[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4597]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING EVAN LYSACEK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. BIGGERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Evan 
Lysacek, the 2009 Men's World Figure Skating Champion and the 2010 
Olympic gold medalist. What a feat. Evan started figure skating as a 
young boy in Naperville, Illinois, a town located in my district. He 
attended Neuqua Valley High School, where he was on the honor roll and 
earned many other academic achievement awards while still maintaining a 
very intense training schedule for figure skating. His discipline and 
focus certainly paid off. Evan won several titles and championships at 
the junior level before making his senior international debut at the 
age of 19. Evan has competed and medaled in several United States 
Figuring Skating Championships, World Figure Skating Championships, and 
the 2006 Winter Olympics before his thrilling gold medal win at the 
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. But he is more than an accomplished 
figure skater. Word has it that Evan finds time in his grueling 
schedule to support a variety of charities, including the Ronald 
McDonald House Charities, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and the Special 
Olympics.
  I am proud to say that Evan Lysacek and his family call the 13th 
District of Illinois their home, and I would like to extend to him my 
congratulations and wish him the best as he takes on his next 
challenge--``Dancing with the Stars''--which premiered this week.

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