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May 2009Fundamental difference Limited in his preparation for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships by a stress fracture in his left foot, Lysacek scaled back his training - as well as the difficulty of his programs - to focus on fundamentals. The approach paid off as he delivered two virtuoso performances to win his first World championship and the first World title by a U.S. man since Todd Eldredge accomplished the feat 13 years ago. "It's a continuation of my training I've been doing at home," Lysacek said. "To perform the way I've imagined it hundreds of times, visualizing it in my head, I couldn't have asked for anything more."
Read all about the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in the May issue of SKATING. Also featured in this issue ...  Canada's Nexxice breaks Nordic streakby Kelly Hodge The Haydenettes turned in two sound performances to finish fourth at the 2009 World Synchronized Skating Championships April 3-4 in Zagreb, Croatia. Miami University, the 2009 U.S. champions, ended up seventh in the 23-team field.  Variety packby Courtney Welch Jessica Pierce, 9, is just one of nearly 50,000 skaters to enroll in Basic Skills group classes offered by one of the five arenas owned or managed by Michigan-based Suburban Sports Group. | IN THIS EDITION |
