank Carroll made the decision to find a new long program.[39] Lysacek's newCarmen program was a success at the2005 NHK Trophy, where Lysacek finished second. Lysacek was the only American man to qualify for the2005–2006 Grand Prix Final,[40] but withdrew before the event because ofbursitis andtendinitis in his right hip.[41]
At the2006 U.S. Championships, Lysacek was third after the short program, but won the free skate, finishing second overall. He was named to the2006 Winter Olympic team alongsideJohnny Weir andMatthew Savoie.[42] At the Olympics, following a 10th place finish in the short program, Lysacek became sick with the stomach flu. Unable to practice, he stayed in bed at the Olympic village, receiving fluids fromIVs. After considering withdrawing, he decided to skate the next day and went on to skate a career-best free skate.[43] He finished his free skate with eight triple jumps and was ranked third of the night. He finished fourth overall. He commentated on his free-skating program onOlympic Ice the next day withScott Hamilton andMary Carillo.[17]
Lysacek ended his season by winning the bronze medal at the2006 World Championships inCalgary, Canada. He was once again troubled by illness, having been administered three different antibiotics to fight a bacterial infection.[44] He rose from seventh place in the short program to finish third on the strength of his free skating program. After the World Championships, Lysacek toured withChampions on Ice as a full member of the cast.
In the 2006–2007 season, Lysacek placed second at the2006 Skate America. Two weeks later, Lysacek won the gold medal at the2006 Cup of China by a 20-point margin.[45] He was the fourth qualifier for the2006–2007 Grand Prix Final[46] in his second consecutive year in qualifying for the event. However, he withdrew from the competition before he was to skate his short program due to a hip injury.[47]
Lysacek resumed training a few weeks later.[17] At the2007 U.S. Championships, he performed his first clean short program of the season, and then went on to land his first clean quadruple jump in competition (a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop jump combination) to win his first national title.[48] A week later, Lysacek competed at the2007 Four Continents. He was fourth after the short program, but made yet another comeback in the free skate, landing a clean quadruple combination to earn a new personal best and to win his second Four Continents title.
At the2007 World Championships, Lysacek placed fifth in the short program and earned himself his first new short program personal best in two years.[17] In the long program, he completed a quadruple toe loop as the first part of a quad-triple combination, but lost control of the landing, adding athree-turn after it, and was unable to complete the following triple as intended.[49] He performed a double loop instead of a planned triple loop[17] and placed fifth once again in the long program, placing fifth over all.
Lysacek toured over the summer of 2007 withChampions on Ice for the second consecutive year.
Lysacek began the 2007–2008 season at the2007 Skate America. He fell on an attempted quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop[50] in the short program, receiving only one point for that element.[51] He was in second place going into the free skate, but won the free skate,[52] landing a clean quadruple jump,[53] although he was unable to finish in first overall.[54] He went on to the2007 Cup of China, where he won the short program with a score of 81.55, improving his personal best by almost thirteen points.[55] He placed second in the free skate after falling on his quadruple jump, and finished second overall.[56]
At the2007–2008 Grand Prix Final, Lysacek was credited with a quadruple jump in both programs,[57][58] and won the bronze medal overall, after placing third in both segments of the competition.[59][60] He earned a new overall personal best of 229.78 points.
At the2008 U.S. Championships, Lysacek was second after the short program and won the free skate. Although he tied withJohnny Weir on the overall score, Lysacek won the title on the tiebreaker, thereby earning his second national title.[61][62][63][64]
His next event was the2008 Four Continents, where he placed second in the short program and third in the free skate, and finished third overall. Lysacek was also named to the team for the2008 World Championships. A week before the event, he was forced to withdraw due to an injury sustained while attempting atriple Axel; the blade broke off of his boot and he injured the left side of his body, from his forearm to his shoulder, and required a cast.[65] Lysacek toured over the summer of 2008 with theStars on Ice tour.
