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"When [the] season ends, I want to fit it all in," Lysacek said. "If I say no to it during the season, I do it in the offseason. If I'm home for more than 15 minutes, and I'm not sleeping, I get bored."

All of which made the victory in Los Angeles sweeter.

"It was such a loving and supportive crowd; I'm not sure it can be replicated," he said. "I had all these people skating the program with me."

"It's getting really, really close," Lysacek said of the Olympics. "For skaters, the build up is a little more natural. It would be hard if our season finished in December and then we're left waiting for the Olympics to start. We're almost forced into some down time right now."

Now the focus is on Vancouver.

Lysacek's win helped put men's skating in the spotlight in United States, where it has had difficulty getting to in the past.

"It's great for men's skating," he said. "The spotlight has been shifting from ladies to men, and this solidified the transition."

Lysacek sees the sport evolving in a good way now, particularly with the new judging system that scrapped the perfect 6.0 score to scores without limits.

"I believe in (the judging system), and I see more accurate and fair results than I've ever seen in my career," he said. "We're all accustomed to that perfect 6.0, but once you wrap your head around an infinite number, you can push yourself as much as you can take on a daily basis."

Lysacek plans on being a vocal presence for Team USA should he compete in Vancouver.

"I'm really proud to be a part of Team USA," he said. "We have a really great group of strong, smart athletes and we have a chance to medal in every discipline. I'll be the biggest cheerleader for my team when we get to Vancouver."

And not just cheering on figure skaters either. Friends like snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, a 2006 Olympic silver medalist in the halfpipe, and Olympic gold medalist short track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno also will be gunning for gold.

"I'll be watching my friends and cheering so hard," Lysacek said. "Team spirit is really contagious."

Lysacek understands the Olympic spirit having competed in the 2006 Olympics in Torino. There, he made a stunning climb from 10th place in the short program to fourth overall. He made the courageous comeback after suffering major illness during the Games.

He obviously hopes to compete in Vancouver and also said he would also be a part of the team that helps to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to his hometown city of Chicago if asked.

Part of Lysacek's limited off-season is spent handling a host of the causes he loves to be a part of.

"The coolest, most important thing I can do beyond being a role model is to work with the people in these organizations," he said.

He's been an active participant in the Make-A-Wish Foundation, helping to raise thousands of dollars at a fundraiser last September for a friend, Stephanie Joseph, who died of a rare form of cancer.

Lysacek also was named a celebrity friend of the Ronald McDonald House, making visits to the group's new facility in Los Angeles whenever possible.

Lysacek, who as a figure skater is a performance artist, is very active in the P.S. ARTS Foundation, a non-profit group which tries to incorporate the arts in the educational curriculum for some of the most underserved students in Los Angeles. Lysacek is very involved in are the Special Olympics, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Figure Skating in Harlem.

For Lysacek, all of the charity efforts are the least he could do.

"I have the platform to raise awareness and raise money," Lysacek said. "It's a passion for me."

But there's one last platform he'd like to stand on --- the top of the medal podium in Vancouver.