SLIDESHOW Photos of 2010 Winter Olympics athletes' Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir in the men's free skating competition. Gold medals are popular with the U.S. with Lysacek, Shaun White, Shani Davis, Lindsey Vonn, Seth Wescott, Hannah Kearney all winning the coveted shiny medals. The United States total medal count comes in at 18, with gold, silver and bronze medals.
Evan Lysacek gave an unbelievable performance on February 18, 2010. Lysacek is the first American man to win the men's figure skating since Brian Boitano won his gold medal. Plushenko wins the silver medal, and Daisuke Takahashi takes the bronze medal. There were plenty of disappointed people in the audience tonight as Johnny Weir took 6th place, even though he skated an amazing performance.
According to Wikipedia, "Evan Lysacek, 24, was born on June 4, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Lysacek began skating at the age of eight. His grandmother had always wanted to be in the Ice Capades, so she bought him skates for Christmas. He originally wanted to play hockey, and was soon competing as a figure skater. Lysacek is of part Italian descent and is a Greek Orthodox Christian, having stated that one of his most prized possessions is his Orthodox cross. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Lysacek placed second in the short program, with a score of 90.30. He was the United States Olympic Committee's Male Athlete of the Month for November 2006 and March 2009. As of January 2010, Lysacek was ranked 2nd in the world."
How Tall is Evan Lysacek?
Evan skated in both the short program and the free skating in black outfits. The color and uniform suits his tall and lanky frame, making him seem much taller than 6 ft 2 in.
Men's Figure Skating Results
GOLD: Evan Lysacek 167.37 Total Score 257.67
SILVER: Evgeni Plushenko 165.51 Total Score 256.36
BRONZE: Daisuke Takahashi 156.98 Total Score 247.23
6th Place: Johnny Weir 156.77 Overall 238.87
Local Women's Hockey Players Kelli Stack and Karen Thatcher
Local ice hockey athlete Kelli Stack, 22, went to nearby Boston College in Massachusetts. She gave up her senior year to train for the Winter Olympics. Stack scored one goal in the US Women's Hockey Preliminary Round.
Another local girl, Karen Thatcher, who played hockey for Rhode Island's Brown and PC women's teams, is skating for the U.S. women's hockey team. Jodi McKenna, a member of the Brown women's hockey team that lost in the 1998 national championship, is an assistant coach on the team.
Photo: USA's Evan Lysacek gestures before receiving his scores following his free program during the men's figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ticket packages for the 2011 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships and the Junior Nationals go on sale Friday (June 11).
Passes will be available starting at 10 a.m., for both events to be held at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
The Skate Canada Junior Nationals will run Jan. 17-20, the Canadian Championships from Jan. 21-23.
Tickets will be available online at www.selectyourtickets.com, by phone at 1-866-514-5050, or in person at the Memorial Centre box office.
Sea dog days of summer at RAP
Count the Victoria Seals in as part of the celebration for the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy.
Royal Athletic Park is welcoming all military during its Sea Dog Days, June 8-10, as part of the Canadian Navy's Centennial birthday.
Any member of the military (with uniform or valid I.D.) will be offered a discounted rate of $13 for lower reserved seating, and $11 for general seating.
One dollar from each Seals ticket sold to a military member during Sea Dog Days will go directly towards the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Program.
Ads, Bellies knock Jr. 'Rocks
The Victoria Jr. Shamrocks lost their grip on first place in the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League. Victoria fell to the Coquitlam Adanacs on Sunday, 14-5. Saturday saw Vic on the wrong side of a 9-6 score to the New Westminster Salmonbellies.
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