Oh My Goddess! Lysacek Wins Championship!

Oy! I didn't think it would be possible, but USA has a Gold Medal in Men's Figure Skating at the World Figure Skating Championships in how many years? - well, I can't remember when - Brian Boitano 1989, or was it 1988? Ohmygoddess! This is somewhat "old" news - meaning not up to the second, cuz I don't follow figure skating moment to moment despite the Worlds going on right now, and - frankly - I did not think Lysacek had a chance. But he pulled it off, darlings! Am I totally impressed - yes. 2010 Vancouver - here we come! Evan Lysacek wins men’s world figure skating championship By Scott M. Reid / The Orange County Register Friday, March 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES — As Evan Lysacek moved closer with each jump — each element to the world title that had eluded American men for more than a dozen years — he found it more and more difficult to keep his composure. "I was telling myself not to get excited," Lysacek said. "I just wanted to throw my hands in the air." Finally, in the midst of a program-ending spin, Lysacek could contain himself no longer and began pumping his fists like a drummer pounding out a beat the will echo from Staples Center to British Columbia 11 months from now. Rest of article. I'm just glad we aced over the Frenchman Joubert, who is a conceited punk-butt. Sniff - drip drip.