 In the 2004 – 2005 season , having aged out of the junior level at age 19 , Evan Lysacek made his senior international debut . Skating through a hip injury , Lysacek placed fifth at the 2004 Skate America , the first Grand Prix event of his career . He repeated that placement a few weeks later at the 2004 Cup of Russia . At the 2005 U.S. Championships , Lysacek won the bronze medal after receiving the only 6 @.@ 0 of his career for his short program . He went on to win his first senior international title at the 2005 Four Continents . He competed next at the 2005 World Championships in Moscow . There , he won a surprising bronze medal at his first senior World Championships , a competition for which his goal had been only to qualify for the free skate . 
