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Injured Russian Figure Skating Champ Evgeni Plushenko Withdraws On Verge Of Last Olympic Competition

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A tough moment for an all-time great.

Evgeni Plushenko is one of the all-time great figure skaters, with two golds and two silvers in Olympic competition. At 31, this is expected to be his last Olympics — in his home country of Russia.

Evgeni Plushenko is one of the all-time great figure skaters, with two golds and two silvers in Olympic competition. At 31, this is expected to be his last Olympics — in his home country of Russia.

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But — after two spinal surgeries in the past two years and a tweaked back earlier in the week in practice — Plushenko was clearly hurting in warm-ups.

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A second jump went badly too.

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So, as he was being called out to perform, Plushenko skated to the judges' table and withdrew from competition.

So, as he was being called out to perform, Plushenko skated to the judges' table and withdrew from competition.

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