Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Plushenko in childhood
Evgeni Plushenko in childhood
The first steps of Evgeni Plushenko on the ice
Young Evgeni Plushenko with his coach Alexei Mishin
Evgeni Plushenko playing with a toy train
Evgeni Plushenko in childhood
Dekabristov st., 35, St. Petersburg, Russia, 190121
Evgeni Plushenko studied at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health from 2000 to 2005.
Moscow Gate sq., 103, St. Petersburg, Russia, 196084
Evgeni Plushenko graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics in 2004.
1998
600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
Bronze medal winner Evgeni Plushenko performs during the Celebration of Champions at the Target Center, an exhibition of the top skaters that brought the World Figure Skating Championships to a close. Photo by Judy Griesedieck/Star Tribune.
1998
600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
Evgeni Plushenko skates in the men's freestyle competition during the World Figure Skating Championships at Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Matthew Stockman/Allsport.
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Evgeni Plushenko on his way to winning the silver medal at the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS.
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Evgeni Plushenko on his way to winning the silver medal at the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko in action during his free skating program at the Winter Olympics at Palavela, Turin, Italy. Photo by David E. Klutho/Sports Illustrated.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko in action during his free skating program at the Winter Olympics at Palavela, Turin, Italy. Photo by Al Bello.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the Men's Free Skate Program at the Turin Winter Olympic Games at the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Al Bello.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko (center), accompanied by his then choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo (far left) and coach Alexei Mishin, blows kisses to the camera after his performance in the Men's Free Skate Program at the Turin Winter Olympic Games, the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Elsa.
2010
100 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5K 4W3, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating free skating program at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Jasper Juinen.
2010
100 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5K 4W3, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating free skating program at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Cameron Spencer.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko competes at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Ben Radford/Corbis.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko in action at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom. Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's free program during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's free program during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom. Photo by Tony Marshall.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating program at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating program at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Robert Cianflone.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating program at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Robert Cianflone.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko waves to fans as he withdraws from the competition after warm-up during the men's figure skating short program of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace, Russia. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko jumps during a six-minute official practice session at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, the Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Kyodo News Stills.
2017
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko attends a ceremony to open his Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy. Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS.
2020
Khodynskiy blvd., 3, Moscow, Russia, 125252
Evgeni Plushenko (left) as a coach and figure skater Alexandra Trusova are seen during the ladies' free skating program at the Rostelecom Cup, the third event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, at the Megasport Arena. Photo by Sergei Bobylev/TASS.
2020
250th Anniversary of Chelyabinsk st., 38, Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, 454003
Evgeni Plushenko (right) as a coach and figure skater Alexandra Trusova (center) in the kiss and cry during the ladies' short program event at the Russian Figure Skating Championships at Traktor Ice Arena. Photo by Donat Sorokin/TASS.
2006
Turin, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko kisses the gold medal won at the Turin Winter Olympics. Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post.
1998
600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
(From left to right) Second-placed Todd Eldridge of the United States, winner Alexei Yagudin of Russia and third-placed Evgeni Plushenko stand on the podium after winning the men's competition during the World Figure Skating Championships at Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
1998
Milan, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko on his way to a silver medal at the European Championships in Milan, Italy. Photo by Dimitri Iundt/Corbis/VCG.
1999
Areenankuja 1, 00240 Helsinki, Finland
Evgeni Plushenko during his silver medal-winning routine at the World Figure Skating Championships at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko shows his gold medal won in the men's event at the World Figure Skating Championships at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in Men's Figure Skating at the Turin Winter Olympic Games, the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Elsa.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko acknowledges the crowd wearing his silver medal won at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Canada. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2010
Moscow, Russian Federation
Winter Olympics silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko and his wife Yana Rudkovskaya attend a state ceremony at the Kremlin. Photo by Sasha Mordovets.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko poses with the gold medal after winning at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom. Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos.
Evgeni Plushenko was given the Order of Honor, the Russian state award, twice.
Evgeni Plushenko was awarded the Order of Friendship, the Russian state award, on May 5, 2003.
Plushenko was awarded Nikolai Ozerov Medal, the Russian Ministry of Sports award, in 2012.
1998
600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
Bronze medal winner Evgeni Plushenko performs during the Celebration of Champions at the Target Center, an exhibition of the top skaters that brought the World Figure Skating Championships to a close. Photo by Judy Griesedieck/Star Tribune.
1998
600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
Evgeni Plushenko skates in the men's freestyle competition during the World Figure Skating Championships at Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Matthew Stockman/Allsport.
