What is the name of the Russian Prince of Figure Skating?
Name: Plushenko Evgeni Plushenko (Russia) Nationality: Russia Gender: Male Birthday: 1982.11.3 Height: 1.78 meters Weight: 72 kilograms Sports Career: Russia has always been the traditional power of figure skating, the last one or two years of the men's singles skating world championships are almost two Russian young man all wrapped up, which the 19-year-old Plushenko More in 2001 alone in the ice world,*** won seven world championship titles, including the World Championships, completely defeated the injured another Russian star Yagudin, sitting on the top of the men's singles skating. Having placed only 3rd in the 1998 National Championships, Pryushenko did not make Russia's roster for the Winter Olympics in Nagano. But he brought many surprises to the world of ice that same year, and in his first year competing in a major international tournament, Pleushenko captured second place at the 1998 European Championships and 3rd place at the World Championships. In the following two years, despite beating teammate Yaguchin twice for the national title in domestic competition, he finished second to Yaguchin in three world championships, including the World Championships in Helsinki. At the 2000 European Championships, he beat Yaguchin for the first time, but at the following World Championships, he made a major mistake in the free skate and finished in 4th place. 2001 was a banner year for him, as he won the Grand Prix Grand Final, the Russian National Championships, the European Championships, the World Championships, and three Grand Prix, all of the first four of which were won by Yaguchin. The first four of those titles were all won over Yaguchin. In his routine, he usually performs two four-week jumps, with the four-week followed by a three-week followed by a two-week jump being his signature maneuver, which is amazingly difficult. In addition, he is the only male skater ever to perform the Bellman Spin, a maneuver that requires a high degree of flexibility. Having started figure skating at the age of 4 under his mother's tutelage, he began training with Mishlin at the age of 11 and became a sibling of Yagudin. The two are fiercely competitive on the rink, but have a cordial relationship off it. History: 1997 World Junior Champion; 1998 European Championships runner-up, 3rd at World Championships; 1999 European Championships and World Championships runner-up; 2000 European Champion, 4th at World Championships; 2001 Grand Prix Final Champion, World Champion, European Champion; 2002 Winter Olympics runner-up; 2003 World Champion, European Champion; 2004 World Champion, European Champion, Grand Prix runner-up. European Championships runner-up, Grand Prix Russia, Finals champion; 2006 Winter Olympics champion.