Lysacek began the 2008–2009 season at the2008 Skate America, where he won the bronze medal. The following week, he competed at the2008 Skate Canada International, where he won a second bronze medal.[66] Lysacek was the second alternate for the2008–2009 Grand Prix Final.[67]
At the2009 U.S. Championships, Lysacek placed second in the short program.[68] In the free skate, Lysacek fell on his quadruple combination attempt and placed fourth in that segment of the competition.[69] He won the bronze medal overall.[70] Due to his placement at the U.S. Championships, Lysacek was named to the teams to the2009 Four Continents Championships and the2009 World Championships.[71]
At the2009 Four Continents, Lysacek placed second in the short program.[72] He placed second in the free skating segment as well,[73] and then won the silver medal overall by a margin of 15.39 points.[74]
At the2009 World Championships, Lysacek placed second in the short program.[75] He then won the free skating segment to win the competition overall, becoming the first American man sinceTodd Eldredge in 1996 to win the World title.[76] At the World Championships, Lysacek competed with astress fracture in his left foot, which prevented him from trying a quadruple jump at the competition.[77] During the off-season, Lysacek took two months off from skating to give the injury time to heal.[78] He was considered the front-runner for the 2010 Olympic gold by some journalists.[76][79]
During the later part of the season and during the off-season, Lysacek toured withStars on Ice.[80]
Lysacek began the 2009–2010 season at the2009 Cup of China,[81] where he placed third in the short program and second in the free skating to win the silver medal overall. Afterwards he went on to the2009 Skate America, where he won both segments of the competition and won the gold medal overall in his sixth time competing at Skate America.[82][83] Lysacek was the second qualifier for the2009–2010 Grand Prix Final.[84]
At the Grand Prix Final, Lysacek placed second in the short program and won the free skating to win the title overall. He became the second consecutive American to win the title, followingJeremy Abbott the year before.[85] At the2010 U.S. Championships, he placed second in the short program and third in the free skating to win the silver medal overall.[86] He was named to theOlympic team.[87]
At the2010 Winter Olympics, Lysacek placed second in theshort program, with a score of 90.30 without any quadruple jumps.[88] He won the free skate with a score of 167.37 and clinched the gold medal overall with a total score of 257.67, a margin of 1.31 over silver medalist and 2006 championEvgeni Plushenko.[89] He became the first American to win the Olympic title in men's singles sinceBrian Boitano[90] in 1988, and the first reigning world champion to win sinceScott Hamilton in 1984.[91] Plushenko and the Russian figure skating federation, as well as the Russian public, criticized the result.[92][93][94]
He had originally been named to the team for the2010 World Championships,[87] but withdrew from the World team following his win at the Olympics.[95]
Lysacek was the recipient of the prestigiousJames E. Sullivan Award, which is given to America's best amateur athlete; he was the fourth figure skater to win the award afterDick Button in 1949,Michelle Kwan in 2001, andSarah Hughes in 2002.
Lysacek did not skate competitively in2010–2011, but did not announce a retirement.
In June 2011, he received two Grand Prix assignments for the2011–2012 season:2011 Skate America and2011 Trophée Éric Bompard. He resumed training with Frank Carroll at Lake Arrowhead, California, and his publicist said he would make a decision whether to compete later in the summer.[96] In September, he announced that his goal was to participate in the2014 Winter Olympics.[97] In October,U.S. Figure Skating announced that he would not compete at the2011 Skate America due to a financial disagreement, and Lysacek confirmed that he would not take part in the Grand Prix series, explaining on his Twitter that "a suitable agreement could not be reached between U.S. Figure Skating and myself by the event entry deadline".[98][99][100][101] In November, Lysacek confirmed he would not enter the2012 U.S. Championships in January 2012[102] but negotiations with U.S. Figure Skating continued.[103]
On August 10, 2012, U.S. Figure Skating announced that an agreement had been reached and Lysacek would return to competition at the2012 Skate America.[104][105] He withdrew after aggravating a groin injury.[106] On November 20, 2012, Lysacek underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdomen, with an expected period of six weeks off the ice.[106] In January 2013, he withdrew from the2013 U.S. Championships, saying he was healthy but needed an additional three weeks to return to competition form.[107]
On June 3, 2013, it was announced that Lysacek would compete at oneISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event: the2013 Skate America.[108] However, on September 30, 2013, it was announced that he had withdrawn.[109] On December 10, 2013, Lysacek announced onThe Today Show that he would not attempt to qualify for the2014 Winter Olympics due to thelabrum injury that he sustained in September.[110]
