How old is Plushenko? Photo, personal life, birthday

Evgeni Plushenko is a master of sports in Russia in figure skating. His biography is very entertaining and full of interesting and amazing facts. Plushenko managed to achieve amazing results in figure skating during his career.

Childhood

Plushenko's date of birth is 1982, November 3. Eugene was born in the Khabarovsk Territory in the village of Urgal. At that time, his parents arrived there to build the BAM. In a harsh climate the child was often sick, so the family had to move to Volgograd in 1985.

Many are interested in how many years Plushenko was when he first got on skates. Evgeny began to study figure skating in five years. Already at this age he participated in the first competitions, where he showed the seventh result among fifteen participants.

Moving to St. Petersburg

In 1993 the Volgograd school of figure skating was closed. Coach Mikhail Makoveev decided to transport Plushenko to Petersburg. Zhenya celebrated his birthday (twelve years) in a new place. By this time he mastered the most difficult jumps - triple toe-coats, axels. Alexei Nikolaevich Mashin arranged a real show-off for the young figure skater, immediately noticed his great abilities and decided to take him under guardianship.

Only a year later my mother could come to Eugene. In Volgograd there were father and sister Elena. How many years Plushenko worked at the Machine, so much and justified great hopes. The coach supported him in everything, was convinced of his talent and even for three years paid for the apartment. In 1998, the figure skater began to train with Tatyana Tarasova.

The beginning of the star path

In 1996, in Australia, Evgeni Plushenko performed at the World Championships, held among juniors. There he showed the sixth result. Already in 1997 in South Korea in the junior championship skater received gold and became the youngest champion in the history of figure skating. In 1998, at the World Championships in the senior group, Plushenko became a bronze medalist. Age was not a hindrance - the figure skater at that time was only 15 years old. Fans and the whole sports world were discussing this event vigorously. A year later, Evgeni Plushenko became a silver medalist at the World and European Championships.

Successful season

The twenty-first century for Yevgeny Plushenko began very successfully. The skater again becomes the champion of Russia, then Europe, and also the Grand Prix finals. The World Cup, which was held in Canada in 2001, brought the athlete a long-awaited deserved title of world champion. How old was Plushenko at that time? Only eighteen.

The Olympic season in Salt Lake City in 2002 began for Eugene from overcoming the difficulties associated with injury. I had to make changes to the long program. Along with Plushenko, the favorite of the performance was Alexei Yagudin. In the short program, Eugene took only 4th place. He fell, performing a triple rytberger. But he skated the arbitrary performance very risky, strongly, to the music of "Carmen" he reached the finish line. In the overall standings Plushenko took the second place and deservedly received Olympic silver.

Formation of the Olympic champion

Evgeny became a world-recognized figure skater. If you remember how many years Plushenko won in competitions, you can see his skill. For 4 years he occupied only the first places. Only in 2004 he lost at the Grand Prix Emmanuel Sandu, and at the European Championships - Brian Joubert.

In 2005, Evgeni Plushenko, due to a difficult injury, was forced to leave the World Cup, which was held in Moscow. In the same year he had a complicated surgical operation in Munich.

A year later, Plushenko participated in the 2006 Olympics and was an undisputed leader. Within the new ISU judging system, he was awarded 7 out of 10 points. Gold was undeniable! The final result of the skater was 258.33 points, which is 27 points higher than the silver medalist of games. Olympic champion in Turin was Plushenko. His age at the time was 23 years.

Eurovision

After speaking at the Olympic Games Plushenko took a short break to recover from injuries and rest. The most memorable way out to the ice during this period was his performance at Eurovision, which took place in 2008 in Belgrade. Dima Bilan represented our country with the song "Believe". The visual accompaniment was provided by the famous Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton and our Evgeni Plushenko, the Olympic champion in figure skating. The number "Believe" made a stunning effect and eventually took first place.

