Sports career
In 1999, Evgeniy won the European Championship for the first time, and in 2000, the World Championship. His coach was Alexey Mishin .
In 2002, at the Russian Cup, for the first time in the history of figure skating, an athlete showed a combination of a quadruple toe loop - triple toe loop - triple loop. He was also the first among men to perform the Biellmann spin, the triple Axel - oiler - triple flip cascade, tried to perform the most difficult quadruple jump - Lutz at competitions, and jumped the 4 - 3 - 2 cascade ("Pluschenko cascade").
At the 2002 Olympics, Evgeni Plushenko took second place behind Alexei Yagudin because he fell from a quadruple jump. Some time after this, Yagudin retired from amateur sports due to injury, and Plushenko repeatedly won and became a medalist at the Russian, European and world championships.
In 2006, at the Turin Olympics, he won a gold medal, ahead of his closest rival, Swiss figure skater Stefan Lambiel .
After the victory, he took a break for several years and hosted the television program “Stars on Ice” together with figure skater Irina Slutskaya . He also hosted the “Star Ice” program on the Rossiya channel.
In the same year, together with Olympic champion Svetlana Zhurova, Plushenko represented Russia at the session of the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala. As you know, the city of Sochi received the right to host the Olympics in 2014.
In 2008, together with singer Dima Bilan and violinist Edvin Marton, he performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade (Serbia). Bilan's song "Believe" took first place.
In 2009, he returned to amateur figure skating, and the following year he won the European Championships in Tallinn, setting a new world record for a short program score of 91.30 and breaking his own previous record.
In 2010, he came second at the Vancouver Olympics, losing to American athlete Evan Lysacek by only 1.3 points. Then Evgeniy said that the judges were biased towards him, and figure skating as a sport stopped developing.
Some time later, the International Skating Union (ISU) disqualified the athlete for performing in several shows without permission from the ISU, just days after withdrawing from the World Championships due to injury. The organization allowed him to participate in competitions only after a year.
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In 2011 he underwent knee surgery. In addition, he was found to have problems with his spine, but in this case there was no surgery. Despite health problems, Plushenko won the Russian Championship for the ninth time, and in 2012 he became the European champion for the seventh time.
On December 26, 2012 he received the title of the strongest figure skater in Russia at the national championship in Sochi.
Due to a back injury, he withdrew from the European Championships, which took place in January 2013 in Zagreb. On January 31, the Olympic champion underwent surgery in Israel.
In November 2013, Evgeni Plushenko took first place at the international Volvo Open Cup tournament in Riga, showing one of the best results of the season in the world.
On December 25, 2013, Maxim Kovtun beat Evgeni Plushenko by performing two quadruple jumps in the free program at the Russian Figure Skating Championships and won gold. Plushenko won silver. He stated that at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 he was going to take part only in team competitions.
At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, Plushenko did not compete in single skating, but at the same time became an Olympic champion in team competitions.
Ups and downs. Evgeni Plushenko's career in photographs
In 1993, 11-year-old Evgeni Plushenko moved alone to St. Petersburg, where the strongest figure skating coaches taught. In the city on the Neva, Plushenko's coach was the legendary Alexei Mishin. Largely thanks to this, in 1998, Plushenko’s star shone on the world horizon. The 16-year-old athlete wins the Russian Championship for the first time in his career and goes to the world championship instead of Ilya Kulik, who withdrew from the competition, but takes only 3rd place. RIA News
In 1999, Plushenko again took gold at the Russian Championship, but at the world championship, as well as at the Euro, he was only second. In 2000, Evgeniy won all the competitions in which he took part, except one - the top of the World Championship again remained unattainable. Plushenko stops only one step away from triumph. RIA News
In 2001, Evgeniy was already 18 years old. He is a three-time Russian champion, has won the European Championship and is determined to take gold at the World Championship. Plushenko is preparing a rather risky “Sex Bomb” program for the championship. The athlete shocked many by appearing on the ice dressed as a naked man with rich muscles. Evgeniy simply captivates the audience and wins the championship. www.globallookpress.com
It is believed that Plushenko harbored a grudge against Alexei Yagudin in 1998, when he left their common coach Alexei Mishin. If this is so, then you can imagine what it was like for Evgeny when in 2002 he lost at the Olympics in Salt Lake City only to his eternal enemy Yagudin. RIA News
