PLUSHY IN COMPETITIONS, ~~~ NEWS ~~~

i like new program better except the first change of music

did they show the other banner or only the tango one>?

Yes, they show also the other banner, I remember, I will watch the video again, I think you can see it there.

Thank youuuuu for video

I saw only the Tango ... there was a lot of blue ads banners, and I not could to recognize your second banner

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http://www.examiner.com/x-20118-Figure-Ska...ssian-Nationals
December 24, Figure Skating Examiner, Jackie Wong

Plushenko and Voronov heads above the rest at Russian Nationals


Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) leads after the short program at Russian Nationals and is chasing his eighth title. Photo: AP/Ivan Sekretarev

There was no doubt who the frontrunners for the two Russian men’s Olympic spots were today in the short program at the Russian National Championships. Reigning Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko broke the 100-point barrier with his performance, while reigning Russian champion Sergei Voronov was not far behind with a score in the mid-90s.

With a solid short program that included his trademark quad toe-triple toe combination, Plushenko bolted into the lead with a score of 100.09. His short program score is unheard of in international competition, surpassing his own world record international score of 90.66. It was earned in part due to the competition-specific bonuses that were given to skaters who successfully completed a quad in their programs. Even with the huge score, the program was not perfect, with a turn-out on his solo triple loop.

Voronov is out to prove that he deserves the second spot at the Olympics after a solid Grand Prix series. His program was cleaner than that of Plushenko, and his 95.64, which also included the quad bonus, puts him within striking distance of the gold. In third going into the free skate is Artem Borodulin, who is over 11 points behind Voronov with an 84.42.

Another familiar name is competing in the men’s event this week. Artur Dmitriev, Jr., the son of two-time Olympic pairs champion Artur Dmitriev, is one of the young men’s skaters in the event. He is currently in 17th place.

MEN (after the short program)
1. Evgeni Plushenko – 100.09
2. Sergei Voronov – 95.64
3. Artem Borodulin – 84.42
4. Konstantin Menshov – 80.66
5. Ivan Tretyakov – 78.63
6. Denis Leushin – 78.40
7. Artem Grigoriev – 70.12
8. Sergei Dobrin – 68.58
9. Nikita Mikhailov – 67.40
10. Vladimir Uspenski – 66.04
11. Gordey Gorshkov – 63.81
12. Mark Shahmatov – 63.56
13. Stanislav Kovalev – 61.49
14. Artur Gachinski – 59.84
15. Zhan Bush – 58.91
16. Aleksander Uspenski – 58.86
17. Artur Dmitriev – 53.15
18. Konstantin Milyukov – 52.22

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2 homevideos - SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB-IWYTcIUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Df5HxeRlU

TV news - http://www.tv100.ru/video/view/22780/
- download this video - http://video.tv100.ru/video/3/9/e/9d932ea1...3cd46fc339e.mp4

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Toooooo much Russian texts for translation tonight ... for now, only a couple of pictures






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- download PDF with this pics: http://www.sovsport.ru/s/issue/pdf/35397.pdf?t=1261689306





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Plushy Schedule - tomorow and in saturday


December 25, Friday - Training rink
13.00-13.45 45 minute Men LP, starting № 13-18



The draw for Long Program - 26.12, 16:45-19:45

http://forum.fsonline.ru/index.php?showtopic=938&st=120

1 A. Uspensky
2 Bush
3 Kovalev
4 Gachinsky
5 Dmitrev
6 Miliukov

7 Shakhmatov
8 V. Uspensky
9 Mikhailov
10 Gorshkov
11 Dobrin
12 Grigoriev

13 Plushenko
14 Menshov
15 Voronov
16 Borodulin
17 Leushin
18 Tretyakov

Here it is, the blue banner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FR1mpOO-9Y

Some videos from warm up moments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObskxMGvDJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ikfOtZXZhI

So, Zhenya will start around... 18.30? Where can we find out the results from??? Is there any broadcast somewhere? Sorry for the (stupid) questions but I am out of the loop a little bit and I know you girls are always up to date with the latest information.

Thanks Ada ... when is this - on end of program?

