Tag Archives: Evgeni Plushenko
Breakfast of champions
In case you’re sick of the spy scandal, here’s a blast from the past: the Russian collapse at the Vancouver Olympics. Remember that? Well, in case you forgot Russia’s inability to live up to its Olympic dreams (successfully done by … Continue reading
So that's what happens to Olympic funding in Russia (surprise! corruption!)
Since I seem to be on an Olympics kick this week — or, rather, a why-Russia-bombed-in-Vancouver kick — let’s continue with this story: A high-ranking Russian athletics official has been arrested for demanding a hefty slice off a government disbursement … Continue reading
Russia's Olympic self-flagellation, Plushenko's whining continue apace
If you can believe it, Russia still hasn’t gotten over its sixth place finish in the medal count (eleventh, if you’re counting golds). Yesterday, President Dmitry Medvedev held an award ceremony at the Kremlin for the Russian Olympians that brought … Continue reading
Plushenko shows flashes of delusion, platinum, then a little less delusion
On Monday, Yahoo! News reported that Evgeni Plushenko, who took gold in men’s sniveling at Vancouver last week, was actually feeling all better because he had simply changed his frame of reference: he gave himself a platinum medal. That’s right. … Continue reading
Putin to Plushenko: your silver worth gold, your eyes contain galaxies
After three and a half years off the ice, gold-medal winning Russian figure skater and parfum hawker Yevgeny Plushenko has returned, dragging behind him all the prima donna habits he’s acquired in the years of socialite-bouncing twixt then and now. … Continue reading
