Four-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko will have back surgery on March 2. Plushenko, 31, withdrew from the men's figure skating short program at the Sochi Games just days after helping Russia win ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Evgeni Plushenko's Olympics are over. His competitive career, too. The Russian star retired Thursday just after he withdrew from the men's event at the Sochi Olympics for medical ...

* Plushenko ends career by quitting seconds before his Olympic short skate * Back injury ends Plushenko's hopes of a record fifth figure skating medal (Adds details, quotes) By Pritha Sarkar SOCHI, ...

Russias Evgeny Plushenko withdraws from the men’s short program figure skating at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. (Brian ...

* Plushenko ends career by quitting seconds before short programme * Injury ends Russian's hopes of record fifth figure skating medal * Japan's Hanyu eclipses world champion Chan with world record * ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ottavio Cinquanta of Italy, president of the International Skating Union ...