Evan Lysacek is an American figure skater who recently became the first U.S. man to win the Olympic gold medal since Brian Boitano in 1988, shocking everyone — maybe even himself — by upsetting defending champion Yevgeny Plushenko on Thursday night. Plushenko came out of retirement with the sole purpose of making a little history of his own with a second straight gold medal.
He is a Greek Orthodox Christian who has stated that one of his most prized possessions is his Orthodox cross. He has stated: "I want to go to the Greek islands. I'm Greek Orthodox, so I've sat through countless church services in Greek. I need to experience it for real now." His Greek background comes through his mother's side.
Read more about his gold medal win here:
www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=429679.html
Read more about his Orthodox connections here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Lysacek
Below is a picture of Evan with his three-bar Russian cross:
