Evgeni Plushenko is a master of sports of Russia in figure skating. His biography is very entertaining and full of interesting and amazing facts. Plushenko managed to achieve amazing results in figure skating during his career.
Childhood
Plushenko's date of birth falls on 1982, November 3. Eugene was born in the Khabarovsk Territory in the village of Urgal. At that time, his parents arrived there for the construction of BAM. In harsh climates, the child was often sick, so the family had to move to Volgograd in 1985.
Many people are interested in how many years Plushenko was when he first started skating. Figure skating Eugene began to engage in five years. Already at this age, he participated in the first competitions, where he showed the seventh result among fifteen participants.
Relocation to St. Petersburg
In 1993, the Volgograd Figure Skating School was closed. Coach Mikhail Makoveev decided to transport Plushenko to Petersburg. Birthday (twelve years) Eugene celebrated in a new place. By this time he had mastered the most difficult jumps - triple sheepskin coats, axels. Aleksei Nikolaevich Mashin arranged real shows for the young skater, immediately noticed his great abilities and decided to take him into custody.
Only a year later, mom was able to come to Eugene. In Volgograd, father and sister Elena remained. How many years Plushenko studied at the Machine, so much and met great expectations. The coach supported him in everything, was convinced of his talent, and even for three years paid for the apartment. In 1998, the skater began to train with Tatyana Tarasova.
Beginning of Star Trek
In 1996, in Australia, Evgeni Plushenko performed at the World Championships, held among juniors. There he showed the sixth result. Already in 1997 in South Korea at the junior championship, the skater received gold and became the youngest champion in the history of figure skating. In 1998, Plushenko became the bronze medalist at the World Championships among the senior group. Age was not a hindrance - the skater at that time was only 15 years old. Fans and the entire sports world were vigorously discussing this event. A year later, Evgeni Plushenko became the silver medalist of the World and European Championships.
Successful season
The twenty-first century for Evgeni Plushenko began very successfully. The skater again becomes the champion of Russia, then Europe, as well as the Grand Prix finals. The World Cup, which was held in Canada in 2001, brought the athlete the long-awaited well-deserved world title. How old was Plushenko at that time? Only eighteen.
The 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic season began for Eugene with overcoming the difficulties associated with the injury. I had to make changes to the long program. Along with Plushenko, the favorite performance was Alexei Yagudin. In the short program, Eugene took only 4th place. He fell performing a triple rittberger. But he skated an arbitrary performance very risky, hard, to the music of "Carmen" he reached the finish line. In the overall standings, Plushenko took second place and deservedly received Olympic silver.
Becoming an Olympic champion
Eugene became an internationally recognized skater. If you recall how many years Plushenko won in competitions, you can see his skill. For 4 years he occupied only the first places. Only in the 2004th he lost to the Grand Prix to Emanuel Sand, and at the European Championships - to Brian Joubert.
In 2005, Evgeni Plushenko, due to a complex injury, was forced to leave the World Cup, which was held in Moscow. In the same year he underwent a complex surgical operation in Munich.
A year later, Plushenko participated in the 2006 Olympics and was the undisputed leader. Under the new ISU judiciary, he was awarded 7 out of 10 points. Gold was undeniable! The final result of the skater was 258.33 points, which is 27 points higher than the silver medalist of the games. Plushenko became the Olympic champion in Turin. His age at that time was 23 years.
Eurovision
After speaking at the Olympics, Plushenko took a short break to recover from injuries and rest. The most memorable appearance on the ice during this period was his performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in 2008 in Belgrade. Dima Bilan represented our country with the song "Believe". Visual support was provided by the famous Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton and our Evgeni Plushenko, the Olympic champion in figure skating. The Believe number had a stunning effect and ended up in first place.
Return
In March 2009, Plushenko resumed training with Alexei Mishin, starting intensive preparations for the 2010 Olympics. Eugene set a goal - to once again become the Olympic champion. In 2009, he reaffirmed his leadership position by winning gold at the Rostelecom Cup.
In 2010, Plushenko won the Russian championship for the eighth time and was included in the Olympic team. In the same year, the European Championship was held in Tallinn. Evgeni Plushenko showed a brilliant result here, setting a new world record. The overall result of the performance was 255.39 points. For the sixth time, the skater was awarded the European title.
At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Plushenko broke his own Olympic record, gaining a total of 256.36 points. In the free program, he rode under Edwin Marton's Tango Amore. In a difficult struggle, Evgeni Plushenko managed to win a silver medal.
In January 2012, Plushenko set a record in the history of men's single skating. He was the seventh time champion of Europe in competitions held in Sheffield.
Hard times
Doctors did not recommend Eugene to participate in the 2012 World Cup due to a meniscus injury. Subsequently, an operation was carried out in Germany.
In 2013, Plushenko again went on the ice and for the tenth time became the champion of Russia at competitions in Sochi. In Zagreb at the European Championships in 2013, Eugene suffered a serious back injury when falling, he had to withdraw from the competition.
In an Israeli clinic, Plushenko underwent a very complicated operation - the intervertebral disc was replaced with an artificial one. Recovery took six months. But soon, the athlete returned to the ice again to begin preparations for the Olympics, which was to be held in Sochi.
Olympics in Sochi
Everyone knows how old the skater Plushenko was at the time of the Olympic Games in Sochi (31 years old). This Olympics for Eugene was the fourth. He performed well in the short program, taking second place. For the team, Eugene won 9 points. The skater's free skate program added ten points to the piggy bank. As a result, the Russian team won the team competition. Plushenko became a two-time Olympic champion.
Unfortunately for the fans, Plushenko did not participate in single skating. Before the start of the competition he had to withdraw his candidacy. Even in training, old back injuries made themselves felt. Eugene felt a sharp pain and realized that he could not skip the program. Then he announced the completion of his sports career.
Doctors confirmed that Plushenko could not continue his participation in the Olympics. From a lot of stress, one of the screws that held the artificial intervertebral disc was broken. If Eugene went out on the ice, he could have remained disabled.
Subsequently, Plushenko had to go through another complex operation to restore the spine.
Personal life
Eugene is married a second time. How old Plushenko is now, everyone knows, and the fact that his second wife is seven years older is also no secret. From his first marriage with Maria Ermak , he has a son, Yegor, he bears the name of his mother.
His real wife is Yana Rudkovskaya. Close relations with the couple began during the preparation for Eurovision 2008. Yana is the producer of Bilan. Shortly after a noisy victory at Eurovision, Plushenko and Rudkovskaya got married. In 2013, they had a baby - son Sasha.
Despite the difference in age, the young are happy, raise a child, are full of optimism and are quite happy with their position.
Birthday. Plushenko 30 years
In 2012, the titled athlete celebrated his anniversary on a grand scale. All fans know Plushenko’s date of birth - November 3, 1982. And they know that he was 30 at that time. In the Ice Palace of St. Petersburg , his anniversary show was held under the bold title “Only 30!”. The event gathered hundreds of friends and fans. Eugene was congratulated by the most eminent and titled stars of show business, colleagues. The highlight of the program, of course, was the performance of the hero of the day Plushenko. Birthday was covered by many media outlets, television channels.
Dima Bilan, Edwin Marton, Valeria, Nikolai Baskov, Stas Mikhailov, Philip Kirkorov, Irina Slutskaya, Alexei Yagudin, Tatyana Navka, Ilya Kulik - this is only part of the event. With their vivid performance, they turned the show into a real holiday, which was remembered by the hero of the anniversary and his family for many years.