Evgeni Plushenko

[Sweet Dream]

I don't have much time to read and post, but I have to pop in to say BIG THANKYOU to moose for keeping us updated on Plushy and his angels! Wish you all the best!

 

[anonymoose_au]

I don't have much time to read and post, but I have to pop in to say BIG THANKYOU to moose for keeping us updated on Plushy and his angels! Wish you all the best!

Awww thank you! I enjoy keeping up with Plushy and the Angels, I'm glad others like reading my posts.

And hello fellow Plushy fans! Today is a most important day, for it is...

Plushy's Birthday!

Now I was very much looking forward to buying a new pet fish (Fishenko) today to celebrate, but alas I mismanaged my aquarium and when I took a water sample in the fish guy said anything I put in it now would die. So, Fishenko is delayed.

Birthday wishes for Coachshenko!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CVzhzfhosnI - From Sofia Titova

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzbWhxIomK - From Kirill Sarnovsky

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzdtVUIRiC - From Nikita Sarnovsky

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzdCr0IZbb - From Sofia Sarnovskaya

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVzKzk3DZ3W - From the Academy itself

From fans

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzKWBWIkPK - From Anais, who often films videos at the Academy

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVy_kZLpVAz - From one of Plushy's Japanese fans

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyf_ZXIMyY - From a Yuzuru fanpage, who could forget Plushy and his number one fan

Other stuff

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVvWPX9ALqo - Plushy and Arseniy - I may have died from the adorableness

Arseniy Antics

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVsMFKyobxG - For Halloween

Sanya and Senya

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVvYVpZgvQ7 - Sasha has the big brother game down

Yana Stuff

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVuxlb5Nk8H - Yana got into the Halloween Spirit as well

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVxEUJVNXLb - At the Four Seasons Hotel in Florence, snazzy!

Right, that's all for now.

Until next time!

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Happy birthday to the one and only Plush!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hello fellow Plushy fans!

Hope you're all well!

Since the world is round, more birthday wishes have come through for Plushy

From the family

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzrFF_ti4r - From Yana

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0T1MdI568 - From Sasha, d'awwwww

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV0U7FEIV0Z - From Arseniy - we've already seen this particular video, but it's cute enough to show again

From friends

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVz7OD_IdS6 - From Ari Azarkian

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV013HusTfd - From Dima Bilan

From the Angels

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0b7TRgyEE - Awww!

And finally from a VIP

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1BQ8Ghp4P - Me!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0SignNSMI - Plushy's thank you for the well-wishes. You're welcome!

That reminds me while I was uploading my Music Swap video to YouTube the new Olympic Figure Skating Channel which was playing non-stop skating and guess what was on? Plushy's 2006 SP at Torino! Sadly I only caught the end, but the crowd was going off! Good stuff.

Coachshenko Content

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV2LayKo9wj and https://www.instagram.com/p/CVw6n56MtTu- Warming up in the hall - apparently this was from October. The second video is impressive, cartwheels into an axel.

Right that's all for now!

Until next time.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hello fellow Plushy fans!

Hope you had a good weekend, I did! Except still no Fishenko because even after changing most of my tank water and then half of it again there was still too much phosphate in it so I just had to change the whole thing after cleaning the tank out (it needed it I must say). Hopefully it'll be good to go for the end of the week.

To get on topic...

Coachshenko Content

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWARisEDyL0 - Follow the Plushy! I've been missing Plushy on skates and this is very short but I shan't complain

It's been very quiet Academy-wise, except for Sofia Murareva who's landed a 3A and a 4S in training, but you can go to her thread for that info

However this week is the fourth stage of the Cup of Russia and apparently Nastya Z will be competing so

ETA the entries are out Nastya will be there...and Mark, Kirill S and Nikita S are competing in the Junior Men as well. Heck yeeeeah!!

Sasha Shenanigans

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV-romuNYfz - Sasha practicing the jumps he missed at that R.O.C.S event (I think? That's what I gather from Google Translate). Awww

Blast from the Past!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV2OGtxg9mQ - Sasha 3 years ago in 2018, he's so small he's wearing white skates.