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http://sport.rian.ru/sport_photo/20091225/201393037.html








http://spb.kp.ru/photo/gallery/20806/








http://fsc2010.spb.ru/?page_id=7








Click on pics

Russian Nationals - album - 24.12.2009 SP» kkfksenia












Press-conference after SP» kkfksenia






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http://flamber.ru/1261698127/photos/albums/1261699923/

Plushy is so tired (there have more similar pics)

Russian Nationals - 24.10.

Russian news - little from morning training....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-OF7urTpw



TV News:
http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=332985

video from press-conference after SP
- download - http://kp.ru/upfile/flv/414410.flv

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http://rt.com/Top_News/2009-12-25/100-poin...luschenko.html#
Published 25 December, 2009, 17:21

Over 100! Pluschenko beats his own scoring record






- download video: http://rt.com/v/2009-12-25/533578_skating.flv

Figure skater Evgeny Pluschenko, who will be defending his Olympic title in Vancouver, has just broken his own points world record at the Russian Championships in Saint Petersburg.

He has become the first man ever to be awarded more than 100 points for the short program. Pluschenko scored 100.09 points, almost ten better than his previous best.

The 27-year-old had retired after claiming gold at the Turin Olympics in 2006, but he’s now making his comeback.

And, of course, the Russian is among the main contenders for golds in Vancouver.

On the ladies' side, no one has so far matched Muscovite Sofia Biryukova at the Russian championships.
But even if she hangs onto her lead and captures the title, Sofia won't be able to compete internationally as she's only 13 years old.

Current world ice-dancing champions Oksana Domnina and Maksim Shabalin produced the best compulsory dance to take the lead in their category.
And Shabalin is confident they are in the right form to keep impressing in Vancouver.
“We have been preparing this program since July and I think we are in great shape at the moment. We performed exactly how we planned to, but I think we still have a lot in reserve,” Shabalin noted.

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http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2009/rn_ms.shtml
December 24, 2009, Article and Photo by Anna Kondakova

Evgeni Plushenko takes first in Men's Short

2010 Russian National Figure Skating Championships


Evgeni Plushenko currently leads the Men's discipline by just over five points after the Short Program at the 2010 Russian National Figure Skating Championships.

In the Men's event, Evgeni Plushenko posted an unprecedented score of 100.09 (54.05/46.04) points (including +3.00 bonus for landing a clean quad-triple combination) to win the short program.

The 2006 Olympic Champion also produced a strong triple Axel, but turned out on the landing of a triple Lutz out of steps. He previously doubled the Lutz in his short program at the 2009 Rostelecom Cup in October.

"Today it was not my fault," explained the skater at the post-event press conference. "After landing, my blade was caught in the tracing on the ice and I could not move freely to compensate for the rotational momentum. So I was just turned around and there was nothing I could have done. I have to say that the quality of the ice here is less than perfect. You could see puddles of water in the corners and besides the ice is somewhat brittle. But it's a valuable practice for everyone. It means that in the better conditions we will be able to skate even better."

Compared to his performance in October, the student of Alexei Mishin has improved the overall flow of his program to Concerto Aranjuez, as well as the speed of his spins. However, despite his record breaking score, Plushenko (who missed 1.5 weeks of training because of a meniscus injury) was rather modest in his assessment of himself.

"I think it was far from perfect," Plushenko elaborated. "I am satisfied with what I was able to do given the circumstances, and I am very grateful to judges for awarding me a bonus. But I have merely done my job here today. I'm satisfied, but I know that I can and should do better. My goal is to skate clean. I know that it is not easy, but this is what I hope to do at the Olympics. What I did today is not the way I want to skate at the Games, but I guess it is good that I have some things to on work on in the near future."

When asked about whether or not his victory at Nationals is a foregone conclusion, he admitted that he is fairly confident that he will be included in the National team for the European Championships and Olympic Games.

"As long as I'm healthy, I think we could safely say that I'm in," said Plushenko. "My personal goal is to skate clean and to show good results, but I have to say that the other guys were also great today. If they could skate like that at the international level, I would be able to retire in peace. However, it begs the questions why have they not skated like that before? Perhaps I have shaken things up a bit by my comeback. But as I have said they did great. I especially want to single out Sergei Voronov. I'm very happy that my friend and formal rival Alexei Urmanov has such a student."