Return

Since March 2009 Plushenko has resumed training with Alexei Mishin, having started intensive preparation for the 2010 Olympics. Eugene set the goal - once again become an Olympic champion. In 2009, he confirmed his leading position, having won gold at the Rostelecom Cup.

In 2010 Plushenko won the Russian championship for the eighth time and was included in the Olympic team. In the same year, the European Championships took place in Tallinn. Evgeni Plushenko showed a brilliant result here, setting a new world record. The overall result of the speech was 255.39 points. For the sixth time the skater was awarded the title of European champion.

In 2010, at the Olympic Games in Vancouver, Plushenko beat his own Olympic record, typing in general 256.36 points. In an arbitrary program, he skated under the "Tango Amore" by Edwin Marton. In a difficult struggle Evgeni Plushenko managed to win a silver medal.

In January 2012, Plushenko set a record in the history of single men's skating. He was the seventh time champion of Europe at the competitions held in Sheffield.

Hard times

Doctors did not recommend to participate in the 2012 World Cup because of a meniscus injury. Subsequently, an operation was carried out in Germany.

In 2013 Plushenko returned to the ice and for the tenth time became the champion of Russia at the competitions in Sochi. In Zagreb at the European Championship in 2013, Yevgeny suffered a serious back injury during the fall, he had to withdraw from the competition.

In the Israeli clinic, Plushenko had a complicated operation - the intervertebral disc was replaced with an artificial one. Recovery took six months. But in a short time the athlete again returned to the ice to begin preparations for the Olympics, which was to take place in his homeland - in Sochi.

Olympics in Sochi

Everyone knows how many years the figure skater Plushenko was at the time of the Olympic Games in Sochi (31 years). This Olympiad for Eugene was the fourth. He performed well in the short program, finishing second. For the team, Evgeni won 9 points. The skater's free program added ten points to the box. As a result, the Russian team won in team competitions. Plushenko became a two-time Olympic champion.

To the great regret of the fans, Plushenko did not participate in solo skating. Just before the start of the competition, he had to withdraw his candidacy. Even during training, old back injuries made themselves felt. Eugene felt a sharp pain and realized that he could not roll back the program. Then it was announced to them about the completion of his sports career.

The doctors confirmed that Plushenko could not continue his participation in the Olympics. From a great strain he had one of the screws broken, which held an artificial intervertebral disc. If Eugene got on the ice, he could remain disabled.

Subsequently, Plushenko had to go through another complicated operation to restore the spine.

Personal life

Eugene is married a second time. How many years Plushenko is now known to everyone, and the fact that his second wife is older by seven years is also not a secret. From the first marriage with Mary Ermak he has a son Yegor, he bears the name of his mother.

His real wife is Yana Rudkovskaya. A close relationship with the pair began during the preparation for Eurovision 2008. Yana is the producer of Bilan. Soon after the noisy victory at Eurovision Songs, Plushenko and Rudkovskaya got married. In 2013 they had a baby, Sasha's son.

Despite the difference in age, the young are happy, educate the child, full of optimism and are quite satisfied with their situation.

Birthday. Plushenko 30 years old

In 2012, the titled athlete celebrated his jubilee on a grand scale. All fans know the date of birth Plushenko - November 3, 1982. And they know that at that time he turned 30. In the Ice Palace of St. Petersburg, his jubilee show was held under the bold title "Only 30!". The event gathered hundreds of friends and fans. Evgenie was congratulated by the most eminent and titled stars of show business, colleagues. The highlight of the program, of course, was the performance of the very jubilee Plushenko. Many media and television channels covered the birthday.

Dima Bilan, Edwin Marton, Valeriya, Nikolai Baskov, Stas Mikhailov, Philip Kirkorov, Irina Slutskaya, Alexei Yagudin, Tatyana Navka, Ilya Kulik are just a part of the event. With their bright performance, they turned the show into a real holiday, which was remembered by the hero of the day and his family for many years.