Sanya and Senya

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV7kcDlANSx - Making the best out of this ballpit. And matching outfits! That's adorable seriously, I'm gonna run out of d'awwwwws at this rate

Arseniy Antics

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV5oeVVLAo2 - Who let the dogs out? Arseniy let the dogs out

Yana Stuff

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV7Yl5BNiEC - If you're gonna go to the Ritz make sure you're properly dressed

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV-fy4pNSEe - Apparently this Porsche goes off-road, which I'd kinda like to see because it's such a weird image, who takes their Porsche camping?

That's all for now and I better be off now, I've got work tomorrow.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hello fellow Plushy fans!

Exciting news!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWI8WE8ttjJ Plushy and Edvin Marton are doing a show in Torino! I'm so jealous of the Italians! They have the chance to see the dynamic duo in person.

Coachshenko is currently at Stage 4 with a whole bunch of Angels

In Senior women there was Nastya Z, she had a rough SP, missing her combo, but despite two falls in the FS she fought hard and ended up in 2nd place, yay!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGgsqdsvHs - Swipe right for Coachshenko.

Yesterday and today is the Junior men with Mark L, Kirill S and Nikita S. Sergei A has also come along to share coaching duties.

The FS is tonight, Kirill S is in 3rd, Mark 5th and Nikita S 8th. Go Team Angels!

Sasha Shenanigans

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWJMsrnAQp9 - Not sure what's going on here, it's a story about Sasha though

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWFpUzDAlg8 - Sasha vs the balancing thing. The gym has recently re-opened here and I was on one of these balancing things, I almost fell off and I was standing on two feet!

Yana Stuff

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWJA_NltnaX - This week is the Tatler Ball, it wasn't on last year, but here's some looks from years past. Swish!

Right I'm doing a half day at work but I'm starting soon so best wrap up here.

Until next time!

 

[plushyfan]

It's great! Thank you anonymoose_au

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

And here is Plushy, just casually jumping the 3A as if he'd never retired.

 

[anonymoose_au]

It's great! Thank you anonymoose_au

Aww thanks Plushyfan! I learnt from the best aka you

And here is Plushy, just casually jumping the 3A as if he'd never retired.

Intriguing! I wonder if this is recent as last I heard I think the doctors told Plushy not to try 3As anymore. Or maybe it was quads? Or both! Last time he tried them in a jump off he hurt his neck (I'm not sure how that works? Physics is a cruel master), so I hope he's keeping safe.

Anywho moving on!

Hello Fellow Plushy fans!

I'm a bit bummed as my fish tank continues to refuse to co-operate so I'm still Fishenko-less!

Also after promising SPs, Kirill, Nikita and Mark L struggled in the FS at the 4th Stage, which is never fun, I was rather bummed about that too. Ah well, win some, lose some.

In better news - Plushy had a birthday celebration this weekend:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWOLfMzgZnL - It was Alice in Wonderland themed. Look at Plushy's little tophat!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWQzq-WNZye and https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRZE8aInw3 - Plushy and his peeps. Looks like a fun evening.

Alas due to the COVID situation, Plushy has had to postpone his St Petersburg show until April

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWKwBIbtUUR

On the plus side end of December is Senior Nationals and Sofia M will be going I think, and possibly Nastya Z if she goes to the 5th Stage and finishes well. So it might be all hands on deck at the Academy.

Right I best be off as lunch hour is well and truly over at work.

Until next time!

 

[LRK]

Plushy as the Mad Hatter? How appropriate. Especially with him doing 3A:s all over the place and all... As for the doctors telling him not to, I'm sure Plushy thought that meant he mustn't do it for a limited time period. "What? I thought they only meant over the weekend or something... "

As for senior Nationals - don't forget Kirill. He's also qualified for it.

ETA - Some musical accompaniment:

Alice in Wonderland (Score) 2010- Alice's Theme

Disclaimer: I don't own Alice in Wonderland or any of the music. The rights belong to Walt Disney Records, Danny Elfman, and Tim Burton, respectively.Lyrics:...

www.youtube.com

Which Angel would this suit?