But even more offensive for Plushenko was the fact that Yagudin ended his career, leaving undefeated. In 2003, Plushenko became the undisputed leader, winning the World Championship for the second time and the European Championship for the third time. Evgeniy strives to prove that he is the best figure skater on the planet. RIA News
But Plushenko’s sporting achievements were few. In 2004, he became a student at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management at the St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics. RIA News
In 2005, Evgeni Plushenko married Maria Ermak, a student at the Faculty of Sociology at St. Petersburg University. In 2006, at the Turin Olympics, Evgeniy won a gold medal. In the same year, Plushenko had a son, whom his parents named Yegor. RIA News
In 2007, Plushenko interrupted his sports career and became a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg from the A Just Russia party. RIA News
In 2008, Plushenko officially divorced his wife, the son remained with his mother and received her last name - Ermak. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Plushenko, together with singer Dima Bilan and Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton, took 1st place. In 2009, Evgeni Plushenko married Dima Bilan's producer Yana Rudkovskaya. RIA News
In 2009, Plushenko returned to figure skating. But at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, he won only a silver medal, losing to the winner, American Evan Lysacek, by 1.31 points. Plushenko himself and many experts consider this result unfair. RIA News
From 2010 to 2014, Evgeni Plushenko withdrew from major competitions four times for health reasons. RIA News
In March 2010, Evgeni Plushenko refused to participate in the World Championships in Turin on the recommendation of doctors. At the same time, Plushenko declares his intention to participate in the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014. The International Skating Union denies Evgeniy's access to competitions under its auspices. The reason is that the athlete, having refused to participate in the World Championships without notifying the national federation, at the same time participates in a series of ice shows. RIA News
In the summer of 2011, the International Skating Union returned Evgeni Plushenko to amateur status, which he had been deprived of a year earlier for performances in ice shows that were not agreed with the federation. In 2012, Plushenko won the European Championship for the 7th time and was awarded the Nikolai Ozerov Medal by the Russian Ministry of Sports for sporting achievements and great personal contribution to the popularization of physical culture and sports. RIA News
year 2013. The Olympics are approaching. The whole country has no doubt who will go to Sochi from the team of single skaters, when the incredible happens - Plushenko loses at the national championship for the first time in his career. At the same time, the athlete announces his non-participation in the European Championships in Budapest due to the need to prepare for the Olympics in Sochi. RIA News
Before the Olympics, the Russian Figure Skating Federation and the Russian Ministry of Sports demand a closed skate from Plushenko. How Evgeniy skated remains a mystery, but after this performance it was decided that he would represent the country in Sochi. The beginning of the Olympics made Plushenko a National Hero: Evgeny, as part of the Russian national team, became the winner of the team tournament and a two-time Olympic champion. RIA News
But what happened next raises questions to this day. Before the Olympics, Evgeniy underwent spinal surgery, but did not refuse to participate in the Games. Why the Federation did not show character remains a mystery. As a result, during the warm-up before the start of the personal tournament among men, Evgeni Plushenko cannot perform a jump and refuses to participate in the competition due to injury. A few days later, the skater announces the end of his sports career, and the Russian team remains without a representative in the singles tournament. RIA News
Today, Evgeniy’s fans can be in seventh heaven: the athlete and his coach Alexey Mishin once again confirmed their desire to go to the Olympics in Pyeongchang in 2021. RIA News
Automatic trainer
The transition to Plushenko of the 2020 European Championship bronze medalist Alexandra Trusova , and then the 2020 European champion Alena Kostornaya turned into a huge scandal that lasted for many months. But thanks to this, Evgeniy Viktorovich received the status of coach of the Russian national team. And with it, hopes for medals at the 2022 Olympics, since both Trusova and Kostornaya were considered as contenders for the Beijing podium.
It is clear that not everyone liked this situation. But the head of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, Alexander Gorshkov, explained regarding Plushenko’s new status: “This is a technical point. The coach of an athlete participating in the national team automatically becomes a specialist in the national team.”
Showman Ivan Urgant quipped about this: “Evgeni Plushenko became the coach of the Russian figure skating team. Congratulations! He will now prepare athletes for the Olympics. As Gnome Gnomych said, now all that’s left is to get my mother settled and we can catch our breath.”
