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Evgeny Plushenko
Figure Skating
Silver 2002 Men Singles

Russian figure skater Evgeny Plushenko (in fact: Evgeny Plushchenko, Евгений Плющенко) (born November 3, 1982 in Siberia) is the six-time National Champion, four-time European Champion, three-time world champion, and 2002 Winter Olympics silver medallist. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 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. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...


Plushenko left his home and family at the age of 11 to hone his craft in St. Petersburg under the tutelage of former Olympic figure skating pairs champion Alexei Mishin. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...


Plushenko is one of the few male skaters to perform the Biellmann spin. At the age of 16, Plushenko was the youngest male skater to receive a perfect score of 6.0. He received a total of 70 6.0's before the new Code of Points judging system was introduced. 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. ...


On June 18, 2005, Evgeny Plushenko married Maria Ermak in Saint Petersburg, Russia. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday 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 Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...


Competitive highlights

  • 2005:
    • 1st place at the Cup of Russia
    • World Championships W/D
    • EUROPEAN CHAMPION
    • NATIONAL CHAMPION
  • 2004:
    • 1st place at the Grand Prix Final
    • 1st place at the Marshalls World Cup of Figure Skating
    • 1st place at the Cup of Russia
    • 1st place at the Marshalls Skating Challenge
    • WORLD CHAMPION
    • 2nd place at the European Championships
    • NATIONAL CHAMPION
  • 2003:
    • 2nd place at the Grand Prix Final
    • 1st place at the International Figure Skating Challenge
    • 1st place at the Trophee Lalique
    • 1st place at Skate Canada
    • 1st place at the Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic
    • 1st place at the International Figure Skating Challenge
    • WORLD CHAMPION
    • EUROPEAN CHAMPION
Country: Russia Russian Federation
Residence: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 178 cm
Coach: Alexei Mishin
Skating Club: Yubileiny Sport Club
Turned pro: N/A
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total: 251.75
Short Program: 84.35
Free Skate: 167.40
Most Recent Results:
Olympic Winter Games Silver 2002
World Championships W/D 2005
European Championships Gold 2005
National Championships Gold 2005
Grand Prix Finals Gold 2004
  • 2002:
    • 2nd place at the Grand Prix Final
    • 1st place at the Crest Whitestrips Challenge
    • 1st place at the Cup of Russia
    • 1st place at the Bofrost Cup
    • 2nd place at the Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic
    • SILVER OLYMPIC MEDALIST
  • 2001:
    • 1st place at the Cup of Russia
    • 1st place at the Sparkassen Cup
    • WORLD CHAMPION
    • EUROPEAN CHAMPION
    • NATIONAL CHAMPION
    • 1st place at the Grand Prix Final
  • 2000:
    • 4th place at the World Championships
    • EUROPEAN CHAMPION
    • 1st place at the Grand Prix Final
    • NATIONAL CHAMPION
  • 1999:
    • NATIONAL CHAMPION
    • 2nd place at the World Championships
    • 1st place at the NHK Trophy
    • 1st place at the Nations Cup in Germany
    • 1st place at the Cup of Russia
    • 2nd place at the European Championships
  • 1998:
    • 1st place at the NHK Trophy
    • 3rd at the World Championships
    • 3rd at the Russian Nationals
  • 1997:
    • WORLD JUNIORS CHAMPION
    • 2nd at Skate America
    • 2nd at the Cup of Russia
    • 3rd at the Finlandia Trophy
    • 4th at the Russian Nationals

Image File history File links Flag of the Russian Federation. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...

