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Between the earth and the sky. Evgeni Plushenko came in the age of Christ
Great Russian skaters on Tuesday 33 years. Two-time Olympic champion celebrates his birthday, is at a crossroads.
Selection of Evgeny Plushenko: or finalize their bright career, switched to show business, or once again seriously jeopardize its far from perfect health for the sake of a possible fifth Olympic medal.
Himself age plays in this important issue, but clearly not the primary role. Very soon, the same 33 hit and colleague Eugene for the Russian national team Konstantin Menshov. And that - here and now - in perfect order, with a truly grandmaster set of jumps. You may also recall that the legendary Swede Yillis Grafstrom his fourth Olympic medal won in 39 years. And Plushenko at the time of the Games in Phenchane will "only" 35. Yes, the load then and now - are different phenomena. But the quality of the training process and medical care for 80 years, stepped forward incredibly ...
Another thing - the "collection" of injury, Eugene gathered for his 20-year career in the big sport. I will assume that medical records skater, her expression hard, a thick consists of several volumes. Whether on-site Plushenko any other athlete - would have ended long ago. But Eugenia life taught not to give up, no matter what happens to him and around him. Although, if you look at the situation calmly and sensibly - it can be worthwhile to have to finish with the sport. And not to torture yourself any more, nor their fans.
So far it is not known exactly what saw in Volgograd slender patsanenke Petersburg professor Alexei Mishin. Jumping? Perseverance? Tenacity? The extraordinary dedication? The ability to endure? And maybe everything else, even and fidelity? 20 years in the same cage with the same teacher - in the national figure skating and the like can not remember. More often you see an athlete attempts to find where the best. Some manage. Most, as a result of all these ravings, was left with nothing. Plushenko did not rush. For him, never a dilemma, "Mishin or someone else." The dilemma has always been only one - "With sports or not."
"Jack - of those people who are very well remembers the good. And who really appreciate those people who are close to him. It is, in general, people are very grateful in this regard ", - a characteristic, given by Professor Eugene Mishin. Say - believe.
Petersburg, as is well known to readers of the book-biography "Another show," met the young Eugene without much joy. Lived next great champion of the early years of literally starving. The professor was not at the time the financial capacity to fully support the talented boy. And in due time, to control everything that happens to them - the same: the group has grown a whole galaxy of brilliant masters headed by Olympic champion Alexei Urmanov. Try to keep track of everything.
Faced Plushenko and jealousy on the part of neighbors in the locker room. And, at the same time - with the then persist "hazing" in the St. Petersburg Sports School. I swallowed the full. "All that Eugene wrote in his book - the truth," - says much later in an interview with Konstantin Menshov, a former at the time in the status of "young". Plushenko came out of that situation in life with honor. A hazing in the "Jubilee" will soon come to naught. Coincidence?
Plushenko has always been present in terms of expressing their emotions. If he thought he had lost - I did not hide it; If we assume that lost unfairly - even more (compare his reaction to losing the Olympics in 2002, and "silver" Vancouver 2010). If you won - happiness was genuine. Even though this victory was, God knows, what the account and not in the most prestigious tournament.
As for the self-esteem is not always accurate - here with good intentions, the hand does not rise to throw a stone in Eugene. Similarly, in the big sports suffer very, very many. Profdeformatsiya if you want.
How many athletes childhood hammered: "You - the best, the others - losers." And when they are, they are still children, not taking her - once, twice - their coaches continue to whisper: "And it is necessary." I took someone else's place in the national team - "Well done! Darwin - our everything! .. "And the young athletes believe. And grow up, getting used to climb into other people's heads and bones. And if you then become the coaches - are raising their own kind ...
However, the above - not about Plushenko. Evgeny 20 years of career, by the very large, was not her only once. In 2014. Then the Russian Figure Skating Federation twice violated its own rules of selection for the Sochi Olympics. The squad for the team tournament was not included reigning champion Russia (Maxim Kovtun) and not the best of the Russians at the previous Games, the 2014 European Championship (Sergei Voronov). In Sochi we took major singles skater Evgeni Plushenko, who then lost the national final and the championship of the continent's state of health and did not go.
Boundless faith in the sports officials Evgeni Plushenko humanly was absolutely clear. At that time he was the only country in the top-end single skater with a "plus the start." And, speaking at the 2014 Olympics literally balances health, did not disappoint them or the team. I did exactly what was required of him.
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One may repeat: "Well, when did you, Jack finally go away and stop torturing yourself and others?" But those who say so, almost certainly not have been in the shoes of a successful professional athlete - a man had known the taste of victory is not the case may be to case. A big tournament, big wins - is the strongest drug safely jump from which it is almost impossible. Breaking you will have years, decades. And the dreams of his favorite sport - it is the most harmless manifestation of this withdrawal.
I leafed through the book "Other show." "The sport is very important time to go, nice and to leave no unpleasant residue." Plushenko wrote these words in 2006, after his brilliant, unconditional victory in Turin. And ... I do not leave. Although no one would it then not condemned for this step: everything that could be won in the sport, a student of Alexei Mishin to an hour already won. And in terms of sporting greatness is between the earth and the sky.
In any sport, perhaps the key point - matching the time it needs. Eugene, even with its last year, the Olympic elements and set the highest possible physical condition in the realities of the current season will not fit. Both the first and second echelons of the world figure skating at the fight completely different, almost cosmic heights. With four, five or even six quads into two programs. And seniority alone with these "megamonstrov" not povoyuesh.
But Eugene still believes in himself. He believes that his train has not left yet. And honestly plow in training, the full spread in numerous shows, not sparing the patient back and not less bad knees. Because otherwise it is not able.
God gives him health.
"The professor was not at the time the financial capacity to fully support the talented boy. ".
-of course..Plushenko was the big business for Papa Mishin. 
They have no signed contract, only a verbal agreement. Mishin receives 10% from Plushy's all income. :yes:
You could take comfort from that thought - they probably thought he'd be happy with the result, and they saw nothing odd in it themselves either.
Looking forward to see what Snow King 2 is like. There doesn't seem to be much press about it this time.
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