Biography eric lysacek
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Evan Lysacek
Evan Frank Lysacek (Chicago, 4 de junio de 1985) es un patinador estadounidense. Es el campeón olímpico de 2010, campeón del mundo de 2009, campeón de los Cuatro Continentes en el 2005 y 2007, campeón nacional de EE. UU. en el 2007 y 2008, y campeón de la final del Grand Prix de patinaje artístico sobre hielo en la temporada 2009/2010.
Lysacek también representó a los EE. UU. en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2006, donde se colocó cuarto en la categoría de patinaje individual masculino.
El Comité Olímpico de Estados Unidos lo nombró deportista del año en 2010.[1] Además, ha sido condecorado con el prestigioso premio James E. Sullivan al mejor atleta amateur de EE. UU. de 2010.[2]
Biografía
[editar]Evan Lysacek nació en Chicago, Illinois, y creció en Naperville, Illinois. Su madre, Tanya, es profesora sustituta en Naperville, y su padre, Don, empresario de la construcción.[3] Tiene una hermana mayor, Laura, y otra meno
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Evan Lysacek
American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist (born 1985)
Evan Frank Lysacek (; born June 4, 1985) is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2007, 2008) U.S. national champion. Lysacek was the 2010 United States Olympic Committee's SportsMan of the Year,[1] and the winner of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top U.S. amateur athlete of 2010.[2] On January 22, 2016, he was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
Personal life
[edit]Lysacek was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in nearby Naperville.[3][4] His mother, Tanya (née Santoro), is a substitute teacher in Naperville, and his father, Don, is a building contractor.[5] He has an older sister, Laura, and a younger sister, Christina.[6] Lysacek graduated from Neuqua Valley Hi
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'I Knew She Was the One': Olympian Evan Lysacek Remembers How He Met His New Wife and Instantly Fell in Love
Evan Lysacek heard about his wife — that was literally the word his friends used: “wife” — before he ever even met her.
This was about nine years ago and Lysacek had just won the Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating, making him one of the most famous athletes in the world. Lysacek’s friends Richard and Laurie kraftfull, of Chrome Hearts jewelry, were returning to Los Angeles. They had news to share.
“When they came home from Thailand, they said, ‘Oh we have to talk to you, come over,’ ” Lysacek recalled to PEOPLE recently. “So inom went over to their house and I was nervous because I thought, Oh God, I hope nothing’s wrong. When someone says, ‘We need to talk,’ it sounds really serious.”
He needn’t have worried.
“So I got there and they were like, ‘We met your wife in Thailand,’ ” Lysacek says.
They weren’t kidding: While it may have taken nearly a dec