After his aborted performance on Thursday—and the subsequent announcement of his retirement—it became all too clear that Evgeni Plushenko should have passed the torch to a younger skater before the ...

SOCHI, Russia, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russia's Yevgeny Plushenko pulled out of the men's individual figure skating event at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday, just seconds before he had been due to start his ...

Sochi, Russia - Evgeni Plushenko's Olympics are over. His competitive career, too. The Russian star retired Thursday just after he withdrew from the men's event at the Sochi Olympics for medical ...

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russia's two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko told Match TV on Friday that he was retiring. The 34-year-old figure skater earlier announced that he would ...

SOCHI, Russia, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russia's flamboyant figure skater Yevgeny Plushenko pulled out of the Winter Olympics through injury on Thursday in a shock twist that immediately deflated home fans ...

The Olympic figure skater Evgeni Plushenko, one of Russia‘s most beloved athletes, was nearing the end of his performance at the Winter Games in Sochi on Sunday night when he felt a sharp pinch in his ...

As Mauricio Pochettino began welcoming arrivals to Philadelphia for the last camp of the year, a long list of players — almost enough for a formidable lineup — remained behind for a range of reasons.

Throughout the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Guggenheim fellowship-winning poet Kwame Dawes will be writing verses that capture the spirit of the day's action. In this installment, the poet looks ...

MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. Russia’s titled figure skater Evgenii Plushenko told TASS on Wednesday he intended to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea’s PyeongChang, which may turn into ...

Evgeni Plushenko, the decorated 31-year-old Russian, has just withdrawn out of the Olympic men's figure skating competition. Plushenko appeared to injure himself on a triple axel during warmups, and ...

SOCHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Plushenko, who announced his retirement from figure skating after withdrawing from the men's individual event in Sochi with a back injury, says he may now try to ...

SOCHI, Russia - A master showman and four-time Olympic medalist, Evgeni Plushenko knows brilliance on the ice. He saw it Sunday night inside the Iceberg at Sochi's Olympic Park from a countrywoman ...