On August 30, 2014, during a TV interview, Lysacek mentioned his competitive skating career was coming to an end.[111][112]
On December 15, 2015,U.S. Figure Skating announced Lysacek would be a member of theU.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2016.[113] The induction ceremony was held on January 22, 2016, at the2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[114][115]
In September 2014, Lysacek moved toNew York City to pursue a career in commercial real estate.[111][116][117] In 2015, he started working forVera Wang, his former costume designer.[114] He was hired by the Vera Wang Group to work as a strategic consultant in retail store development. In his 5 year tenure, Lysacek was promoted to a Vice-President of the company. In this role, Lysacek led marketing, advertising, and creative services efforts for Vera Wang Group, with emphasis on creating value for both internally operated product lines, as well as licensed partnerships. Lysacek’s role also included comprehensive account management for various licensed product partnerships. He also served on the Executive Leadership team, supporting in corporate strategy and business development. Lysacek resigned from his position in 2019, in order to join his wife, Duangpatra Bodiratnangkura in her residential real estate development company. In 2021, Lysacek and Bodiratnangkura founded Orum Capital, a venture capital investment company with a focus on their joint expertise; sports, technology, and real estate. The couple, who met in 2011, and were married on December 12, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.[118]
Evan Lysacek was originally coached by Candice Brown inNaperville, Illinois.[119] After that, he worked with Deborah Stoery in Naperville andAddison, Illinois, for three years. For the next two years, he had an arrangement where he would train under both Addison-basedMaria Jeżak-Athey and Moscow-basedViktor Kudriavtsev. Kudriavtsev would come to Chicago for part of the year to coach, and Lysacek spent his summers at Kudriavtsev's summer training camps inMoscow, Russia andFlims, Switzerland. When that arrangement proved untenable, Kudriavtsev recommended Lysacek to Carroll, who agreed to coach Lysacek on the condition that Lysacek would work more with Congemi than with himself, due to Carroll's commitments toTimothy Goebel.[16][37] Lysacek moved toEl Segundo, California, to work withFrank Carroll and Ken Congemi in June 2003. Lysacek worked with both Congemi and Carroll through the 2006–2007 season, after which he began working solely with Carroll. He has also trained with ballerina Galina Barinova.[120]
Lysacek trained with Carroll at theToyota Sports Center inEl Segundo. After Carroll moved to Palm Springs, they decided to meet midway at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead andOntario, California,[121] andKaren Kwan-Oppegard coached him at the East West Ice Palace inArtesia, California.[122] In June 2013, Carroll moved back to the Toyota Sports Center.[123]
Lysacek has worked with many choreographers over the years, including Oleg Epstein[17][119] andKurt Browning. Both of his programs for the 2007–2008 season were choreographed byLori Nichol.[17] He worked withTatiana Tarasova on his programs for the 2008–2009 season.[124] He returned to Nichol for the 2009–2010 season.[120]
Lysacek supported a number ofcharities. He participated in Target – A Time for Heroes, a celebrity charity event benefiting theElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[125] He also supported theDana–Farber Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund).[6] He began supporting Figure Skating in Harlem in 2006 and is a board member of the charity.[126] Lysacek has regularly attended their benefit gala in New York City.[127]
Following his win at the2009 World Figure Skating Championships, Lysacek acquired many sponsors, includingCoca-Cola,AT&T, andRalph Lauren.[78] He also served as a spokesperson forTotal Gym. In 2011, he switched agents from International Management Group to Creative Artists Agency.[98] Lysacek left Creative Artists Agency in April 2012 and was represented by Shep Goldberg until his death in November 2014.[117][128]
In April 2012, the U.S. Department of State'sBureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Lysacek a Sports Envoy.[129]
In the past, Lysacek has worn costumes designed byChristian Dior,[130]Gianfranco Ferre,[131]Alexander McQueen,[131] andVera Wang. Wang created the mock tuxedo Lysacek wore when he won the2009 World Championships.[132] Lysacek and Wang also collaborated to design his costumes for the 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as those worn for the rest of the 2009–2010 season.[133][134]
Lysacek was a celebrity contestant onDancing with the Stars for thetenth season, which premiered on Monday, March 22, 2010.[135] He and his professional dance partnerAnna Trebunskaya finished in second place.