Voronov, who struggled with consistency for the majority of last season and had a rather slow start of this season, drew the last starting number. His performance to the Skryabin's Revolutionary Etude was one of the highlights of the event. The defending champion landed an excellent quad toeloop-triple toeloop combination (picking up additional +3.00 points for it), a triple Axel, and a triple flip. However, what set his skating in St. Petersburg apart from his previous performances, was the level of confidence and commitment which he demonstrated in every move. He received 95.64 (53.28/42.36) points and is the only skater who remains within reasonable distance of Plushenko's score.

"It was hard to skate last," confessed Voronov, "especially after my rivals had skated so well. But I was able to pull myself together and deliver 100%. I have not seen Plushenko's performance, but the score speaks for itself. However, I did not concern myself with scores or placements. I knew my real task was to conquer my own nerves."

Artem Borodulin is distant third after an upbeat and engaging performance to Kalinka. He landed all his planned jumps, including a triple Axel, which often caused him troubles in the past. The skater earned 84.42 (44.53/39.89) points from the judges and an ovation from the audience throughout the program.

At the post event press conference the student of Elena Buyanova was very much down-to-earth. "I am very happy with the way I skated today," said Borodulin, "but Sergei and Evgeni landed quad-triple combination, which is something I do not have yet. I'm working on it, but the success rate in practice is not good enough to include it into the program. So today they were better, but I think we did have a good competition here."

Borodulin also admitted being impressed with Plushenko's skating. "I saw him today and it was a thing of beauty. The jumps and the overall presentation. It was a pleasure to watch it."

The most pleasant surprise of the evening was how Konstantin Menshov was able to put together a clean and inspired program, finishing fourth with 80.66 (44.01/36.65) points. In the past, the student of Evgeni Rukavitsin was known mostly for his inconsistency (he managed to finish 27th in the short program at the Winter Universiade last winter, before winning the long program to pull up to 7th place overall) and his skating earlier this year did not bode well for future success. However, the experienced skater's performance in front of an enthusiastic home crowd was easily his best ever. Not only did he land all the jumps, including a quad toeloop-double toeloop combination (which earned him +2.00 bonus) and triple Axel, but he truly sold his playful routine, never breaking his rapport with the audience.

"The improvement you see today is the result of the work we started two years ago," explained his coach afterwards. "We have invited a new choreographer, Olga Glinka, and she completely changed the way he worked on the choreography and overall movement. But things like that do take time, so it's only now that he is able to show off the difference in competition."

Ivan Tretyakov is currently fifth with 78.63 (42.03/36.60) points. The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist did not attempt a quad in his program to Toccata and Fugue, but he landed a solid triple Axel, triple flip-triple toe loop combination, and triple Lutz.

Denis Leushin is a close sixth with 78.40 (41.15/37.25) points. He also landed a clean triple Axel, but underrotated the second jump in a triple loop-triple toeloop combination. In terms of choreography and presentation, he was among the best in the field.

Artem Grigoriev, who has missed most of the autumn due to injury, is seventh with 70.12 points.

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http://www.tltnews.net/2009/12/25/yevgeni-...th-world-record
· 2009-12-25 18:46

Yevgeni Plushenko won with world record!

Figure skating championship of Russia started in Saint-Petersburg yesterday. The competition was marked by two sensations in men skating!

Yevgeniy Plushenko, the 2006 Olympic champion, shockingly won the short programme! Nobody doubted in his victory but the way he made it was wonderful. When Plushenko finished one element not pure, the spectators were a bit disappointed. But it was the bad ice that was the reason for it. So, judges decided not to lower the points for Plushenko’s skating. And when the points were summed, it appeared to be that Yevgeniy Plushenko won the competition with the world record – 100,09! Even skater’s coach Aleksey Mishin was shocked for a moment. But soon he became passionless again and said that the main start would be in Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Another sensation happened in the last demonstration when Sergei Voronov showed the second result – 95,64! Sergei Voronov is trained by Aleksey Urmanov, the 1994 Olympic champion. The coach was really happy with Voronov’s result. And Sergei also looked to be a little surprised. Now Sergei Voronov has good chances to go to the Olympics in 2010 in company with Evgeni Plushenko, Sovetskiy sport reports.

