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Encyclopedia > Evgeni Plushenko
Olympic medal record
Men's figure skating
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Singles
Gold 2006 Turin Singles
Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Plushenko at the 2004 World Championships
Personal Info
Country:  Russia
Date of birth: November 3, 1982 (age 24)
Residence: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 178 cm
Coach: Alexei Mishin
Skating Club: Yubileyny Sports Palace
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total: 258.47 2006 XX Olympics
Short Program: 90.66 2006 XX Olympics
Free Skate: 167.81 2006 XX Olympics
Most Recent Results:
Event Points Finish Year
Olympic Winter Games 258.47 1st 2006
European Championships 245.33 1st 2006

Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Плю́щенко) (born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia) is a Russian figure skater, the seven-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating // Pairs Medals awarded February 11, 2002; second award ceremony February 17. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin Italian €2 commemorative coin of 2006 celebrating the Turin games The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (507x840, 226 KB) here at the Qualifying at the worldchampionships 2004 in Dortmund Source: Uwe Langer File links The following pages link to this file: Human position Evgeny Plushenko ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin (born in 1941) is a Russian former figure skater and a current coach. ... Yubileyny Sports Palace (Russian: ), also translated as Yubileiny Palace of Sport, is an indoor sports and concert complex located in St. ... Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue. ... Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue. ... Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Khabarovsk Krai (Russian: ) (1995 pop. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in figure skating from 1908 to 2006. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ...

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Biography

Early Years

Evgeni Plushenko started skating at age four. When he was eleven years old, his ice rink in Volgograd closed. He was then sent to Saint Petersburg to train under the tutelage of Alexei Mishin. Volgograd (Russian: ), formerly called Tsaritsyn (Russian: ) (1598–1925) and Stalingrad (Russian: ) (1925–1961) is a city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin (born in 1941) is a Russian former figure skater and a current coach. ...


Plushenko made quick progress on the international scene under Mishin's tutelage. As a 14-year-old, he won the 1997 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The following year, at 15, he finished third at the senior World Figure Skating Championships. At the time, Mishin was also coaching another rising teenage star, Alexei Yagudin, who won the World Championships in 1998, and Yagudin and Plushenko developed a fierce rivalry. Yagudin finally decided to leave Mishin and eventually was coached by Tatiana Tarasova, but the rivalry between the two skaters continued throughout the years as they repeatedly battled it out for major titles. The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (ru: Алексей Константинович Ягудин) (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an Olympic Champion (2002), a four-time World Champion and a three-time European Champion in figure skating. ... Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova (born February 13, 1947) is a Russian figure skating coach who has coached more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in the world. ...


2002 Olympics

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Plushenko and Yagudin were considered co-favorites. Yagudin skated a flawless short program to a standing ovation and finished the night in 1st place. Plushenko, however, botched his quad-triple combination and finished 4th in the short program. He skated a strong free skate to "Carmen" and pulled up to finish in 2nd place overall; Yagudin received the highest free skate marks under the 6.0 system in the history of Olympic competition, and won the gold medal easily. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...


2002 - 2006

After Yagudin's retirement, Plushenko won most of competitions he entered in the following four years. He finished second only twice. The first time was to Emanuel Sandhu at the 2003 Grand Prix Final. The second was the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, where he lost to Brian Joubert. He suffered through a difficult 2005, when was forced to withdraw from the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow after the short program due to injury, and did not even compete at the Grand Prix Final. He eventually required groin surgery. He underwent groin surgery to correct the problem in Munich, Germany in spring 2005. Emanuel Sandhu (born November 18, 1980) is a Canadian ice skater. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ... The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. ... Brian Joubert (born September 20, 1984 in Poitiers, France) is a French figure skater. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Munich (German: , pronounced  ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga; Italian: Monaco; Latin language: Monacum) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: ). Munich is Germanys third largest city and one of Europes most prosperous. ...


On June 18, 2005, Plushenko married Maria Ermak in a lavish ceremony at the Hotel Astoria in St. Petersburg. His wife studies sociology at the University of St. Petersburg. Their first child, a son named Egor Evgenievich (originally Kristian), was born on June 15, 2006. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hotel Astoria and a statue of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia in front. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Categories: Russia-related stubs | Universities and colleges in Russia | Saint Petersburg ...


Going into the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Plushenko was the overwhelming favorite because of his past success under the new ISU Judging System which was now in use. Plushenko skated two solid programs and became the Olympic champion. He finished the short program ten points ahead of his closest rival, setting a new ISU record for the short program. His free skate was just as strong, and also set a new ISU record. Plushenko's free skating music was especially arranged for him by violinist Edvin Marton. Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin Italian €2 commemorative coin of 2006 celebrating the Turin games The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Torino redirects here. ... A demonstration of how skaters are scored under Code of Points. ... Edvin Marton (1974, Tiszaújlak -) is a Hungarian composer and violinist. ...