External links

  • evgeniplushenko.net Official Site
  • ISU Biography Page

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World Champions in Figure Skating – Men's Single

1896: Gilbert Fuchs | 1897: Gustav Hügel | 1898: Henning Grenander | 1899-1900: Gustav Hügel | 1901-1905: Ulrich Salchow | 1906: Gilbert Fuchs | 1907-1911: Ulrich Salchow | 1912-1913: Fritz Kachler | 1914: Gosta Sandahl | 1922: Gillis Grafström | 1923: Fritz Kachler | 1924: Gillis Grafström | 1925-1928: Willy Böckl | 1929: Gillis Grafström | 1930-1936: Karl Schäfer | 1937-1938: Felix Kaspar | 1939: Graham Sharp | 1947: Hans Gerschwiler | 1948-1952: Richard Button | 1953-1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1957-1959: David Jenkins | 1960: Alain Giletti | 1962: Donald Jackson | 1963: Donald McPherson | 1964: Manfred Schnelldorfer | 1965: Alain Calmat | 1966-1968: Emmerich Danzer | 1969-1970: Tim Wood | 1971-1973: Ondrej Nepela | 1974: Jan Hoffmann | 1975: Sergej Volkov | 1976: John Curry | 1977: Vladimir Kovalev | 1978: Charles Tickner | 1979: Vladimir Kovalev | 1980: Jan Hoffmann | 1981-1984: Scott Hamilton | 1985: Alexander Fadeev | 1986: Brian Boitano | 1987: Brian Orser | 1988: Brian Boitano | 1989-1991: Kurt Browning | 1992: Viktor Petrenko | 1993: Kurt Browning | 1994-1995: Elvis Stojko | 1996: Todd Eldredge | 1997: Elvis Stojko | 1998-2000: Alexei Yagudin | 2001: Evgeny Plushenko | 2002: Alexei Yagudin | 2003-2004: Evgeny Plushenko | 2005: Stéphane Lambiel Gilbert Fuchs (* 1871 in Graz, Austria; † 1952 in Germany) was a German figure skater and the first world champion in figure skating. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Gilbert Fuchs (* 1871 in Graz, Austria; † 1952 in Germany) was a German figure skater and the first world champion in figure skating. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Gillis Grafström (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; † April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Gillis Grafström (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; † April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Gillis Grafström (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; † April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Karl Schäfer (born May 17, 1909 in Vienna, Austria; † April 23, 1976 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and Olympic champion. ... Felix Kaspar (born January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria; † December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, USA) was an Austrian figure skate and twice World champion. ... Richard Dick Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American former figure skater and current television analyst. ... American figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins was born March 23, 1933. ... There have been several well-known individuals with the name David Jenkins. ... Manfred Schnelldorfer (*2 May 1943 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a german figure skater, world and Olympic champion. ... Emmerich Danzer (born March 15, 1944 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and multiple European- and World Champion. ... Competitive Highlights 1968 Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1969 World Championships - 1st 1970 World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪American figure skaters‬ | ‪Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics‬ ... Ondrej Nepela (January 22, 1951 - February 2, 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 60s and early 70s. ... Jan Hoffmann (*26 October 1955 in Dresden) is a German figure skater, two-time World Champion and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... John Curry John Curry (born 9 September 1949 in Birmingham, England, died 15 April 1994 in Binton) was a British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976. ... American figure skater Charles Tickner won the gold medal at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships. ... Jan Hoffmann (*26 October 1955 in Dresden) is a German figure skater, two-time World Champion and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Hamilton at the Holiday Celebration on Ice, 2003 photo © Andrea Hoo Chempinsky. ... Alexander Fadeev (Russian: Александр Фадеев) (born January 4, 1964) is a World Champion Russian figure skater. ... Boitano at Salute to Ray Charles Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. ... Orser carrying the Canadian flag at the openning ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics Brian Orser (born December 18, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian figure skater. ... Boitano at Salute to Ray Charles Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. ... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Categories: Russian figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics | Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics ... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skating world champion. ... Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971 in Chatham, Massachusetts) is a American figure skater. ... Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skating world champion. ... Alexei Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a four-time world champion and 2002 Winter Olympics champion in figure skating. ... Alexei Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a four-time world champion and 2002 Winter Olympics champion in figure skating. ... Stéphane Lambiel (born April 2, 1985 in Martigny, Switzerland) is a five-time Swiss national figure skating champion and is the current World Figure Skating Champion (2005) and was the only eligible male skater to land a quadruple jump in the free-skate event for the competition. ...

