http://www.mk.ru/sport/publications/362398.html05.10.2009.
Plushenko listened hockey playerThe first official start of Olympic champion after his return, will be in tuesday in Perm
(mistake: in friday 
)Today in Perm, starts the second stage of the "Russian Cup" in figure skating. Event, within the Russian scale, but approximating us to the world - the return to the ice, Evgeni Plushenko. Perm - this is the first official start of Olympic champion, after a three-year hiatus.
In ice sports complex "Nefyanik", we will see not only Evgeni Plushenko - in Cup, perform and many well-known figure skaters. From men will come to compete Andrei Lutai, Arthur Gachinsky, Artem Borodulin, Sergei Dobrin ... And Plushenko did not underestimate his rivals, realizing that in the Olympic season - all is preparing seriously.
All have long figured: if Plushenko will return and win in Vancouver the second Olympic gold, he will become the first athlete since Dick Button, who won twice at the Olympics in men's single skating (1948, 1952). But, by Evgeni's own admission, to him is much closer example of Artur Dmitriev, the double Olympic champion in pair skating.
- "I always admired with Artur's, with his will, and ability to overcome obstacles. And now, when I went on the already passed Dmitriev's path, I admire to him even more. We just recently met, talked, he wished me good luck. And yet, my friend, hockey player Aleksei Zhamnov has three Olympic medals, from the different steps of the pedestal. When I came second in Salt Lake City, he said: "Should be more." When I was the first in Turin, he said: "I've got a three medals, come back and win another one." What can I do?"
Plushenko was not alone, in its quest to return to the Olympic pedestal. Returned to the amateur ice Sasha Cohen, as says Alexei Mishin, "beating wings" Michelle Kwan.... She is not Evgeni's competitor, but gone last year, and again now already come Stephane Lambiel - a real competitor, which is added to a group of talented colleagues, led by highly experienced Brian Joubert, by his own statement, dreaming about an Olympic medal from his seventeen years.
Two-time world champion, Swiss Stephane Lambiel, recently won the Olympic qualifying tournament in Oberstdorf, and won for Switzerland one place in the men's singles skating, in the Olympic Games in Vancouver. "This was my first tournament for eighteen months, so I felt some pressure. But, these eighteen months have helped me, become better. "
Lambiel has always been good, but left, referring to health. "I can not work properly with the 70 percent, which allows me the health. This leads to conflict with sports. My goal - to restore physical abilities. Then I can show my feelings, with greater freedom. I will continue to communicate with Viktor Petrenko, who helps me in work, and in the future. I want to explore new territory, I want to work with new choreography."
Today, experts already said, that the Swiss really looks different. Even and Brian Joubert could not resist a comment: "Now Lambiel - it is not Lambiel from season 2005/2006, interesting to watch him."
Plushenko remembers Lambiel's. As, however, and the others, for whom the coach Alexei Mishin has an accurate description: a group ascendant genius, each of which is strong, in its own way.
- "From whom to be afraid? Very difficult question", - says Zhenya...
(following quotes from his earlier interviews about Joubert, Lysacek, Chan, Takahashi, Contesti, Lambiel.... 
) .... "In all of these skaters have disadvantages and, of course, a lot of pluses. It is difficult to predict. And no need: I already, can not watch them, with the side. I must do, my own tasks - clearly and in stages. No, I can not say, that I feel the Olympic calm. I know: all look, discuss, enjoy, or make ironic comments. Yes, someone is waiting for mistakes, failures. But, toward to this, I am calm. Until february, a lot of time left. Perm - serious competition. And the act must, also seriously."
Edited by cekoni - 6/10/2009, 21:22
I do not remember, that here were these photos... 