 

[anonymoose_au]

As for the doctors telling him not to, I'm sure Plushy thought that meant he mustn't do it for a limited time period. "What? I thought they only meant over the weekend or something... "

I can just imagine Plushy saying that.

As for senior Nationals - don't forget Kirill. He's also qualified for it.

Is he? NGL Senior Nats makes me nervous...the stakes always seem so high! And Kirill doesn't have a consistent quad yet...

Some musical accompaniment:

Which Angel would this suit?

I feel like Nikita S would suit! I can just picture him in a Mad Hatter inspired costume

In other news:

Match has published a nice big interview by with Sofia T which is great!

But in the blurb the journalist was like find out "such and such" and one of them was "Is Evgeni Plushenko really a coach"

Seriously? Makes me wish I was an Academy skater just so when they asked me that I could snap back with:

"Are you really a journalist?"

And off their stunned look I would add:

"Oh sorry, was that an offensive question? Pardon me" all innocent-like.

I can't think of a single coach who has that asked about them. Not Stephane Lambiel, not Scott Moir who started as a coach like 10 seconds ago... Bah, this stuff makes me grumpy.

There's more to report, but I'm at work so I need to work! I'll be back later

Until then!

 

[LRK]

Regarding senior Nationals - Kirill made JGPF, and that means, if I understand correctly, that he makes senior Nationals (if age-eligible, which I believe he is).

I doo't know about pressure. Nobody will be paying much attention to Kirill - he's not senior age eligible internationally, so there are no spots on the line or anything. Most attention/hype &c will be focused elsewhere, and it's a good opportunity to perform in front of a large crowd.

Then at junior nationals, I don't know what the expectations will be on him to make junior Worlds - but there will certainly be more pressure than at senior.

But I could be wrong.

 

[anonymoose_au]

I doo't know about pressure. Nobody will be paying much attention to Kirill - he's not senior age eligible internationally, so there are no spots on the line or anything.

Oh yeah, good point... Now I guess I can be nervous for Junior Nats instead

Although Kirill has only competed in Junior events thus far this season. Because Senior rules are different you kind of need to practice two different programs (there's a choreo sequence in the Senior FS) which I can imagine is confusing! Perhaps Kirill is focusing exclusive on Junior events? Seems weird he wouldn't get some Senior event mileage if he really does plan to go to the Senior Nats too. The plot thickens!

Anywho, moving along! Exciting scenes for the Academy as Sofia M landed her 3A in the SP at the 5th Russian Cup Stage! It was such an amazing jump I didn't even realise it was a 3A when I watched! But it was top drawer stuff with big GOE and a bonus point I wonder if the rest of the Academy took a break to watch it live?

Moving on, news!

Plushy/Coachshenko news is lacking, he's probably busy getting that 3A back

Sasha Shenanigans

Earlier this week was the Tatler Ball which Sasha attended with Yana

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWV-vJ0ogjN - These outfits are amazing! at Sasha wearing his sneakers though. Plushy does that too!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYbFj3I9ra - Some photos from Sasha's program. Obviously that's not the costume for it so I'm super curious when we'll get to see it.

Arseniy Antics

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWcu6zFoGzb - This place is going to the dogs honestly

Yana's breakfast

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWct1OutJMT - Matilda eyeing the food makes this photo.

Right the final group of women are on the ice at the 5th Stage so I'm off to watch Sofia M, Dima M is there with her.

Until next time.

 

[LRK]

Yes, I was expecting Kirill to do the senior event, and was surpised to see him in juniors. They may very well be concentrating solely on junior events this season, and skipping senior Nationals for him. I'm just a very selfish person - I want to see him in as many events as possible, I suppose.

Re Sofia M - I didn't realise it was a 3A either. It was only when I glanced at the tech box and it said "3A" that I realised "Woa, she did a 3A?" and went back and watched the program from the beginning again. She did it so naturally as if it was nothing, that I wasn't even paying attention.

Note: I've yet to check on today's results, so I'm off to do that now.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hello fellow Plushy fans!

I have neglected this thread this week, shame on me!

Although there's not too much to report, I'm currently treating my fishtank for phosphate in the hope I can get Fishenko soon.

