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Russia's Evgeni Plushenko says he plans to skate at Sochi 2014 Olympics

March 15, 2010 |THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Evgeni Plushenko from Russia performs his free program in the men's figure skating competition Thursday February 18, 2010 at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.Plushenko says he plans to skate at the Sochi 2014 Games in his native Russia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

MOSCOW - Olympic figure skating silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko says he plans to skate at the Sochi 2014 Games in his native Russia.

Plushenko said Monday in comments carried by Russian state news agencies that he had "proved" his ability during the Vancouver Games, where he narrowly finished second to American Evan Lysacek.

The 27-year-old Plushenko spoke at a Kremlin ceremony where President Dmitry Medvedev awarded him the Order of Merit for the Motherland for his Vancouver performance.

Many Russians felt Plushenko, the gold medallist in the Turin Games in 2006, was robbed of first place last month.

Plushenko, who acted as a fervent ambassador for the Sochi bid, flies back to Turin on March 20 for the world championships.

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