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 Yevgeny Plushenko
Figure Skater
born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, near Khabarovsk
Six-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, and 2002 Winter Olympics Silver medalist in figure ice-skating.
1993 – At the age of 11, Plushenko moved from Volgograd to St. Petersburg to train with Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin
1995 – Becomes the youngest Junior World champion in figure skating history
1997 – became the World Juniors Champion, and placed second at both Skate America and the Cup of Russia
1998 – took First place in NHK Trophy
1999 – won the national championships, first place at the Cup of Russia and second place at the World Championships
2000 – named European Champion
2001 – named World Champion, European Champion and National Champion
2002 – Silver Olympic Medalist at the Salt Lake City games
2003 – World Champion, European Champion, First place at the International Figure Skating Challenge
2004 – World Champion, National Champion, Second place at the European Championships
2005 – World Championships W/D, European Champion, National Champion, first place at the Cup of Russia
profile compiled by Jan Ploeg
last updated February 6, 2006
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