Who is figure skater Evan Lysacek dating that is making them the golden couple of the Olympics?”
The Olympics’ hottest couple is not one of the figure skating or ice dancing pairs. No, it’s newly crowned figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek and the darling of the Beijing Olympics, Nastia Liukin, who has a gold medal of her own in all-around gymnastics. Lysacek, 24, spoke of their relationship to People magazine, and said that they met at the Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular in fall 2008, but hasn’t confirmed that they are dating. Liukin, 20, was there to see Lysacek win his gold, and Lysacek was on hand to support Liukin when she competed in August at the U.S. Championships. They also exchanged sweet messages via Twitter: Between the two of them, they have six Olympic medals, two of them gold. Liukin points out to People that it helps that they both understand the Olympic atmosphere. “To see his dreams come true was amazing,” Nastia explained. “Even though we’re not in the same sport, we got to connect at the same level, because there’s nothing like the Olympics. It was nic
Despite a report that U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek and U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin are dating, a rep for the skater told Access Hollywood that he’s single. People reported that Evan and Nastia, who first met in October 2008 while performing in NBC’s “Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular,” have been dating since last summer. “We became good friends and have become really close since then,” Evan told the mag. The duo reportedly got serious after attending the ESPYs together last July and then Evan reportedly traveled to Dallas in August to support Nastia at the U.S. Nationals. But a rep for Evan says they are just friends. “They’re close friends. Evan is single,” a rep fore the skater told Access on Monday. “They’ve attended some events together.” Access Hollywood caught up with Nastia last week in Vancouver just before Evan clinched the gold medal – and the gymnast said she was pumped to see Evan, someone she referred to at the time as a “friend,” compete. “I’m excited and nervous [for Ev
The Olympics’ hottest couple is not one of the figure skating or ice dancing pairs. No, it’s newly crowned figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek and the darling of the Beijing Olympics, Nastia Liukin, who has a gold medal of her own in all-around gymnastics. Lysacek, 24, spoke of their relationship to People magazine, and said that they met at the Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular in fall 2008, but hasn’t confirmed that they are dating. Liukin, 20, was there to see Lysacek win his gold, and Lysacek was on hand to support Liukin when she competed in August at the U.S. Championships. Sources: Yahoo!