1998
600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
(From left to right) Second-placed Todd Eldridge of the United States, winner Alexei Yagudin of Russia and third-placed Evgeni Plushenko stand on the podium after winning the men's competition during the World Figure Skating Championships at Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
1998
Milan, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko on his way to a silver medal at the European Championships in Milan, Italy. Photo by Dimitri Iundt/Corbis/VCG.
1999
Areenankuja 1, 00240 Helsinki, Finland
Evgeni Plushenko during his silver medal-winning routine at the World Figure Skating Championships at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport.
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Alexei Yagudin (center) of Russia celebrates winning the gold medal with silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko (left) and Timothy Goebel of the United States. Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS.
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Evgeni Plushenko on his way to winning the silver medal at the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS.
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Evgeni Plushenko on his way to winning the silver medal at the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko shows his gold medal won in the men's event at the World Figure Skating Championships at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2004
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Stuart Franklin.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko in action during his free skating program at the Winter Olympics at Palavela, Turin, Italy. Photo by David E. Klutho/Sports Illustrated.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko in action during his free skating program at the Winter Olympics at Palavela, Turin, Italy. Photo by Al Bello.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
(From left to right) Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland wins the silver medal, Evgeni Plushenko wins the gold medal and Jeffrey Buttle of Canada wins the bronze medal in Men's Figure Skating at the Turin Winter Olympic Games, the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Elsa.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the Men's Free Skate Program at the Turin Winter Olympic Games at the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Al Bello.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in Men's Figure Skating at the Turin Winter Olympic Games, the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Elsa.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko (center), accompanied by his then choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo (far left) and coach Alexei Mishin, blows kisses to the camera after his performance in the Men's Free Skate Program at the Turin Winter Olympic Games, the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Photo by Elsa.
2006
Via Ventimiglia, 145, 10127 Torino TO, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko in action during exhibition Gala at Palavela, Turin, Italy. Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated.
2006
Turin, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko kisses the gold medal won at the Turin Winter Olympics. Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post.
2010
Turin, Italy
Evgeni Plushenko at the World Championships in Turin, Italy.
2010
Turin, Italy
Stéphane Lambiel of Switzerland, Evgeni Plushenko and Brian Joubert of France at the podium during the World Championships in Turin, Italy.
2010
100 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5K 4W3, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating free skating program at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Jasper Juinen.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Gold medalist Evan Lysacek (center) of the United States, silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko (left) and bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi of Japan at the medal ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Canada. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko acknowledges the crowd wearing his silver medal won at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Canada. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2010
100 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5K 4W3, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating free skating program at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Cameron Spencer.
2010
Moscow, Russian Federation
Winter Olympics silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko and his wife Yana Rudkovskaya attend a state ceremony at the Kremlin. Photo by Sasha Mordovets.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko competes at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Ben Radford/Corbis.
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evgeni Plushenko in action at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko poses with the gold medal after winning at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom. Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's short program during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom. Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's free program during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom.
2012
Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, United Kingdom
Evgeni Plushenko performs in the men's free program during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena (later Sheffield Arena), Sheffield, United Kingdom. Photo by Tony Marshall.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating program at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating program at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Robert Cianflone.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's figure skating program at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Robert Cianflone.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko waves to fans as he withdraws from the competition after warm-up during the men's figure skating short program of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace, Russia. Photo by Matthew Stockman.
2014
Olympic Park, Triumfalnaya st., Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354354
Evgeni Plushenko jumps during a six-minute official practice session at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, the Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Kyodo News Stills.
2014
Medals Plaza, Sochi, Russia
(From left to right) Gold medalists Yulia Lipnitskaya, Evgeni Plushenko, Ksenia Stolbova, Fedor Klimov, Tatiana Volosozhar, Maxim Trankov, Ekaterina Bobrova, Dmitri Soloviev, Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov celebrate during the medal ceremony for the team figure skating overall of the Sochi Winter Olympics at Medals Plaza in the Olympic Park. Photo by Streeter Lecka.
2014
Sochi, Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Olympic gold medalist in figure skating Evgeni Plushenko (right) after presenting him with an award during an awards ceremony for Russian Olympic athletes in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Sasha Mordovets.
2014
Medals Plaza, Sochi, Russia
Gold medalists Yulia Lipnitskaya (left) and Evgeni Plushenko celebrate during the medal ceremony for the team figure skating overall of the Sochi Winter Olympics at Medals Plaza in the Olympic Park, Sochi, Russia. Photo by Streeter Lecka.