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Ups and downs. Evgeni Plushenko's career in photographs
In 1993, 11-year-old Evgeni Plushenko moved alone to St. Petersburg, where the strongest figure skating coaches taught. In the city on the Neva, Plushenko's coach was the legendary Alexei Mishin. Largely thanks to this, in 1998, Plushenko’s star shone on the world horizon. The 16-year-old athlete wins the Russian Championship for the first time in his career and goes to the world championship instead of Ilya Kulik, who withdrew from the competition, but takes only 3rd place. RIA News
In 1999, Plushenko again took gold at the Russian Championship, but at the world championship, as well as at the Euro, he was only second. In 2000, Evgeniy won all the competitions in which he took part, except one - the top of the World Championship again remained unattainable. Plushenko stops only one step away from triumph. RIA News
In 2001, Evgeniy was already 18 years old. He is a three-time Russian champion, has won the European Championship and is determined to take gold at the World Championship. Plushenko is preparing a rather risky “Sex Bomb” program for the championship. The athlete shocked many by appearing on the ice dressed as a naked man with rich muscles. Evgeniy simply captivates the audience and wins the championship. www.globallookpress.com
It is believed that Plushenko harbored a grudge against Alexei Yagudin in 1998, when he left their common coach Alexei Mishin. If this is so, then you can imagine what it was like for Evgeny when in 2002 he lost at the Olympics in Salt Lake City only to his eternal enemy Yagudin. RIA News
But even more offensive for Plushenko was the fact that Yagudin ended his career, leaving undefeated. In 2003, Plushenko became the undisputed leader, winning the World Championship for the second time and the European Championship for the third time. Evgeniy strives to prove that he is the best figure skater on the planet. RIA News
But Plushenko’s sporting achievements were few. In 2004, he became a student at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management at the St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics. RIA News
In 2005, Evgeni Plushenko married Maria Ermak, a student at the Faculty of Sociology at St. Petersburg University. In 2006, at the Turin Olympics, Evgeniy won a gold medal. In the same year, Plushenko had a son, whom his parents named Yegor. RIA News
In 2007, Plushenko interrupted his sports career and became a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg from the A Just Russia party. RIA News
In 2008, Plushenko officially divorced his wife, the son remained with his mother and received her last name - Ermak. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Plushenko, together with singer Dima Bilan and Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton, took 1st place. In 2009, Evgeni Plushenko married Dima Bilan's producer Yana Rudkovskaya. RIA News
In 2009, Plushenko returned to figure skating. But at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, he won only a silver medal, losing to the winner, American Evan Lysacek, by 1.31 points. Plushenko himself and many experts consider this result unfair. RIA News
From 2010 to 2014, Evgeni Plushenko withdrew from major competitions four times for health reasons. RIA News
In March 2010, Evgeni Plushenko refused to participate in the World Championships in Turin on the recommendation of doctors. At the same time, Plushenko declares his intention to participate in the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014. The International Skating Union denies Evgeniy's access to competitions under its auspices. The reason is that the athlete, having refused to participate in the World Championships without notifying the national federation, at the same time participates in a series of ice shows. RIA News
In the summer of 2011, the International Skating Union returned Evgeni Plushenko to amateur status, which he had been deprived of a year earlier for performances in ice shows that were not agreed with the federation. In 2012, Plushenko won the European Championship for the 7th time and was awarded the Nikolai Ozerov Medal by the Russian Ministry of Sports for sporting achievements and great personal contribution to the popularization of physical culture and sports. RIA News
year 2013. The Olympics are approaching. The whole country has no doubt who will go to Sochi from the team of single skaters, when the incredible happens - Plushenko loses at the national championship for the first time in his career. At the same time, the athlete announces his non-participation in the European Championships in Budapest due to the need to prepare for the Olympics in Sochi. RIA News
Before the Olympics, the Russian Figure Skating Federation and the Russian Ministry of Sports demand a closed skate from Plushenko. How Evgeniy skated remains a mystery, but after this performance it was decided that he would represent the country in Sochi. The beginning of the Olympics made Plushenko a National Hero: Evgeny, as part of the Russian national team, became the winner of the team tournament and a two-time Olympic champion. RIA News
But what happened next raises questions to this day. Before the Olympics, Evgeniy underwent spinal surgery, but did not refuse to participate in the Games. Why the Federation did not show character remains a mystery. As a result, during the warm-up before the start of the personal tournament among men, Evgeni Plushenko cannot perform a jump and refuses to participate in the competition due to injury. A few days later, the skater announces the end of his sports career, and the Russian team remains without a representative in the singles tournament. RIA News
Today, Evgeniy’s fans can be in seventh heaven: the athlete and his coach Alexey Mishin once again confirmed their desire to go to the Olympics in Pyeongchang in 2021. RIA News
Evgeni Plushenko now
In his free time, Plushenko continues to play sports. The artist combines figure skating, to which he devoted his entire life, with other forms of art. In 2021, the artist presented the audience with the Swan Lake project , in which he combined figure skating and classical ballet. In her projects, the celebrity uses exclusively modern technologies that change the space of the stage and create a magical atmosphere. A fairy tale is also created under the influence of a live symphony orchestra.
Rudkovskaya and Plushenko with children at the wedding
At the amateur level, Plushenko plays hockey. He plays for the Ice Wolves team, which plays in the Night League. The winner of dozens of championships is engaged in coaching and plans to produce worthy athletes for the Beijing Olympics by 2022. The figure skater trains Anastasia Tarakanova and Adelina Sotnikova. The artist often attends social events with his wife.
Ranks
- Order of Friendship (2003)
- Order of Honor (2007)
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia
- Laureate of the Youth Prize of St. Petersburg (2002)
- Laureate of the National Sports Award "Glory" as the best athlete of Russia in 2006
- Laureate of the Russian National Olympus Award (2007)
- Laureate of the national award "Crystal Ice" (2010)
- In 2011, in the Athlete of the Year category, Plushenko received the Google Trend award as the athlete who aroused the greatest interest among Google users in 2010.
- He holds the rank of senior lieutenant in the Russian army (he is a member of the SKA club).
