Published>Fri, Feb 19 10 12:09 PM
American Evan Lysacek stunned his rivals, including reigning champion Yevgeny Plushenko, with a spell-binding free skate on Thursday to win the Olympic men's figure skating gold.
Russian Plushenko had been the strong favourite but Lysacek wowed the judges with an artistic performance to Sheherazade that brought the roaring crowd to their feet.
Unlike Plushenko, he did not attempt any quadruple jumps in his routine but was handsomely rewarded for his wobble-free jumps and his exquisite choreography.
His score of 257.67 eclipsed Plushenko by 1.31 points. Japan's Daisuke Takahashi was third.
Brian Boitano was the last American man to win the title when the Games were also held in Canada, in Calgary in 1988.
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