Coachshenko Content (is sadly lacking right now)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWoItf6PpCa - At the end of the training day

https://vk.com/angelsofplushenkofans?z=photo-204481755_457240051/wall-204481755_1561 - Coachshenko and son, d'awwwww

Sasha Shenanigans

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqgqtcIZgp - Sasha just being awesome

Arseniy Antics

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWkgxLzorTH - Beware! Arseniy has discovered the power of the light switch!

Breakfast

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWfXQ3QourS - You can get Burberry on everything these days

Brothers

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CWfVtztrtDx - Arseniy 2021 vs Sasha 2014, that little gnome hat cost is seriously adorable.

Yana Stuff

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWlYI9btQXH and https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWljLFULKSk - Putting the Glamour into the Russian Glamour Magazine Ball.

Well that's all for now.

See you next time!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hello fellow Plushy fans!

NGL, I was quite grumpy this weekend despite all the skating, but I saw something on Insta that has cheered me up immensely!

Coachshenko Content

https://www.instagram.com/p/CW02zrDgx1t - When you gotta practice for your upcoming shows, but your student is still doing awesome jumps The little \o/ at Nastya Z is too cute.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CW077XjLqXI - More Plushy practice - not sure about the 3A, but he's got the 2A in the bag

Sasha Shenanigans

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqgqtcIZgp - Wish I could look this fierce on skates

https://www.instagram.com/p/CW0SMCqgRKa - Sasha and the most photogenic of the dog Moyta. Looking fabulous.

Blast from the Past

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWvs0OZoj72 - Sasha 4 years ago, d'awwwww his little face.

Arseniy Antics

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWyQXq2gcPn - Plushy and Arseniy remind you always stop and smell the roses (Also dying at the light switch obsession )

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CWvrwHOMZmb - At first I thought Arseniy was a dog magnet, but I think they're just after his food

Yana Stuff

It's Mother's Day in Russia (at least that's what Google Translate says)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CW00ySutXFt - Yana and her mother Svetlana.

Breakfast
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxcseptw8A - This reminds me I need to get more fruit

Right have the morning off work but I do need to start getting ready.

Until next time!

 

[Arigato]

Watching Plushy exude major attitude on a Sunday:

Go to 1:07:02




It kills me. Ha.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Watching Plushy exude major attitude on a Sunday

I applaud and approve of this choice!

OMG, I love Carmen especially Olympics Carmen! He kicked that program in the face!

I crack up at the 3A-half loop-3S amazement from Scott, Plushy doing the half-loop combo before it was cool

I love that he actually depicts Carmen among the other characters and what a fab Carmen he is too

And of course...the Beillmann, we are not worthy

I remain annoyed at myself for not remembering watching this at all even though I know I watched the skating during the 2002 Games on TV here in Aussieland, I distinctly remember watching the pairs and ladies, it's possible I didn't watch the men. For shame, young Moose, for shame!

 

[Alex Fedorov]

I remain annoyed at myself for not remembering watching this at all even though I know I watched the skating during the 2002 Games on TV here in Aussieland, I distinctly remember watching the pairs and ladies, it's possible I didn't watch the men. For shame, young Moose, for shame!

maybe it will be interesting for you: an article about Plushenko, published in January 2002, a few weeks before the start of the Olympics, in the most popular Russian newspaper (Komsomolskaya Pravda) of those years:

Евгений Плющенко делает ставку на Майкла Джексона

Знаменитый российский фигурист рассказывает о своих олимпийских планах, поклонницах и увлечениях

www.kp.ru

Evgeni Plushenko bets on Michael Jackson

The famous Russian figure skater talks about his Olympic plans, fans and hobbies



Sex symbol in swimming trunks "Komsomolskaya Pravda" regularly receives a lot of readers' letters with declarations of love to sports stars, but the number of messages dedicated to figure skater Evgeni Plushenko, frankly, exceeds all reasonable limits. In this sense, only another handsome bachelor, Pavel Bure, can compete with him. Here is what, for example, 14-year-old Lena from Kaluga writes: “I really like Evgeni Plushenko, I am his big fan. I would like to know how old Eugene is, what he does in his free time, whether Zhenya is married and how he treats his fans. " And Oksana from Tver dedicated the following heartfelt poem to her idol: [text of poem lost]

