Skaters

Evgeni Plushenko
Born:
November 3, 1982
Birthplace:
Solnechni, Russia
Height:
5' 8"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, Russia
Training Town:
St. Petersburg, Russia
Club:
Yubileiny Sport Club
Coach:
Alexei Mishin
Choreographer:
Edvard Smirnov, Yuri Smekalov, David Avdish
Plushenko is a three-time Olympic medalist (including the gold medalist in 2006), three-time world champion, seven-time European champion, four-time Grand Prix Final champion and 10-time Russian champion.

Was sent to the ice rink by his mother at age 4 ... Ice rink in Volgograd closed when he was 11, and he moved alone to St. Petersburg to train ... Became the first skater to perform a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-triple loop combination in competition (Cup of Russia, 2002) ... Has landed quad Lutzes in practice ... His parents never watch him competing live, even if the competitions are held at home, in St. Petersburg ... Withdrew from the 2005 World Championships after the short program due to a groin injury, for which he underwent surgery in the spring of 2005 ... Married Maria Ermak in June 2005 ... Won the Olympic gold medal in 2006 and retired from competition soon after ... Announced his return to competition in May 2009... Finished second to American Evan Lysacek at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (earning the silver)... On June 28, 2010, the International Skating Union (ISU) revoked his eligibility due to participation in skating shows without his federation's authorization ... Eligibility was restored by the ISU in June 2011 ... Made a successful comeback in 2011-12, winning the Russian and European championships.
  • 2013 Season Notes
    SP Music: TBD
    FS Music: Music from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack by Nino Rota
  • 2012 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Storm" by Yanni
    FS Music: "El Tango de Roxanne" from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack by Mariano Mores, performed by Edvin Marton
  • 2011 Season Notes
    Did not compete.
  • 2010 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquin Rodrigo
    FS Music: "Tango Amore" by Edvin Marton
  • 2009 Season Notes
    Did not compete.
  • 2008 Season Notes
    Did not compete.
  • 2007 Season Notes
    Did not compete.
  • 2006 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini/Music from the Once Upon a Time in Mexico soundtrack by Robert Rodriguez
    FS Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Godfather by Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola, performed by Edvin Marton
  • 2005 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
    FS Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Godfather by Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola, performed by Edvin Marton
  • 2004 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Tango Flamenco" by Paco de Lucia and "Nyah" by Hans Zimmer
    FS Music: "Tribute to Vaslav Nijinsky" -- "Art on Ice," "Magic Stradivarius" and "King of the Forrest" by Edvin Marton
  • 2003 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Adagio" by Tomaso Albinoni and Remo Giazotto FS Music: "St. Petersburg 300" by Igor Korniliuk
  • 2002 Season Notes
    SP Music: Michael Jackson medley
    FS Music: Music from Carmen by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin/"Fixe" and "Eclipse" by Cirque du Soleil, "El Tango de Roxanne" from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack by Mariano Mores and "La Petite Fille de la Mer" by Vangelis Papathanassiou
  • 2001 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel
    FS Music: "Xotica" by Rene Dupere, "Tango" from Hasta que te Conoci by Raúl di Blasio, music from the Once Upon a Time in America soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, "Cotton Club" by Duke Ellington and music from the Mortal Kombat soundtrack by George S. Clinton
  • 2000 Season Notes
    SP Music: "The Sabre Dance" by Aram Ilich Khachaturian
    FS Music: "Dark Eyes," and "Coachmen Don't Drive the Horse" and "Concierto Madrigal for Two Guitars" by Joaquin Rodrigo
  • 1999 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Hava Nagila" by various artists
    FS Music: "Chronologie 2, 3" and "Zoolookologie" by Jean Michel Jarre
  • 1998 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Concierto de Aranjuez" and "El Gato Montes" by Joaquin Rodrigo
    FS Music: "Chronologie 2, 3" and "Zoolookologie" by Jean Michel Jarre
  • 1997 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Tarantella" by Witold Lutosławski and "Santa Lucia" by Luigi Gordigiani
    FS Music: "William Tell Overture" and music from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
  • 1996 Season Notes
    FS Music: Music from Don Quixote by Leon Minkus
    2013 - European Championships - WD
    2013 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2012 - European Championships - 1st
    2012 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2010 - Olympic Winter Games - 2nd
    2010 - European Championships - 1st
    2010 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2009 - Rostelecom Cup - 1st
    2006 - Olympic Winter Games - 1st
    2006 - European Championships - 1st
    2006 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2005 - Cup of Russia - 1st
    2005 - World Championships - WD
    2005 - European Championships - 1st
    2005 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2004 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
    2004 - Marshalls World Cup - 1st
    2004 - Cup of Russia - 1st
    2004 - International World Skating Challenge - 1st
    2004 - World Championships - 1st
    2004 - European Championships - 2nd
    2004 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2003 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2003 - International Figure Skating Challenge - 1st
    2003 - Trophee Lalique - 1st
    2003 - Skate Canada - 1st
    2003 - Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic - 1st
    2003 - International Figure Skating Challenge - 1st
    2003 - World Championships - 1st
    2003 - European Championships - 1st
    2002 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2002 - Crest Whitestrips Challenge - 1st
    2002 - Cup of Russia - 1st
    2002 - Bofrost Cup - 1st
    2002 - Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic - 2nd
    2002 - Olympic Winter Games - 2nd
    2001 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
    2001 - Cup of Russia - 1st
    2001 - Sparkassen Cup - 1st
    2001 - World Championships - 1st
    2001 - European Championships - 1st
    2001 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2000 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
    2000 - NHK Trophy - 1st
    2000 - Cup of Russia - 1st
    2000 - Bofrost Cup on Ice - 1st
    2000 - Finlandia Trophy - 1st
    2000 - World Championships - 4th
    2000 - European Championships - 1st
    2000 - Russian Championships - 1st
    1999 - NHK Trophy - 1st
    1999 - Cup of Russia - 1st
    1999 - Bofrost Cup on Ice - 1st
    1999 - World Championships - 2nd
    1999 - European Championships - 2nd
    1999 - Russian Championships - 1st
    1999 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 3rd
    1998 - NHK Trophy - 1st
    1998 - Cup of Russia - 2nd
    1998 - Skate Canada - 1st
    1998 - World Championships - 3rd
    1998 - Russian Championships - 3rd
    1997 - ISU Grand Prix Final - 5th
    1997 - Skate America - 2nd
    1997 - Cup of Russia - 2nd
    1997 - Finlandia Trophy - 3rd
    1997 - World Junior Championships - 1st
    1997 - Russian Championships - 4th
    1996 - Cup of Russia - 4th
    1996 - World Junior Championships - 6th
    1996 - Russian Championships - 6th