Russia reels after Plushenko quits

By The Manila Times

Feb 14, 2014 8:33 pm

Russia’s Yevgeny Plushenko gestures during a warm-up of the Men’s Figure Skating Short Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO

SOCHI, Russia: Russia reeled from the shock retirement of figure skating superstar Yevgeny Plushenko on Friday as the grueling men’s super-combined ski event was set to take center stage at the Sochi Olympics.

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