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"  Everybody loves to root for their home country during the Olympics, but sometimes, an athlete so amazing and strange comes along that you have to switch countries for a night and put on your expat hat. Evgeni Plushenko is one of those athletes, times infinity.\u00A0 UPDATE:\u00A0Plushenko has dropped out of the men&amp;#039;s figure skating event due to medical concerns. He landed badly during a warm-up session just before the competition and appeared to be in great pain. He is still a badass, though. \u00A0 Who he is: Evgeni Plushenko is, according to many in the know, the greatest living male figure skater.\u00A0His participation in the Sochi games marks his\u00A0fourth\u00A0time at the Olympics. He is 31, which in figure skating years means he is dead. Scott Hamilton, after Plushenko&amp;#039;s near-flawless short program during the team event, said, &amp;quot;Time is nothing to Evgeni Plushenko.&amp;quot; strong&amp;gt;Why he&amp;#039;s amazing: Well, for one thing, he&amp;#039;s already won a gold medal at Sochi (for the team event), which makes him the only figure skater to have won four medals in four separate Olympics. He is capable of landing the extremely difficult\u00A0quadruple toe loop in competition, which he believes is the key to &amp;quot;the future of figure skating.&amp;quot; His back is held together by four screws, and he&amp;#039;s had hernia and knee operations. He has done routines to the Mortal Kombat\u00A0theme music and a Michael Jackson medley. And this year, because he is so trill, his free skate program is just a compilation of greatest hits from his own career entitled &amp;quot;The Best of Plushenko.&amp;quot;\u00A0  Does he know he&amp;#039;s amazing? Lord, yes. Many people find him arrogant, and for that reason do not like him. Those people can never be my friends. Example: When he lost the gold medal to Evan Lysacek in 2010, he said, &amp;quot;I suppose Evan needs a medal more than I do. Maybe it&amp;#039;s because I already have one. But I have to share with you, two silver and one Olympic gold medal is not too bad.&amp;quot; Zing! Does Evan need some ice for that burn?\u00A0  Let&amp;#039;s talk about that &amp;quot;Sex Bomb&amp;quot; thing:\u00A0Evgeni used to do a routine to the Tom Jones song &amp;quot;Sex Bomb.&amp;quot; He performed it only in exhibitions, but it was still infamous because it involved blowing air kisses to the crowd (like many of his routines) and a fake muscle suit. It recently resurfaced on the Internet because a very smart person re-soundtracked it to Ginuwine&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Pony.&amp;quot; \u00A0      Is he single? Sadly, no. Evgeni married Yana Rudkovskaya, a record producer, in 2009. She enjoys neon fur hats and extremely expensive clothing. Basically, they are perfect for one another.         \u041E\u0442\u043B\u0438\u0447\u043D\u044B\u0439 \u043A\u0430\u0434\u0440 \u0441 \u043D\u043E\u0432\u043E\u0433\u043E\u0434\u043D\u0435\u0433\u043E \u043D\u043E\u043C\u0435\u0440\u0430 @grazia_ru &#127876;&#128536;&#128077; A photo posted by Yana Rudkovskaya (@rudkovskayaofficial) on Dec 24, 2013 at 6:22am PST     Does he tweet? Yes, but only in Russian. You could try running it through Google Translate, but that seems a little dodgy as it thinks the below tweet really means, &amp;quot;Good luck and perseverance to our greenhouses, show who&amp;#039;s boss!!&amp;quot; Then again, who knows what this mad genius is thinking about at any given moment? Maybe greenhouses!    \u0416\u0435\u043B\u0430\u044E \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0447\u0438 \u0438 \u0441\u0442\u043E\u0439\u043A\u043E\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043D\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043C \u043F\u0430\u0440\u043D\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043C!\u041F\u043E\u043A\u0430\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043A\u0442\u043E \u0432 \u0434\u043E\u043C\u0435 \u0445\u043E\u0437\u044F\u0438\u043D!!!!! \u2014 Evgeni Plushenko (@EvgeniPlushenko) February 11, 2014   And here is a video of his son Alexander confusing a painting of Evgeni for the real Evgeni:\u00A0Because yes, Plushenko is the kind of guy who has a painting of his own face in his own house.         \u041C\u0430\u043B\u0435\u043D\u044C\u043A\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0434\u043E\u0441\u0442\u0438,\u043D\u0435 \u043C\u043E\u0433\u043B\u0430 \u043D\u0435 \u0432\u044B\u043B\u043E\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044C. \u0423\u043B\u044B\u0431\u043D\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044C, \u0438 \u0443 \u0412\u0430\u0441 \u0443\u043B\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044F \u043D\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043E\u0435\u043D\u0438\u0435 ?&#128076;&#128519;&#128540;&#128045;&#128054;&#128039; A video posted by Yana Rudkovskaya (@rudkovskayaofficial) on Jan 25, 2014 at 7:22am PST     Follow Eliza on Twitter. Photo credits: Getty Images/Tumblr RELATED ARTICLES:\u00A0 The 19 Best Olympic Bulges The Olympic Village Is All About Tinder What Do Olympic Figure Skaters Do After Retirement? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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