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Plushenko retires after injury at Sochi Olympics
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Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, right, and his coach Alexei Mishin leave after Plushenko pulled out of the men's short program figure skating competition due to illness at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday in Sochi, Russia. - photo by Associated Press
SOCHI, Russia — From wild cheers to stunned silence, the Sochi Olympics said goodbye Thursday to one of figure skating's all-time greats. Evgeni Plushenko, the first figure skater in the modern era to win medals in four Olympics, retired from competitive figure skating shortly after withdrawing from the men's competition for medical reasons. The Russian said he injured himself during practice on Wednesday, then fell on a triple axel during warmups Thursday.