2017
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko attends a ceremony to open his Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy. Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS.
2017
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko and Viacheslav Fetisov (left) attend a ceremony to open the Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy. Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS.
2017
Olimpiyskiy Ave., 7, Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 354340
Evgeni Plushenko in the final ice hockey gala match as part of the 6th Night Hockey League Festival, at Sochi's Bolshoy Ice Dome. Photo by Mikhail Metzel/TASS.
2017
Khodynskiy blvd., 3, Moscow, Russia, 125252
Evgeni Plushenko with son Alexander at the Rostelecom Cup, the first event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, at Megasport Arena. Photo by Sergei Bobylev/TASS.
2017
56 Zhongguancun St, Haidian District, China
Evgeni Plushenko performs during the Stars on Ice China Tour at Beijing Capital Gymnasium, Beijing, China. Photo by Lintao Zhang.
2017
56 Zhongguancun St, Haidian District, China
Evgeni Plushenko performs during the Stars on Ice China Tour at Beijing Capital Gymnasium, Beijing, China. Photo by Lintao Zhang.
2020
Evgeni Plushenko, Yana Rudkovskaya and their first-born son Alexander (far left) with Alexander's brother and their second son Arseniy. Photo from the official Instagram of Evgeni Plushenko.
2020
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko greets supporters while performing in the Kings and Queens of Ice show in Moscow. Photo by Valery Sharifulin/TASS.
2020
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko greets supporters while performing in the Kings and Queens of Ice show in Moscow. Photo by Valery Sharifulin/TASS.
2020
Khodynskiy blvd., 3, Moscow, Russia, 125252
Evgeni Plushenko (left) as a coach and figure skater Alexandra Trusova are seen during the ladies' free skating program at the Rostelecom Cup, the third event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, at the Megasport Arena. Photo by Sergei Bobylev/TASS.
2020
250th Anniversary of Chelyabinsk st., 38, Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, 454003
Evgeni Plushenko (right) as a coach and figure skater Alexandra Trusova (center) in the kiss and cry during the ladies' short program event at the Russian Figure Skating Championships at Traktor Ice Arena. Photo by Donat Sorokin/TASS.
2020
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko (center midground) performs in the Swan Lake ice show in Moscow. Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS.
2020
Moscow, Russia
Evgeni Plushenko (left) and Adelina Sotnikova perform in the Swan Lake ice show in Moscow. Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS.
(From left to right) Evgeni Plushenko, his father Viktor, elder sister Elena and mother Tatiana
Evgeni Plushenko with his parents, Tatiana (left) and Viktor (right)
Evgeni Plushenko in childhood
Evgeni Plushenko in childhood
The first steps of Evgeni Plushenko on the ice
Young Evgeni Plushenko with his coach Alexei Mishin
Evgeni Plushenko playing with a toy train
Evgeni Plushenko in childhood
Dekabristov st., 35, St. Petersburg, Russia, 190121
Evgeni Plushenko studied at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health from 2000 to 2005.
Moscow Gate sq., 103, St. Petersburg, Russia, 196084
Evgeni Plushenko graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics in 2004.
Evgeni Plushenko was given the Order of Honor, the Russian state award, twice.
Evgeni Plushenko was awarded the Order of Friendship, the Russian state award, on May 5, 2003.
Plushenko was awarded Nikolai Ozerov Medal, the Russian Ministry of Sports award, in 2012.
Tatiana Plushenko, Evgeni Plushenko's mother
Evgeni Plushenko's ex-wife Maria Ermak
Egor Ermak, the son of Evgeni Plushenko and his first wife Maria Ermak
Yana Rudkovskaya, Plushenko's wife
Alexander Evgenievich Plushenko, the first-born of Evgeni Plushenko and Yana Rudkovskaya
Alexei Mishin, Evgeni Plushenko's coach
Maxim Staviski, one of Evgeni Plushenko's choreographers
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2002
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2006
Евгений Плющенко
Ethnicity:
Plushenko's father was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (present-day Ukraine) and his mother came from Volgograd, Russian SFSR (present-day Russian Federation).
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko was born on November 3, 1982 in Dzhamku, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic at the time). He is the youngest child of Viktor Plushenko and Tatiana Plushenko.
Evgeni Plushenko spent the first three years of his life in Dzhamku, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic at the time) where his parents had come from Volgograd to take part in the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline. A year after the family moved back to Volgograd, Evgeni's mother enrolled little Evgeni, who was very susceptible to colds, in a figure skating section in order to improve his health.
