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Russian skater Evgeni Plushenko - Window to the Winter Games

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  • Yulia Lipnitskaya (L), Evgeni Plushenko (C) and Ksenia Stolbova of the gold medal-winning Russian figure skating team bite into their medals, during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team ice dance free dance at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 10, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT FIGURE SKATING)
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    Medal ceremony for the figure skating team ice dance free dance at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

    Yulia Lipnitskaya (L), Evgeni Plushenko (C) and Ksenia Stolbova of the gold medal-winning Russian figure skating team bite into their medals, during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team ice dance free dance at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 10, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT FIGURE SKATING)
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  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia's figure skating team celebrates in the "kiss and cry" area during the Team Men Free Skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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    Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia's figure skating team celebrates during the Team Men Free Skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia's figure skating team celebrates in the "kiss and cry" area during the Team Men Free Skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia warms up before a men's figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia warms up before a men's figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia warms up before a men's figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia gestures as he waits for his results in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
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    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia gestures as he waits for his results in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia gestures as he waits for his results in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
  • Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

    Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Yulia Lipnitskaya (L), Evgeni Plushenko (C) and Ksenia Stolbova of the gold medal-winning Russian figure skating team bite into their medals, during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team ice dance free dance at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 10, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT FIGURE SKATING)
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia's figure skating team celebrates in the "kiss and cry" area during the Team Men Free Skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia warms up before a men's figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia gestures as he waits for his results in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia celebrates after competing in the the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russian figure skating star and four-time Olympic medallist Evgeni Plushenko has already clenched a team gold medal in Sochi and will next will compete in the singles figure skating event.