Both Plushenko and his coach, Alexei Mishin, have been on a soapbox about the quad, trying to sway opinion with the assertion that skaters who do not do one belong to a bygone age.

Plushenko, who skates with the arrogant demeanor of a champion, seemed to be making a mockery of the controversy when he did an Elvis-like hip swivel after landing the quadruple-triple combination.

Evgeni Plushenko of Russia waves to spectators after he pulled out of the men's short program figure skating competition due to illness at the Iceberg Skating Palace, Feb. 13, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

MOSCOW (AP) — Figure skating legend Evgeni Plushenko predicts that next month's Olympic figure skating competition in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be the best ever.

Once again, just as I predicted, Evgeni Plushenko is kicking up scandal at the Olympics. Just minutes before the men's figure skating competition was scheduled to start, Plushenko has pulled ...

Plushenko has already secured one gold medal in Sochi in the inaugural team competition. The 31-year-old will certainly receive a hero's welcome at the Iceberg Skating Palace when he takes to the ...

Plushenko already did represent Russia here, though. The 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic medalist skated superbly in the short and free programs to help his country win gold in the inaugural Olympic ...

Plushenko's technical marks, of course, were much higher, yet both he and Mishin seemed almost comically afraid of conceit. Perhaps they are driven by fear of a repeat of Salt Lake City.

Evgeni Plushenko, the decorated 31-year-old Russian has just withdrawn out of the Olympic men's figure skating competition. "This is the end of my career," Plushenko said. By Alexander Abad-Santos ...

Russian Evgeni Plushenko won the Olympic Gold in the men's figure skating championship Thursday night. American Johnny Weir, who was favored to win the silver, turned in a surprisingly flat ...

Plushenko could have withdrawn after the team competition and been replaced by Kovtun or another skater, but he opted not to. "Of course, I'm disappointed," said Plushenko, who said this will end ...