Who, Oksana, would dare to sin against the truth? Plushenko performed brilliantly in 2001, became the world and European champion, and generally won all the tournaments in which he participated, with the exception of the December Grand Prix final: then Zhenya was outstripped by his eternal rival Alexei Yagudin. And when asked about his fans, Zhenya, without embarrassment, replies: "I want them to be even more!" Many experts say that this smiling blond has not only great talent, but also the psychology of a real champion. But Plushenko's star fever does not seem to threaten. He is always open to communication and has a great sense of humor. “Recently, a funny incident happened to me,” says the skater. - I came to the SKA Sports Palace and asked for size 41 skates. And they give me 44th. "How so? - I ask. "I asked for the 41st." “There’s no 41! - they answer. - Ride on these! "

In general, I often go to skating rinks with my friends and am always ready to ride with some pretty girl. Girls, do you understand? You have a chance to get to know the sex symbol of the world figure skating better! Eugene took this title from the Frenchman Philippe Candeloro, who loved to undress to the waist and kiss the spectators sitting in the front rows. But in comparison with what Zhenya did not so long ago, this is nothing more than an innocent joke.

Eugene, under the enthusiastic roar of the audience, simply arranged a natural striptease on the ice, remaining in the end in only golden swimming trunks and fake biceps.

Yagushchenko will win the Olympics Plushenko's main trump card on the ice is the most difficult elements, which he usually performs first in the world. Not long ago, during the Russian Cup Grand Prix, Zhenya swung at the most difficult jump in figure skating - the 4-turn lutz. In the end, only a little was missing: the athlete seemed to have successfully landed on the ice, but at the very last moment he fell.

“And yet I am pleased that I decided on this element,” Plushenko says. A reasonable question arises: maybe with such a pace the skater will soon reach a jump of five turns? - In principle, this is possible, but not yet soon, - says Alexei Mishin. - We have not athletics, where high jumpers can add one centimeter to the world record every year. In figure skating, every extra turn is a real revolution. Thirty years passed from the first triple jumps to the first quadruple jumps. In this Olympic year, Plushenko is associated with the hopes of millions of Russian fans at the upcoming Games in Salt Lake City.

Objectively speaking, only another Russian - Alexei Yagudin - can compete with him in the fight for the "gold". There is even an anecdote on Internet sites: - Who will win the Olympics? - Yagushchenko! There, on the Internet, Yagudin’s fans threaten to steal the skates from Ivy (Plushenko, Ivy on Russian is “Плющ”). As a joke, of course. But seriously, for us, the Russians, it is not so important which of these two will eventually become the champion - as long as our anthem is played during the awards ceremony. So far, one thing is clear: the rivalry between Alexey and Eugene on the Salt Lake City ice will be bright and exciting. Yagudin relies on the program to the music from the movie "The Man in the Iron Mask", and Plushenko - on the expressive dance a la Michael Jackson. Let's see who will be more convincing in the end.

as you can see, in the old days, journalists loved him.

 

[anonymoose_au]

as you can see, in the old days, journalists loved him.

They did I don't get what happened...I know a large group of his fans were deeply upset about the Eurovision thing (your guess is as good as mine as to why, I thought that was awesome when I found out about it!) and turned their fan board into a hate board (I wonder if some of the fans quoted in that story are among them...)

I guess he overstayed his welcome and that he didn't do good enough at his last two Olympics. Reminds me of the UK press and Andy Murray, when he does well they're happy to claim him, when he loses he's suddenly "That guy from Scotland"

It's funny how on other parts of the board there's much bemoaning the lack of long careers for skaters. But here's Plushy who had a very long and very successful career and I dare say 95% of the board was happy to see the back of him and now there's despair that "Oh no, he's back, as a coach! Will the torment never end?"

It's probably fairer to say most want only their favourites to have long careers, their least favourites should have the grace to make a hasty exit and we will remember them fondly...maybe.