Topic: Evgeni Plushenko
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Were Vancouver Olympics courses too hard? How fast is too fast?
After some big crashes at the Vancouver Olympics some are debating whether courses should be about survival of the fittest or a showcase for grace, beauty, and the sheer joy of elite competition.
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Olympics blog
Kim Yuna: record score gives Vancouver Olympics their 6.0 moment
Korean Kim Yuna won gold with a world-record score in women's figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics Thursday. She set a new standard for figure skating perfection.
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Figure skating: Can Mao Asada top Kim Yuna with her triple Axel?
South Korea's Kim Yu-Na has a big lead on Mao Asada of Japan heading into the free skate of the women's figure skating competition. But Asada's triple Axel is the women's answer to a quad.
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Vancouver 2010: medal count as of Monday, March 1
Follow the latest Vancouver 2010 medal count results.
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Olympics blog
Plushenko platinum: Yevgeny Plushenko website stirs the pot
Media reports say that the Yevgeny Plushenko website called the figure skater's silver medal a Plushenko platinum.'That claim is no longer on the website, but Plushenko is still trying to create controversy.
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Olympics blog
USA beats the Winter Olympics medal table red, white, and blue
Two unexpected medals from Americans Bode Miller (silver) and Andrew Weibrecht (bronze) in the men's super-G inflated America's already big lead in the Winter Olympics 2010 medal table.
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Olympics blog
Olympic figure skating: A night of poetry equal to Johnny Weir’s roses
Evan Lysacek took the gold, Johnny Weir once again almost stole the show, and Yevgeny Plushenko, the defending Russian champion, was left grumbling about quads and the future of ice skating.
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Olympics blog
How Evan Lysacek won and why judges don’t like Johnny Weir
The skating world was stunned by Evan Lysacek beating favorite Yevgeny Plushenko in the men's figure skating competition. The fans seemed more perplexed by Johnny Weir's low scores.
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Judging Olympic figure skating: More numbers than art?
As men skate for Olympic gold tonight, they're being judged by a system that emphasizes athleticism over artistic impression. Johnny Weir, for one, says it has squeezed out emotion and artistry.
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Olympic men's figure skating: Tonight, it's all about the quad
The Winter Olympics men's figure skating long program tonight will determine the gold medal. Russia's defending champion Yevgeny Plushenko is in the driver's seat and he's laid down the gauntlet to his rivals. It's all about the quad. Check out the video.
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