European Champions in Figure Skating – Men's Single

1891: Oskar Uhlig | 1892-1894: Eduard Engelmann jr. | 1895: Tibor von Foldvary | 1898-1900: Ulrich Salchow | 1901: Gustav Hügel | 1904: Ulrich Salchow | 1905: Max Bohatsch | 1906-1907: Ulrich Salchow | 1908: Ernst Herz | 1909-1910: Ulrich Salchow | 1911: Per Thoren | 1912: Gosta Sandahl | 1913: Ulrich Salchow | 1914: Fritz Kachler | 1922-1923: Willy Böckl | 1924: Fritz Kachler | 1925-1928: Willy Böckl | 1929-1936: Karl Schäfer | 1937-1938: Felix Kaspar | 1939: Graham Sharp | 1947: Hans Gerschwiler | 1948: Richard Button | 1949: Edi Rada | 1950: Ede Kiraly | 1951-1952: Helmut Seibt | 1953-1954: Carlo Fassi | 1955-1957: Alain Giletti | 1958-1959: Karol Divin | 1960-1961: Alain Giletti | 1962-1964: Alain Calmat | 1965-1968: Emmerich Danzer | 1969-1973: Ondrej Nepela | 1974: Jan Hoffmann | 1975: Vladimir Kovalev | 1976: John Curry | 1977-1979: Jan Hoffmann | 1980: Robin Cousins | 1981: Igor Bobrin | 1982-1983: Norbert Schramm | 1984: Alexander Fadeev | 1985-1986: Jozef Sabovcik | 1987-1989: Alexander Fadeev | 1990-1991: Viktor Petrenko | 1992: Petr Barna | 1993: Dmitri Dmitrenko | 1994: Viktor Petrenko | 1995: Ilia Kulik | 1996: Viacheslav Zagorodniuk | 1997: Alexei Urmanov | 1998-1999: Alexei Yagudin | 2000-2001: Evgeny Plushenko | 2002: Alexei Yagudin | 2003: Evgeny Plushenko | 2004: Brian Joubert | 2005: Evgeny Plushenko Eduard Engelmann jr. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Competitive Highlights 1905 World Championships - 3rd 1908 Olympics - 3rd 1909 World Championships - 2nd 1911 European Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Olympic stubs‬ | ‪Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics‬ | ‪Swedish figure skaters‬ ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Karl Schäfer (born May 17, 1909 in Vienna, Austria; † April 23, 1976 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and Olympic champion. ... Felix Kaspar (born January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria; † December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, USA) was an Austrian figure skate and twice World champion. ... Richard Dick Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American former figure skater and current television analyst. ... Carlo Fassi (Milan, December 20, 1929 - Lausanne, March 20, 1997) was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach. ... Emmerich Danzer (born March 15, 1944 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and multiple European- and World Champion. ... Ondrej Nepela (January 22, 1951 - February 2, 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 60s and early 70s. ... Jan Hoffmann (*26 October 1955 in Dresden) is a German figure skater, two-time World Champion and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... John Curry John Curry (born 9 September 1949 in Birmingham, England, died 15 April 1994 in Binton) was a British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976. ... Jan Hoffmann (*26 October 1955 in Dresden) is a German figure skater, two-time World Champion and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Robin Cousins was a British figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Norbert Schramm (born April 7, 1960 in Nürnberg (Franken), Bavaria, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Alexander Fadeev (Russian: Александр Фадеев) (born January 4, 1964) is a World Champion Russian figure skater. ... Alexander Fadeev (Russian: Александр Фадеев) (born January 4, 1964) is a World Champion Russian figure skater. ... Categories: Russian figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics | Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics ... Categories: Russian figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics | Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics ... Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik (born May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russia) is an Olympic figure skating champion. ... Alexei Urmanov is a Russian figure skater who participated in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. ... Alexei Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a four-time world champion and 2002 Winter Olympics champion in figure skating. ... Alexei Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a four-time world champion and 2002 Winter Olympics champion in figure skating. ... Brian Joubert (born September 20, 1984 in Poitiers, France) is a three-time French national champion in mens figure skating. ...


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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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