SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Four days after being praised as a hero for helping Russia win its first gold at the Sochi Olympics, Evgeni Plushenko on Friday was taking criticism for dropping out of the men’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, right, and his coach Alexei Mishin leave after Plushenko pulled out of the men's short program figure ...

From wild cheers to stunned silence, the Sochi Olympics said goodbye Thursday to one of figure skating’s all-time greats. Evgeni Plushenko, the first figure skater in the modern era to win medals in ...

Russians are turning on legendary figure skater Evgeni Plushenko -- their own countryman -- a day after he dropped out of the Sochi Olympics for medical reasons. Plushenko's strong performance in the ...

SOCHI, Russia — From wild cheers to stunned silence, the Sochi Olympics said goodbye Thursday to one of figure skating’s all-time greats. ADVERTISING SOCHI, Russia — From wild cheers to stunned ...

Evgeni Plushenko has been awarded Russia's only entry in the men’s Olympic figure skating event, R-Sport news agency reported Tuesday. The 31-year-old finished second at Russian Nationals and skipped ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — From wild cheers to stunned silence, the Sochi Olympics said goodbye Thursday to one of figure skating’s all-time greats. Evgeni Plushenko, the first figure skater in the modern ...

Four days after being praised as a hero for helping Russia win its first gold at the Sochi Olympics, Evgeni Plushenko on Friday was taking criticism for dropping out of the men’s figure skating.