 Evan Lysacek was born in Chicago , Illinois , and raised in Naperville , Illinois . His mother , Tanya ( née Santoro ) , is a substitute teacher in Naperville , and his father , Don , is a building contractor . He has an older sister , Laura , and a younger sister , Christina , who played on a nationally ranked volleyball team . His cousin Cole <unk> is a former punter for the Clemson Tigers . Lysacek went to Spring Brook Elementary and then to Gregory Middle School . Lysacek graduated from <unk> Valley High School in 2003 . During high school , Lysacek was a member of the honor roll , where he earned a number of academic achievement awards , including the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence in 1999 . 