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
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| 1 | Viennese waltz | "I'll Be" —Edwin McCain | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe |
| 2 | Jive | "The Best Damn Thing" —Avril Lavigne | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 3 | Quickstep | "Hot Honey Rag" —fromChicago | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango | "Wait a Minute" —The Pussycat Dolls, feat.Timbaland | 9 | 8 | 9 | 52[b] | Safe |
| 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| 5 | Rumba | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" —Aerosmith | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba | "Hey Mama" —The Black Eyed Peas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" —Ernie Fields | N/a | 6[c] | ||||
| 7 | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows" —Jazmine Sullivan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
| Team Cha-cha-cha | "Holiday" —Madonna | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Waltz | "Open Arms" —Journey | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| Futuristic Cha-cha-cha | "Bulletproof" —La Roux | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 9 | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String" —Frank Sinatra | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| Paso doble | "Bring Me to Life" —Evanescence | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
| 10 (Night 1) | Viennese waltz | "Piano Man" —Billy Joel | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Safe |
| Freestyle | "Footloose" —Kenny Loggins | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
| Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows" —Jazmine Sullivan | N/a | 28[d] | ||||
| 10 (Night 2) | Quickstep | "I Want You to Want Me" —Letters To Cleo | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Runner-up |
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| Winter Olympics | 4th | 1st | ||||||||
| World Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 1st | ||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 10th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 1st | ||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 12th | 12th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd |
| World Team Trophy | 1st (1st) | |||||||||
| GPCup of China | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 5th | |||||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
| GPSkate America | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | ||||
| GPSkate Canada | 3rd | |||||||||
| Japan Open | 3rd (1st) |
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| World Junior Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 8th | 5th | 1st | ||
| U.S. Championships | 1st | ||||
| JGPCanada | 7th | 2nd | |||
| JGPCroatia | 1st | ||||
| JGPFrance | 2nd | ||||
| JGPGermany | 2nd | ||||
| JGPJapan | 1st | ||||
| JGPNorway | 2nd | ||||
| JGPSweden | 1st | ||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 257.67 | 2010 Winter Olympics |
| Short program | TSS | 90.30 | 2010 Winter Olympics |
| TES | 48.30 | 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| PCS | 42.00 | 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| Free skating | TSS | 167.37 | 2010 Winter Olympics |
| TES | 84.57 | 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| PCS | 84.00 | 2009–10 Grand Prix Final |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| Jan 14–21, 2001 |  2001 U.S. Championships | 15 | – | 11 | – | 12 | – |
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| Jan 6–13, 2002 | 2002 U.S. Championships | 10 | – | 13 | – | 12 | – |
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| Jan 12–19, 2003 | 2003 U.S. Championships | 9 | – | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| Feb 10–16, 2003 |  2003 Four Continents Championships | 11 | – | 10 | – | 10 | – |
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| Jan 3–11, 2004 | 2004 U.S. Championships | 3 | – | 5 | – | 5 | – |
| Jan 19–25, 2004 |  2004 Four Continents Championships | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| Oct 21–24, 2004 | 2004 Skate America | 5 | 54.87 | 8 | 107.64 | 5 | 162.51 |
| Nov 25–28, 2004 |  2004 Cup of Russia | 4 | 61.95 | 6 | 110.50 | 5 | 172.45 |
| Jan 9–16, 2005 | 2005 U.S. Championships | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| Feb 14–20, 2005 |  2005 Four Continents Championships | 5 | 63.25 | 1 | 133.14 | 1 | 196.39 |
| Mar 14–20, 2005 | 2005 World Championships | 4 | 73.42 | 4 | 133.74 | 3 | 239.29 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| Oct 20–23, 2005 | 2005 Skate America | 3 | 67.75 | 3 | 125.96 | 2 | 193.71 |
| Dec 1–4, 2005 |  2005 NHK Trophy | 3 | 71.05 | 1 | 142.50 | 2 | 213.55 |
| Jan 7–15, 2006 | 2006 U.S. Championships | 3 | 74.03 | 1 | 150.44 | 2 | 224.47 |
| Feb 10–26, 2006 | 2006 Winter Olympics | 10 | 67.55 | 3 | 152.58 | 4 | 220.13 |
