Plushenko sent an official letter to the Russian Skating Federation which included possible participation at COR....
Valentin Piseev's comments....
Valentin Piseev's comments....
Hopefully Piseev's lukewarm reaction will piss him off and he'll bail.
With that attitude, Piseev should consider himself lucky Plushy wants to even compete at ALL......
Really sad news for fans of "L", "W" and "B"
Plushy isn't unbeatable--if Eman can beat him, so can Lambiel, Weir, Buttle, Joubert, and Takahashi.
Oh, but let's be reasonable...Eman only "beat" him due to a technical error when points from a landed jump were not allowed under COP. He didn't truly beat him - the only person to do that really (since the old Russian rivalry days) has been Brian Joubert
Not necessarily. Like another poster said, most skaters tend to skate better with Plushy around--they're not really content with just a battle for second place.
It's like saying it's sad news for fans of Yeon-Ah Kim's because Mao is around. Not necessarily--in fact, Yeon-Ah has beaten Mao on numerous occasions.
Plushy isn't unbeatable--if Eman can beat him, so can Lambiel, Weir, Buttle, Joubert, and Takahashi.