Evan Lysacek has upset defending champion Evgeni Plushenko to become the first American to take the men's figure skating gold since Brain Boitano in 1988. The Russian had a slight advantage after the short program but dropped to silver thanks to some sloppy landings and a weak jump, the AP reports. Japan's Daisuke Takahashi took the bronze.
Lysacek took 167.37 points from a flawless skate, focusing on triples instead of quads and combinations. "That's what I was looking for, a really strong skate," Lysacek said after one of the most stunning upsets of Vancouver 2010. "Possibly my best ever. I love this ice. I love this crowd. I had a really great time." (More Evan Lysacek stories.)