| Mar 19–26, 2006 | 2006 World Championships | 8 | 70.32 | 3 | 149.97 | 3 | 255.22 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| Oct 25–29, 2006 | 2006 Skate America | 3 | 70.35 | 1 | 150.74 | 2 | 221.09 |
| Nov 9–12, 2006 | 2006 Cup of China | 2 | 69.20 | 1 | 150.84 | 1 | 220.04 |
| Jan 21–28, 2007 | 2007 U.S. Championships | 1 | 78.99 | 1 | 169.89 | 1 | 248.88 |
| Feb 7–10, 2007 | 2007 Four Continents Championships | 4 | 67.04 | 1 | 159.23 | 1 | 226.27 |
| Mar 19–25, 2007 | 2007 World Championships | 5 | 73.49 | 5 | 148.69 | 5 | 222.18 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 25–28, 2007 | 2007 Skate America | 2 | 67.70 | 1 | 152.38 | 2 | 220.08 |
| Nov 8–11, 2007 | 2007 Cup of China | 1 | 81.55 | 2 | 147.81 | 2 | 229.36 |
| Dec 13–16, 2007 |  2007–08 Grand Prix Final | 3 | 79.70 | 3 | 150.08 | 3 | 229.78 |
| Jan 20–27, 2008 | 2008 U.S. Championships | 2 | 82.05 | 2 | 162.72 | 1 | 244.77 |
| Feb 13–17, 2008 | 2008 Four Continents Championships | 2 | 84.06 | 3 | 141.91 | 3 | 233.11 |
| Apr 20, 2008 | 2008 Japan Open | – | – | 1 | 151.95 | 3 (1) | – |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| Oct 23–26, 2008 | 2008 Skate America | 1 | 81.30 | 3 | 141.91 | 3 | 223.21 |
| Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2008 | 2008 Skate Canada International | 4 | 71.40 | 4 | 137.87 | 3 | 209.27 |
| Jan 18–25, 2009 | 2009 U.S. Championships | 2 | 83.59 | 4 | 145.51 | 3 | 229.10 |
| Feb 4–8, 2009 | 2009 Four Continents Championships | 2 | 81.65 | 2 | 155.50 | 2 | 237.15 |
| Mar 23–29, 2009 | 2009 World Championships | 2 | 82.70 | 1 | 159.53 | 1 | 242.23 |
| Apr 16–19, 2009 | 2009 World Team Trophy | 2 | 83.70 | 1 | 154.86 | 1 (1) | 238.56 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2009 | 2009 Cup of China | 3 | 80.80 | 2 | 151.37 | 2 | 232.17 |
| Nov 12–15, 2009 | 2009 Skate America | 1 | 79.17 | 1 | 158.55 | 1 | 237.72 |
| Dec 3–6, 2009 | 2009–10 Grand Prix Final | 2 | 89.85 | 1 | 159.60 | 1 | 249.45 |
| Jan 14–24, 2010 | 2010 U.S. Championships | 2 | 83.69 | 3 | 154.94 | 2 | 238.63 |
| Feb 12–28, 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympics | 2 | 90.30 | 1 | 167.37 | 1 | 257.67 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 29 – Oct 3, 1999 | 1999 JGP Canada | 7 | – | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| Nov 3–7, 1999 |  1999 JGP Sweden | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Feb 6–13, 2000 | 2000 U.S. Championships (Junior) | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Mar 29 – Apr 3, 2000 | 2000 Gardena Spring Trophy | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 5–8, 2000 |  2000 JGP Germany | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Nov 2–5, 2000 |  2000 JGP Norway | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Dec 14–17, 2000 |  2000–01 JGP Final | 7 | – | 7 | – | 8 | – |
| Feb 26 – Mar 2, 2001 |  2001 World Junior Championships | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Apr 18–21, 2002 |  2002 Triglav Trophy | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 21–25, 2002 |  2002 JGP France | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Sep 26–29, 2002 | 2002 JGP Canada | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Dec 12–15, 2002 |  2002–03 JGP Final | 7 | – | 4 | – | 5 | – |
| Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2003 |  2003 World Junior Championships | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 16–19, 2003 | 2003 JGP Japan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 22–26, 2003 |  2003 JGP Croatia | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 11–14, 2003 | 2003–04 JGP Final | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Feb 29 – Mar 7, 2004 | 2004 World Junior Championships | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
Narodil se sice v Chicagu českému tátovi a italské mamince, ale krev Valacha nezapře
Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek gave the United States a 1-2 finish Thursday in the men's event at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.(fee required)
It was the first time since 1987, when Rudy Galindo and Todd Eldredge stood atop the podium, that Americans won both the gold and silver medals.(fee required)
{{cite web}}:|archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)Evan Lysacek, the 2005 World Championships bronze medalist skater, went into the most recent Olympics riding a wave of successes. But his hopes for a medal flew out the window when he came down with a stomach ailment.(fee required)
He currently sits in fifth place after falling on his triple- flip combination during Wednesday's short program. Skating to "42nd Street," he was one of only three skaters to land a triple Lutz in the competition.(reprint)
Lysacek, 13, was the beneficiary of Laroche's back spasms and his own near-perfect, three-minute skate to the music of "Romeo and Juliet."(reprint)
His program, performed to the music of the "Gypsy Kings," had audiences clapping along, and his triple toe-double toe combination left them breathless.(reprint)
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