Lysacek has surgery to fix torn abdominal muscle

Health November 21, 2012

Lysacek has surgery to fix torn abdominal muscle

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek still hopes to compete at the U.S. figure skating championships in January after having surgery to repair a sports hernia.

Lysacek will be off the ice for about six weeks following Tuesday's surgery in Los Angeles. Once he returns, he'll be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. The nationals are nine weeks away, with the men's short program on Jan. 25 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Lysacek has been struggling with a groin injury since this summer, and the injury forced him out of last month's Skate America, which would have been his first competition since winning gold at the Vancouver Olympics. A recent exam found he'd actually torn an abdominal muscle.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Surgical procedures,
- Men's sports,
- Figure skating
People
- Evan Lysacek
Locations
- United States,
- North America

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