24.12.2009. Men - Short Program

1 Evgeniy PLUSHENKO SPB 100.09 54.05 B 46.04 9.18 9.00 9.25 9.29 9.32 0.00 #4
2 Sergey VORONOV SPB 95.64 53.28 B 42.36 8.46 8.29 8.54 8.50 8.57 0.00 #18
3 Artem BORODULIN MOS 84.42 44.53 39.89 7.96 7.75 8.00 8.07 8.11 0.00 #14



26.12.2009. Men Free Skating - 16:45 (Moscow time)

Starting order and Results - http://news.goldskate.ru/SEG022.HTM

Starting Order
StN. Name Nation Current Rank Points

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Aleksander USPENSKIY MOS 16 58.86
2 Zhan BUSH CHE 15 58.91
3 Stanislav KOVALEV MOS 13 61.49
4 Artur GACHINSKIY SPB 14 59.84
5 Artur DMITRIEV SPB 17 53.15
6 Konstantin MILYUKOV KAZ 18 52.22

Warm-Up Group 2
7 Mark SHAHMATOV MOS 12 63.56
8 Vladimir USPENSKIY MOS 10 66.04
9 Nikita MIKHAILOV MOS 9 67.40
10 Gordey GORSHKOV SPB 11 63.81
11 Sergei DOBRIN MOS 8 68.58
12 Artem GRIGORIEV MOS 7 70.12

Warm-Up Group 3
13 Evgeniy PLUSHENKO SPB 1 100.09
14 Konstantin MENSHOV SPB 4 80.66
15 Sergey VORONOV SPB 2 95.64
16 Artem BORODULIN MOS 3 84.42
17 Denis LEUSHIN MOS 6 78.40
18 Ivan TRETYAKOV MOS 5 78.63

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Thank you Svetlana for all the photos and articles! I loved reading about what Zhenya said after his own performance. He is always a realist, always modest and always wants to achieve MORE... I don't understand how anyone can consider him stuck-up about himself, Zhenya is the most realistic figure-skater I know.
Anyway, the free is today and I will be keeping fingers crossed as I can't watch live. Whenever you girls have any results, please post them here!!!
Krisz

Well, my ladies , Plushy won Russian Championship with an amazin score of 271,59.......
Here it is the video of his FP


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmkcNE3i1Y

Interview after exibition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtUyZ3PiYY


Edited by rainisland - 26/12/2009, 18:52

OK - I am very pleased .... Plushy correctly and cleverly skating!
Obviously see, that he use "opportunity" to enter into the form, and "feel" experience the competitive atmosphere.

In an interview at the end of the TV broadcasting, said that he must to improvised a lot, since him did not manage some jumps, and they had to jump later in the program - 4T, 3A ... it was not only successful 3 S.
He said that is normal to not be in the form all the time - had a growth form during September and October, with a peak at "Rostelcom Cup's" ... Now begins the growth form from this competition, through the European and the peak will be at the Olympics.


Eighth time champion of Russia! Bravo, Plushy!

http://news.goldskate.ru/SEG022.HTM

Men - Free Skating
1 Evgeniy PLUSHENKO SPB 171.50 79.00 92.50 9.36 9.07 9.25 9.25 9.32 0.00 #13
2 Artem BORODULIN MOS 150.50 67.70 B 82.80 8.21 8.18 8.29 8.36 8.36 0.00 #16
3 Konstantin MENSHOV SPB 148.05 70.97 B 77.08 7.86 7.54 7.57 7.82 7.75 0.00 #14
4 Sergey VORONOV SPB 144.37 63.77 81.60 8.36 8.04 8.04 8.25 8.11 1.00 #15

Final results
1 Evgeniy PLUSHENKO SPB 271.59 1 1
2 Sergey VORONOV SPB 240.01 2 4
3 Artem BORODULIN MOS 234.92 3 2

Bravo Plushy!
My heart went to hell. I missed the program live but saw the descriptions and it was not looking good!
Did he say anything about his program, he improvised again???Lp has not changed much!
IS krudy there?I saw the banner of Yoshimi!

Bravo Zsenya... it looked like a very improvised program and he looks SOOOO tired... poor boy.
He truly is a fighter!!!!!!!!
I am so scared he will not be able to keep his energy until the olympics.