Evgeni Plushenko Was ‘Robbed Of His Destiny’ By ‘Criminal’ Judges, Says Coach
There was some outcry that Johnny Weir, who finished sixth overall in the Winter Olympics men’s figure skating competition, was robbed by the judges Thursday night. But nothing said or written about Weir’s scores, or lack thereof, compares to what Evgeni Plushenko’s coach told Yahoo! Sports following the competition.
Actually, no one needs to explain anything. But good luck with the investigation. It certainly will not prove to be a complete waste of time.
Read Article >Evan Lysacek Beats Evgeni Plushenko, And His Quad
All the talk leading into the Men’s Figure Skating competition was focused on how it would be, well, a lack of competition. Sure, it was a deep field, but Russian Evgeni Plushenko was still going to win. He was the defending gold medalist, and he came out of retirement partially because winning it again was a foregone conclusions. The man throws quads -- who could possibly beat him?
The answer was American Evan Lysacek, who’s Free Skate was perfect enough to overtake the Russian’s Short Program lead.
Read Article >Evan Lysacek Wins Men’s Figure Skating Gold
Evan Lysacek won gold in Men’s Figure Skating Thursday night, giving America its first win in the event since the 1988 Calgary Games, when Brian Boitano completed the feat.
Russian Evgeni Plushenko, the defending gold medalist, ended up with the silver. Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi won bronze.
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