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Plushenko had many injuries because he worked so hard and because as Plushy said in a new interview the medical background was not available at the time for the highest levels of Russian athletes . A lot of injuries could have been prevented.
Yes 0 innovations, because he didn't do anything at first in Fs history..maybe his memorable footwork in Winter. And if you are a new fs fan you don't know the Yagudin vs Plushenko story. After Yagudin's story in the North-American media Plushenko became the russian communist evil..Plus Yagudin told the media he couldn't win Rus Nat champion title, because the Rus Fed didn't like him. Butif you see the programs the protocols, Plushenko was technically superior compared Yagudin in those competitions. The Rus Nat 1998 was a little bit questionable, both skaters gave the same performances.
You can prefer Yagudin, of course, but the question was who is the better skater and why thus your arguments must be reasonable. Or you can say "I prefer Yagudin, because I like his style"..
>>If your technique is close to perfect, you can avoid all those injuries while still being young. <<
Plushenko is injured, too, so I guess his technique was not perfect? People get injuries for all sorts of reasons. Skating is just hard on the hips and knees, period.
Sorry, maybe it's because I'm new here, but I'm not getting all the negativity toward Yagudin and the defensiveness I detect from some of those who prefer Plushenko. I mean, "0" innovations for Yagudin? Really? Americans/North Americans were swayed by Tarasova and the media to favor Yagudin? Really? Is it really so difficult to understand that some people may have valid reasons for preferring Yagudin over Plushenko?
Plushenko had many injuries because he worked so hard and because as Plushy said in a new interview the medical background was not available at the time for the highest levels of Russian athletes . A lot of injuries could have been prevented.
Yes 0 innovations, because he didn't do anything at first in Fs history..maybe his memorable footwork in Winter. And if you are a new fs fan you don't know the Yagudin vs Plushenko story. After Yagudin's story in the North-American media Plushenko became the russian communist evil..Plus Yagudin told the media he couldn't win Rus Nat champion title, because the Rus Fed didn't like him. Butif you see the programs the protocols, Plushenko was technically superior compared Yagudin in those competitions. The Rus Nat 1998 was a little bit questionable, both skaters gave the same performances.
You can prefer Yagudin, of course, but the question was who is the better skater and why thus your arguments must be reasonable. Or you can say "I prefer Yagudin, because I like his style"..