Plushenko isn't creating new Olympic medals
By NANCY ARMOUR
The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Evgeni Plushenko isn't awarding himself a new medal. Or creating one, for that matter.
Reports Tuesday said a picture of the Olympic silver medalist's latest prize was labeled "platinum of Vancouver" on Plushenko's official Web site. His medal from the Salt Lake City Games was properly identified as silver. But agent Ari Zakarian said no one had authority to do this "stupid thing," and Plushenko himself was not aware of it.
There were no labels beneath the pictures of Plushenko's three Olympic medals as of Tuesday afternoon. The Russian also has a gold from the Turin Olympics.
"It's absolutely a mistake. Evgeni has absolutely no idea about this. Absolutely no idea," Zakarian said. "Nobody from our team is awarding a platinum medal."
Plushenko just wants to move on, Zakarian said, and incidents like Tuesday don't help.
"Of course he's sad. He wanted to do his best," Zakarian said. "But it's past, it's done and he's looking forward to the next competition. This is history. It's over."
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Tango Amore - Tango Vittoria
Twenty four figure skaters fought an unbelievable fight performing all kinds of jumps and spins to the judges. With 165.51 points, giving him 256.36 points overall, Evgeni Plushenko gets the silver medal, letting only 1.31 to American Evan Lysacek.
Still Evgeni is one of the few who performed quadruple jumps in their routine and did it best, and the only one who performed 4t-3t combination. This Olympic silver is a real victory for the champion who's done the impossible - he is back proving he IS the best!
The detailed information is available on the official Vancouver 2010 website.
As always our portal offers you the latest information, videos featuring Evgeni Plushenko's programs and news broadcasts from different channels that you can find in the Video section. For any additional materials and discussion, please, visit our forum.
You are also welcome to see the results of our Olympic poll carried out through Evgeni Plushenko and Yana Rudkovskaya's websites. As it can be seen, people's choice is a bit different from the official Olympic results.
17.02.10Still Evgeni is one of the few who performed quadruple jumps in their routine and did it best, and the only one who performed 4t-3t combination. This Olympic silver is a real victory for the champion who's done the impossible - he is back proving he IS the best!
The detailed information is available on the official Vancouver 2010 website.
As always our portal offers you the latest information, videos featuring Evgeni Plushenko's programs and news broadcasts from different channels that you can find in the Video section. For any additional materials and discussion, please, visit our forum.
You are also welcome to see the results of our Olympic poll carried out through Evgeni Plushenko and Yana Rudkovskaya's websites. As it can be seen, people's choice is a bit different from the official Olympic results.
Olympics 2010: First lead
February 16 (UTC-8 Canada) men presented their Olympic short programs in Vancouver. After watching 30 male skaters gliding and doing axel after axel, Evgeni Plushenko, Russia’s 2006 Winter Olympic champion, took the lead with 90.85, followed by America’s Evan Lysacek, who scored just 0.55 lower than Plushenko, and Japan’s Takahashi Daisuke, 90.25.
The detailed information could be found here. Check out our Video and Download sections and forum for additional information, discussions and photos.
17.02.10The detailed information could be found here. Check out our Video and Download sections and forum for additional information, discussions and photos.
Short program - Long fight
It's 4.40 in Moscow and 17.40 in Vancouver - Evgeni Plushenko has just finished his Olympic short program.
With an ideal performance and a result of 90.85 points he is leading among the first 10 skaters!
Many short programs are ahead but Evgeni's already proved hi is the best! Enjoy watching his performance once again on our website. And check out our forum for the latest information and photos.
12.02.10With an ideal performance and a result of 90.85 points he is leading among the first 10 skaters!
Many short programs are ahead but Evgeni's already proved hi is the best! Enjoy watching his performance once again on our website. And check out our forum for the latest information and photos.
Vladimir Pozner: “I go to Vancouver to support Plushenko!”
Vladimir Pozner, guru of the Russian television journalism, will be one of the most exclusive Russian representatives in Vancouver. On his way to Canada the famous anchorman and the American culture connoisseur tells what is stored for the Russian Olympic team overseas.
“First of all, Canadians are not Americans, they are different. There’s indeed a point of view that we lose only when we are judged unfairly. But I think it’s vice versa and I’m sure Plushenko will be praised to the skies, because he’s a great sportsman. ”
“I don’t like winter sports very much - I’m not so good at it myself. I like summer sports, but I will support Plushenko with all my heart. He quitted sport and then returned with such a victory. I mean the European Championships. Still noone’s been able to do that, and I want to see it.”
28.01.10“First of all, Canadians are not Americans, they are different. There’s indeed a point of view that we lose only when we are judged unfairly. But I think it’s vice versa and I’m sure Plushenko will be praised to the skies, because he’s a great sportsman. ”
“I don’t like winter sports very much - I’m not so good at it myself. I like summer sports, but I will support Plushenko with all my heart. He quitted sport and then returned with such a victory. I mean the European Championships. Still noone’s been able to do that, and I want to see it.”
European Championships 2010: King's Victory
"King of Ice" banners welcomed Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko at the European Figure Skating Championships 2010 in Tallinn.
On January 21, Saku Suurhall Arena hosted men with their long programs. The best piece of an "Ice pie" was presented to the audience in the very end - the 4th group contained the top-5 best figure skaters according to the short program.
Evgeni Plushenko has won that incredible struggle with 164.09 points! The total result makes up 255.36 scores, meaning that Evgeni now is six-time European Champion.
"Everybody was so strong and everybody wanted to win. But I knew that I just had to perform my program. And I did it. And even something went wrong in the beginning, my wife, whom I love so much, managed to inspire me and made me believe that I can do everything. That's why it's our common victory with her. I'd also like to thank all my fans who came here to welcome and to support me, and everyboby who supported me watching the championships on tv," said Evgeni afterwards.
27.01.10On January 21, Saku Suurhall Arena hosted men with their long programs. The best piece of an "Ice pie" was presented to the audience in the very end - the 4th group contained the top-5 best figure skaters according to the short program.
Evgeni Plushenko has won that incredible struggle with 164.09 points! The total result makes up 255.36 scores, meaning that Evgeni now is six-time European Champion.
"Everybody was so strong and everybody wanted to win. But I knew that I just had to perform my program. And I did it. And even something went wrong in the beginning, my wife, whom I love so much, managed to inspire me and made me believe that I can do everything. That's why it's our common victory with her. I'd also like to thank all my fans who came here to welcome and to support me, and everyboby who supported me watching the championships on tv," said Evgeni afterwards.
European Championships 2010: New World Record
On January, 20 men presented their short programs at the European Figure Skating Championships 2010 in Tallinn.
Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko broke his own official world record set in Torino, having gained 91.30 points. Performing with his lucky number 21, Evgeni left all other competitors far behind.
Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko broke his own official world record set in Torino, having gained 91.30 points. Performing with his lucky number 21, Evgeni left all other competitors far behind.