2006 - Present

Plushenko took a break from competitive skating following the 2006 Olympic season. He has said the off season has helped him rest and recover from past knee injuries he has battled.


After seeing the poor results of Russian skaters in the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships (which was the worst since 1960), Plushenko was worried about Russia losing its status as a dominant force in figure skating. He announced in April of 2007 that he has decided to return to competitive skating for the 2007-2008 season, to keep Russia at a competitive level with other countries until the next gneneration of Russian skaters can take over. Plushenko expects to compete in the 2007-08 Grand Prix competitions, the European Championships, and the World Champsionships. The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...


Plushenko has also stated that he plans to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. [1]


Achievments

Plushenko performs a Biellmann spin
Plushenko performs a Biellmann spin

Plushenko's technical achievements are numerous. He is one of the few male skaters to perform the Biellmann spin. He was the first skater in the world to perform a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-double loop jump (4-3-2) combination in competition, at the 1999 NHK Trophy (he has since landed his 4-3-2 combination 26 times so far). He is the first skater to land a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-triple loop (4-3-3) combination in competition, at the Cup of Russia 2002 (he has since landed his 4-3-3 combination four times so far). Plushenko is also the first skater to land a triple toe loop-triple toe loop-triple loop-double loop (3-3-3-2) combination, which was at the 2005 "Ard Gala". At the European Championships, he landed a six jump combination (3-3-2-2-2-2) in his exhibition program. He has landed a four jump combination; 4 toe loop-3 toe loop-2 loop-2 loop, at the World Championships in 2001. Plushenko has landed a consistent quadruple toe loop in competition, and has also landed a quadruple salchow in Samara, Russia at the 2004 "Second stage of Cup of Russia". It is estimated that he has landed a total of about 100 quads in competition. Plushenko is also one of few figure skaters to have landed quadruple loops and quadruple lutzes in practice, but has never completed either of them in competition. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Biellmann spin, by Lucinda Ruh The Biellmann spin is a figure skating move in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over their head and behind them, with both hands. ... Biellmann spin, by Lucinda Ruh The Biellmann spin is a figure skating move in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over their head and behind them, with both hands. ... The toe loop is one of the simplest jumps in figure skating. ... The Loop is a figure skating jump that takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the same edge. ... The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... The Cup of Russia, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia, is an event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. ... The salchow is a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air. ... Samara (Russian: ), from 1935 to 1991—Kuybyshev (), is a major city situated on the Volga River in the southeastern part of European Russia, Volga Federal District, the administrative center of Samara Oblast. ... The lutz is a jump in figure skating, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. ...


At the age of 16, Plushenko was the youngest male skater to ever receive a perfect score of 6.0. He received a total of seventy five 6.0s before the new Code of Points judging system was introduced.


Programs

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Competitive highlights

Event 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
Winter Olympic Games 2nd 1st
World Championships 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 1st WD
European Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Russian Nationals 6th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Grand Prix Final 5th 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
Cup of Russia 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Skate Canada 1st 1st
Trophee Lalique 1st
NHK Trophy 1st 1st 1st
Bofrost Cup on Ice 1st 1st 1st 1st
Skate America 2nd
Finlandia Trophy 7th 3rd 1st
World Junior Championships 6th 1st
Blue Swords 1st
European Youth Olympics 1st
Goodwill Games 2nd 1st
  • WD = Withdrew

An athlete carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ... The Cup of Russia, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia, is an event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. ... The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... Trophée Eric Bompard is an annual elite figure skating competition which takes place in Paris, France. ... The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... The Bofrost Cup on Ice (previously Sparkassen Cup and Nations Cup) is a German figure skating competition. ... Skate America is a figure skating competition in the Grand Prix Series. ... The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... Blue Swords is an international figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union. ... Logo of the 2nd Games in Seattle The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. ...

References

  1. ^ Plushenko returning to competition. Retrieved on 2007 April 11.

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External links

The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. ...

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Persondata
NAME Plushenko, Evgeni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Plushenko, Evgeny; Евге́ний Ви́кторович Плю́щенко
SHORT DESCRIPTION Russian figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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Evgeni Plushenko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (584 words)
Plushenko was the overwhelming favorite leading into the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Among Plushenko's achievements: he was the first skater in the world to perform a 4-3-2 (quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-double loop) jump combination and later a 4-3-3 (quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-triple loop) jump combination, the latter taking place at the 2002 Cup of Russia.
At the age of 16, Plushenko was the youngest male skater to receive a perfect score of 6.0.
Men (681 words)
The remainder of the program was skated fast an clean and despite the error he was pleased at the end with a smile and a whispered "wow" at the end of the program.
Both Plushenko and Stojko received similar second marks, in the 5.6 to 5.8 range; with the difference between them coming in the second mark, with Stojko getting marks of 5.5 to 5.7 and Plushenko 4.8 to 5.4.
Evgeny Pliuta's short program was a cleanly skated Latin number with triple Axel, triple flip - double toe loop, and triple Lutz that earned him the third spot.
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