Plushenko revealed a real talent for skating and he progressed quickly. Trained by Tatiana Skala for his first few years on the ice, he learned to perform the difficult Biellmann spin. In 1990, Evgeni became a ward of Mikhail Khrisanfovich Makoveev under whose guidance he triumphed at his first competition. Three years later, he already could perform the triple jumps roughly, including triple axel.
In 1993, however, the Volgograd ice rink where Evgeni trained was closed as an aftereffect of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. An eleven-year-old boy, Plushenko was obliged to relocate to St. Petersburg all alone, without parents, who remained in Volgograd to continue working and support their son financially. Plushenko's mother joined him only in 1994.
In St. Petersburg, Plushenko began working with skating coach Aleksey Mishin who already trained Alexei Urmanov and Alexei Yagudin, future Olympic Champions. Strongly believing in Evgeni's talent, Mishin honed his new pupil's skills arduously and supported him financially as well, paying rent for his apartment in the city for three years. By 12, Plushenko had perfected his triple jumps and, by 14, he had landed a quad for the first time. His international debut occurred in 1995, at the World Junior Championships and two years later, aged 14, he won the event which took place in Seoul, South Korea.
Plushenko finished school No. 91 of St. Petersburg's Petrogradsky District in 1998. Two years later, he entered the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health and graduated in 2005. A year earlier, Plushenko also received a diploma in tourism and hospitality from the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics.
Evgeni Plushenko moved into the senior level at the end of the 1990s. He took a silver medal at the European Championships and bronze at the World Championships in 1998 and silver at the World's the following year.
That same year came to be historical for the figure skating community as Plushenko executed cleanly the first triple axel-half loop-triple flip combination in competition. Staying out of the podium the next year at the World Championships, he finally became a World champion in 2001.
After finishing behind his long-time competitor Alexei Yagudin at the Salt Lake Olympics, winning the silver medal, he was obliged to miss that year's World Championships because of injuries. Though, at the Cup of Russia that same year, Plushenko set another record by successfully performing in competition the quadruple toe-triple toe-triple loop combination. In 2003, the Russian figure skater proved his World title. An injured knee and a number of strong opponents at the next year's event didn't disturb him from grabbing his third World title (the second straight).
After the first Olympic Gold medal which came at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, Plushenko took a break for three and a half years from competitions. During that hiatus, he joined violinist Edvin Marton to assist Russian singer Dima Bilan, by skating onstage during the latter's performance at Eurovision Song Contest. The Believe song presented to the audience in Belgrade, Serbia, brought victory to Russia.
Plushenko resumed work before the next major sport event of the four years, third for him. At the Vancouver Olympics, he added a silver medal to his collection, placing behind Evan Lysacek of the United States. In March and April of that same year, he took part in a number of figure skating shows. The participation in these exhibition performances without the permission of the Russian figure skating federation was followed by the deprivation of his eligibility officially announced by the International Skating Union on August 23, 2010.
In autumn, Evgeni Plushenko went public with his plans of competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He kept on performing in ice shows worldwide and trained for a probable comeback to competitive sport in passing. His 2011 request for reinstatement was approved by the ISU on June 12.
Earning his seventh European title in 2012, Plushenko withdrew from the World's event, again because of an injury, this time a back problem. That same problem became the cause of his withdrawal from the 2013 European Championships after the short program.
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games came to be the last ones for Evgeni in his athletic career. Taking part in the team competition, he won his fourth Olympic medal as a member of the Russian figure skating team which led in the overall ranking. As to singles, Plushenko withdrew from the competition after warm-up, right before the start of the short program, again because of his back problems. Though Plushenko announced his retirement from competitive skating that same day, he retired officially from the sport in March 2017.
Right after retiring, Plushenko got involved in coaching. On April 5, 2017, in Moscow, he established Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy for budding ice skaters. In addition, such figure skaters as Adelina Sotnikova, Anastasia Tarakanova, Serafima Sakhanovich, Stanislava Konstantinova, Ekaterina Ryabova of Azerbaijan, Alexandra Trusova and Alena Kostornaia have been among his wards, as of a coach, at different times.
Plushenko went down in the history of figure skating as one of its greatest representatives. In addition to four Olympic medals, three World titles and seven European titles, he became the Grand Prix Final Champion four times and Russian national champion ten times.
