Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, born 3 November 1982) is a Russian figure skater. He is a four-time Olympic medalist, a three-time World champion, a seven-time European champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion, and a ten-time Russian national champion. Plushenko's four Olympic medals tied Sweden's Gillis Grafström's record for most Olympic medals in figure skating...
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth3 November 1982
final fish olympic third
But this is the final preparation before the Olympic Games. After the third minute, I couldn't breathe. I was gulping for air, like a fish out of water.
titles
Now I have all the titles and I'm really very happy.
everybody fight free happy perform points starts tonight win
The fight starts right now. Yeah, I have 10 points more than everybody and I'm happy with the result, of course. But I should perform the same like I did tonight in the free program. If I do my best, I can win first place.
happy
Right now, I know everything and I am happy I am Russian. And I am happy to be from Russia.
achieved best olympic personal
I'm very happy. I achieved a new personal best and I did it in the Olympic Games. This is very important to me. Everything was clean.
difficult fish minute program skate third
It was very difficult to skate the program because I'm still not healthy. After the third minute I couldn't breathe. I was gulping for air, like a fish out of water.
difficult program skate
It was very difficult to skate the program because I'm still not healthy.
inside work
I have something inside me. I like to work and I also like to compete.
hard people pictures street walk wanting
Sometimes it is so hard to walk on the street that I would like more to be in my car. It is unbelievable - crazy, crazy, crazy. People screaming, wanting autographs, wanting to take pictures with me. I like it, but sometimes it is too much.
bad-ass dancing champion
If the Olympic champion doesn't know how to jump quad, I don't know. Now it's not figure skating. Now it's dancing.
bad-ass jumping done
I just adore jumping. I do the rest as it is supposed to be done.
bad-ass ass competitors
My main competitor is myself.
winning bad-ass matter
It doesn't matter what kind of result will be in the end. I already win for myself.
bad-ass skating figures
It's everything for me. Without figure skating, I am nothing.