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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Evan Lysacek has been obsessed with the Olympics since he was a child. Now, after a second-place finish at the U.S. Championships, Lysacek will get to fulfill his dream by going after an Olympic medal in Turin.";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Lysacek was born on June 4, 1985 in Chicago. Lysacek began skating at age eight when his grandmother gave him ice skates as a Christmas gift. His mother then signed him up for figure skating lessons and Lyascek has been competing ever since.<p>Lysacek began to show promise when he was just 10 years old, winning the juvenile division at the Junior Olympics in 1996. He became the U.S. junior national champion in 2002 and also skated to three silver medal finishes at the World Junior Championships (2001, 2003-04).";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>2001 - Lysacek finishes 12th at the U.S. Championships";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Lysacek's domination of the junior circuit did not immediately carry over to success on the senior level. In fact, Lysacek did not skate regularly on the senior circuit until 2004. <p>He started to stand out after a fifth-place effort at the 2004 U.S. championships and a first-place finish at the Marshall's World Cup.";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>2005 - Lysacek finishes third at the world championships";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Lysacek has shown tremendous resiliency of late, coming back from a hip injury to take second at the 2006 U.S. Championships.<p>In the past year, he has proven he can compete with the best men's skaters in the world. That, however, does not make him a favorite in Turin. <p>He will face tough competition from fellow teammate and three-time U.S. champ Johnny Weir and Russian Evgeni Plushenko.<p>It's conceivable that Lyasek could reach the medal podium, but don't expect anything better than bronze.";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><li>Besides Christmas, favorite holiday is Earth Day<br><li>Wants to meet Donald Trump because he knows - and gets - what he wants";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Lysacek on his coaches: \"The best thing that has happened to my career was beginning to work with Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi. Frank and Ken are geniuses.\" ";

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spt_olyprofile_lysacek[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Notable accomplishments</b><br><li>Second place at 2006 U.S. Championships<br><li>Third place at 2005 world championships<br><li>First place at 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge";

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