Evgeny Plushenko (Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko , or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko) was born November 3, 1982 in the village of Sunny (Khabarovsk Krai , USSR) . He's a winner Winter Olympics in 2006 and two-time silver medalist in the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2010 , three-time world champion , seven-time European champion , four-time winner of the Grand Prix finals and decyatikratny champion Russia in the men's singles skating .
Honored Master of Sports of Russia, a senior lieutenant of the Russian army . Won many state awards, including the Order of Friendship , the Order of Merit , a medal "For merits before Fatherland » I degree medal " For Strengthening Combat Commonwealth" ( Ministry of Defense ) . Winner of prestigious nominations .Eugene started riding at the age of four . Boy was skating to strengthen weak health . His first coach was Tatiana Scala. He then went on to train under the guidance of Michael Makoveeva , which was seven years old won his first competition - Tournament " Crystal Skate ." When Eugene was 11 years old , the Sports Palace in Volgograd was closed. Forced to choose between to quit skating or separated from his family , he went to one in St. Petersburg to train a group of legendary Alexei Mishin , who has coached Olympic champion Alexei Urmanova 1994 and future Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin .Eugene encountered difficulties during the first year in St. Petersburg, is thousands of miles from his parents and sisters, living in a communal apartment , in conditions unsuitable for his young age. Eugene parents were forced to work overtime to support his son , and several times raised the question of his return home. But the will and the dream were stronger. Over time, Zhenya's mom moved in with him to St. Petersburg , and in moral and material support of coach Alexei Mishin , life began to improve , so that Eugene could concentrate on training . Plushenko has progressed rapidly in the international arena under the tutelage Mishin. In 1997, at age 14 he won the World Junior Championships in Seoul (South Korea). The following 1998 only 15 years of age he sensationally won the bronze medal at the World Championships in adults , causing a big hype around his name by judges and commentators all talking about a new "miracle boy ."