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Plushenko's Command Performance. Following Coach's Orders, Russian Takes Lead After Short Program; American Weir Is Second. By Amy Shipley. February 15, 2006 at 12:00 a.m. EST.

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— -- SOCHI, Russia -- It wasn't the way you wanted to see a great champion go out. After four Olympics, two gold medals, two silver medals, three world championships and 10 Russian ...

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Yevgeny Plushenko wowed the audience with a dazzling performance on his controversial homecoming but even the Russian showman's presence failed to draw the crowds as the ...

Once again, just as I predicted, Evgeni Plushenko is kicking up scandal at the Olympics. Just minutes before the men's figure skating competition was scheduled to start, Plushenko has pulled out ...

SOCHI, Russia -- Instead of competing, Evgeni Plushenko took a curtain call. The Russian withdrew from the men's event at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday after aggravating his chronically bad back ...

It was a long time coming but Yevgeny Plushenko, one of Russia's most successful and popular Olympians, finally captured a second Olympic gold medal on Sunday when Russia won the inaugural figure ...

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- VANCOUVER, B.C. It's hard to imagine a less gracious silver medalist than Evgeni Plushenko. The flashy Russian was clearly surprised and disappointed after losing the gold medal ...

(Plushenko is a talented skater, but he's one hell of a diva and, during the 2010 Olymipcs in Vancouver, his public ranting and whining and complaining were virtually all I wrote about.) ...

Two-time gold medallist Yevgeny Plushenko dramatically announced his retirement from figure skating after withdrawing from the Winter Olympics with a back injury on Thursday in a move which ...