Following the 2010 Winter Olympics, he was the only living single skater to have won medals at three Games. Aged 32, Evgeni became one of the oldest figure skaters to win Olympic gold. His record for the most Olympic medals in figure skating was later surpassed by the Canadian ice dancers Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue. Following the 2012 European championships, Plushenko joined early history figure skaters Ulrich Salchow of Sweden and Karl Schafer of Austria in the record for seven European titles.
Combining power with grace, he was the first person to perform difficult combinations of jumps in competition several times, including the Biellmann spin in senior competition, the quadruple toe-triple toe-triple loop, and triple axel-half loop-triple flip combinations.
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2006Plushenko was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, from A Just Russia political Party, in March 2007. He was a member of the standing committee on social issues. The athlete announced his withdrawal from the Party on December 11, 2011.
During the 2018 presidential campaign, Plushenko was among the members of an informal patriotic movement PutinTeam. He later stated that it was a bad decision on his part to join the movement.
In June 2020, along with his spouse Yana Rudkovskaya and their first son Alexander, Plushenko appeared in a video filmed in support of the amendments to the constitution of the Russian Federation.
Plushenko's exhibition program performed in St. Petersburg in October 2004 and timed to the 10th anniversary of his cooperation with Alexei Mishin was dedicated to the victims of the Beslan school siege, terrorist attack in North Ossetia-Alania. The part of the show's proceeds was channeled to the victims' families.
Quotations:
"My main competitor is myself."
"It doesn't matter what kind of result will be in the end. I already won for myself."
"I try not to think about marks, the first place or gold medal. The most important thing is to show what you are capable of on the ice. The rest will come on its own."
"It's everything for me. Without figure skating, I am nothing."
"I think I was born to be a figure skater, I think it was fate, and I thank God for letting it happen."
"What worries me though, is that after all those victories people don't see me as a human being anymore. I am not a machine, I have a heart beating in my chest – not an engine, there's blood in my veins – not oil. I know pain and fatigue. I can lose but I will strive to win everything."
"Without a quad it's not men's figure skating. [...] I believe that the quad is the future of figure skating. The quad is necessary, that is my opinion."
"I just adore jumping. I do the rest as it is supposed to be done."
"I skate for the fans. It's not as fun without them there supporting me. I get energy from them and I want to skate well for them. They relax me. They make me happy when I skate for them. I feel the Americans like me more and more each time I tour."
Plushenko began to rival with another Olympic Champion of Russia (future at the time), Alexei Yagudin when they both trained with Alexei Mishin. The rivalry kept on in competitions even after the latter became the ward of notable Russian figure skating coach Tatiana Tarasova in 1998.
Physical Characteristics: Evgeni Plushenko is 1.80 meters tall. He has struggled with knee injuries throughout almost his entire career.
Evgeni Plushenko married Maria Ermak in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 18, 2005. Maria gave birth to their son Egor. Ermak and Plushenko divorced in February 2008.
A year later, Plushenko went public with his engagement to Russian entrepreneur and musical producer Yana Rudkovskaya. The wedding ceremony was held that same year on September 12. Rudkovskaya bore a son, Alexander, in January 2013. The second son of Evgeni and Yana, Arseniy, came to the world in autumn 2020.
(born 1957 – died July 11, 2015)
Tatiana Plushenko died of cancer.
Maria Ermak studied sociology at Saint Petersburg State University.
(born June 15, 2006)
Egor was named Kristian at birth.
(born January 2, 1975)
As an entrepreneur, Yana Alexandrovna Rudkovskaya has launched and managed a number of business ventures in the fashion industry such as Franck Provost beauty salons chain and Grand La Scala Fashion Group, a chain of shops selling brand clothes, among others. She has also appeared on the screen as a TV presenter and face of different trademarks. Emerging to the show business at the end of 2005, she became a music producer of Russian singer Dima Bilan.
(born January 6, 2013)
Alexander Plushenko, nicknamed Gnom Gnomych (a quizzical reference to a dwarf), practices figure skating as his eminent father.
(born September 25, 2020)
Arseniy was born by a surrogate mother.
(born March 8, 1941)
Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin was a pair figure skater before becoming a coach after retirement from the sport. As an athlete, with skating partner Tamara Moskvina, he won a silver medal at the World Championships and was a 1969 Champion of the Soviet Union.
In addition to Evgeni Plushenko, he also trained Alexei Urmanov and Alexei Yagudin, both are Olympic Champions. Stéphane Lambiel and Sarah Meier attended the summer seminars he has given.
(born November 16, 1977)
Pairing with Albena Denkova, who is his life partner as well, he won two World titles, one Grand Prix Final title and a couple of bronze medals of the European Championships.
