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On Figure Skating

Plushenko: No quad, no gold

Mark baker/Associated Press Russian Evgeni Plushenko (left) has thrown down the quad gauntlet to his challengers, including American Evan Lysacek. Mark baker/Associated Press
Russian Evgeni Plushenko (left) has thrown down the quad gauntlet to his challengers, including American Evan Lysacek. (Mark Baker/Associated Press)
By John Powers
February 18, 2010

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - There are times when Evgeni Plushenko must wonder whether he has returned to a frozen planet. He won the Olympic gold medal four years ago in Turin. He took three years off or retired, depending on whom you listen to. Then he came back this season to discover that men’s figure skating has been entombed in ... (Full article: 1010 words)

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