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How big was Plushenko's return? World FS Mag (Japan) devoted 8+ pages to him and Euros (w/no Japanese entries!). Thanks to @PlushenkoNews
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@iskatemagazine Japan is "second home" for Plushy - they love him very much. He is among the most popular skaters out there!
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@PlushenkoNews @iskatemagazine And figure skating is popular in Japan. All fans appreciate @EvgeniPlushenko ,although we are not European!
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@Russia_Japan_ @PlushenkoNews @EvgeniPlushenko We do too! Check out our March cover -
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iSKATE's March issue is now available, featuring 18 pages of European Championships coverage. http://www.iskatemagazine.com/index/22
Some artcicles (probably not complete on the site) ....
http://www.iskatemagazine.com/article/186
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In recognition of this major event in British figure skating, iSKATE has devoted 18 pages of this month’s issue to Europeans coverage.
The star of the show in Sheffield was unquestionably Evgeni Plushenko, who packed the stadium for the men’s final. Though Evgeni had skated in exhibition at Motorpoint, this was his first competition in Britain, and he wowed the crowds with a Personal Best and the showmanship that’s brought him three Olympic medals.
While many around the country were sorely disappointed at the lack of television coverage for the event, those who were lucky enough to attend in person could not help but be caught up in the enthusiastic cheers for Team GB – and in the exciting finish to the dance competition....
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http://www.iskatemagazine.com/article/188
“Europeans 2012”
In Sheffield, now 29, Evgeni Plushenko continued his pattern of winning only silver and gold in the European Championships.
He made his debut in this event in 1998 not long after turning 15. (He would have been too young by today’s rules.) He now has a total of three European silvers and seven golds. Alexei Yagudin (1998 and 1999) and Brian Joubert (2004) are the only two skaters to defeat him.
Evgeni still gets rattled about the latter event, “That taught me a big lesson. I was so pleased with doing a triple-triple-triple that I lost my concentration. I learned that, no matter what, you have to keep concentrating on what comes next, not what is over.”
Amazingly, considering the torn meniscus in his knee, which must be repeatedly scraped, Evgeni won and not just by a sliver! He won with 261.23 points, 14.96 ahead of his teammate, Artur Gachinski. At the time, the mark set a new Personal Best and was the highest achieved in the 2011/12 season (Patrick Chan subsequently topped the mark at Four Continents). Evgeni revealed he had another operation scheduled for February 23 in Munich.
Concerns later surfaced that he might also require surgery for a herniated disc. That meant there was no chance he would recover in time for the World Championships in Nice at the end of March. “But next season,” he declared, “I will do everything – the Grand Prix events, Europeans, Worlds. It will be part of my Olympic preparation.” That is despite the fact that he will have to face reigning World champion, Patrick Chan on his home turf at the 2013 Worlds due to be held in London, Ontario, Canada. Evgeni had not competed internationally since a disappointing and controversial second-place finish behind the quad-less American, Evan Lysacek. Consequently, the Russian champion had not met the requirement to post a certain amount of points in an ISU-recognised international over the last two seasons.
Evgeni had to get a special dispensation from the ISU to compete in this event, which they readily gave in late December. The same ruling kept the runner-up for the British title, Luke Chilcott, from being named as a reserve for this event. Luke, who lives and trains in Dallas, had not been aware of this requirement.
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