Evgeni Plushenko 🇷🇺🥈 2010 Vancouver free skate | Tango Amore

Евгений Плющенко
HDp60fps format, Australian coverage (commentators: Belinda Noonan, Warren Smith)
[Associated Press extract] [Russia's Evgeni] Plushenko, 27, finished with 256.36 points. The judges ultimately chose Lysacek's more complete program over Plushenko's athletic prowess.
The final skater of the night, Plushenko had a quad-triple combination to open the program but then held on for a triple Axel shortly thereafter.
It was a recurring theme for the program. The jumps were landed, though sometimes tilted and a little less pristine than his usual excellent standard.
The Russian had opined in recent weeks that the quad was the future of men's figure skating, and that the future was now.
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"I was positive that I won. But I suppose Evan needs a medal more than I do," Plushenko said through a translator. "Maybe it's because I already have one. But I have to share with you, two silver and one gold medal [Torino 2006] is not too bad."
Much had been made of Plushenko's transition scores, the mark given for the steps connecting the elements, as well as his other component scores -- think of the old artistic marks. But those didn't cost him the gold.
Lysacek edged Plushenko on the mark for their technical elements -- jumps, spins and footwork. That's the score where the three-time Winter Games medalist and three-time world champion has pretty much made his trademark.
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