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[May 25, 2010 | 7 Comments ]
Evan Lysacek, Anna Trebunskaya fall short in finale

Evan Lysacek Anna Trebunskaya are the runners-up in the 10th season of Dancing with the Stars. “Dancing with the Stars has been an incredible experience,” Evan Lysacek said. “When I first decided to do the show, I was excited but nervous because I wasn’t sure how well I could learn and compete in something new so close to the Olympics. But Dancing with the Stars is just what I needed to come down from Vancouver. The show gave me a different but fun way to keep challenging myself.”

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[May 25, 2010 | 5 Comments ]
Evan Lysacek underscored in DWTS finale

Ballroom dancer Katrina Burch remarks on Evan Lysacek’s performance on Monday’s Dancing with the Star finale and tells us what is to come for the Olympic Champion on Tuesday’s show.

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[May 24, 2010 | One Comment ]
What to look for in Lysacek’s Viennese Waltz, freestyle

Ballroom dancer Katrina Burch sat down with Figure Skaters Online to preview the finale of Dancing with the Stars. Olympic Champion Evan Lysacek and partner Anna Trebunskaya are among the three final duos.

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[May 20, 2010 | Comments Off ]
Christina Gao joins Figure Skaters Online

Christina Gao, who finished fifth in her senior debut at the 2010 U.S. Championships, is proud to open her official website in cooperation with Figure Skaters Online. Gao is one of the rising stars on the figure skating scene, having claimed bronze medals at 2009 Junior Grand Prix events in Turkey and Poland before finishing third at the JGP Final. She placed eighth at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

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[May 18, 2010 | 2 Comments ]
Slideshow: Lysacek and Trebunskaya on DWTS

Evan Lysacek and his professional dance partner Anna Trebunskaya, who have performed 13 dances so far on 10th season of ABC’s reality television show Dancing with the Stars, have made it to the May 24 finale. The team, dubbed Team Evanna, will compete against ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Pussycat Dolls performer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough.

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[May 18, 2010 | Comments Off ]
Evan Lysacek, Anna Trebunskaya make DWTS finals

Evan Lysacek and his professional dance partner Anna Trebunskaya have made it to the finals of the 10th season of ABC’s reality television show Dancing with the Stars. The team, dubbed Team Evanna, will compete at the finale on May 24 against ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Pussycat Dolls performer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough.

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[May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments ]
Evan Lysacek one point less than perfect in semis

Ballroom dancer Katrina Burch remarks on Evan Lysacek’s Paso Doble and foxtrot.

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[May 17, 2010 | One Comment ]
Slideshow: 2010 Ice Dreams

Fresh-off competing at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, 2010 U.S. Champion Rachael Flatt and three-time U.S. Champion Johnny Weir helped fulfill the dreams of 100 Chicago-area junior skaters by performing together in a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Ice Dreams, April 1, in Bensenville, Ill. Also among the show performers were two-time U.S. Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker.

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[May 17, 2010 | Comments Off ]
What to look for in Evan Lysacek’s paso, foxtrot

Ballroom dancer Katrina Burch explains the basics of the paso doble and foxtrot.

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[May 13, 2010 | One Comment ]
Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski retire from skating

Former U.S. Champions Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski, who twice competed at the World Championship, have announced their retirement from competitive skating. Both athletes plan to pursue careers in coaching while she also plans to choreograph.