 At the 2000 U.S. Championships , Lysacek won the Junior title at the age of fourteen . He placed fifth in the short program and first in the free skate , placing first overall . He was the first male skater since Terry Kubicka to win back @-@ to @-@ back Novice and Junior Men 's titles in the United States . The win on the junior level was unusual in that Lysacek moved from third to first overall while sitting backstage , because he won through a tiebreak in the 6 @.@ 0 ordinal system . Lysacek was tied with Parker Pennington in second place ordinals and had one more first place ordinal , giving him the win in the free skate in the Total Ordinals of Majority tiebreaker , which pushed him ahead in overall factored placements , allowing him to win the title overall . Following the U.S. Championships , he was assigned to the 2000 Gardena Spring Trophy in Urtijëi where he won the silver medal on the junior level . 
