What the heck is wrong with this guy? Plush, as far as I recall, never said stuff like, "Yagudin faked his hip problems. He retired 'cause he knew I would kick his butt for the next four years." And that interview where Plush said "I have no enemies off the ice. On the ice, there was Alexei Yagudin, a wonderful athlete."
And then proceeded to wish Yagudin happy birthday. (He did make fun of Yagudin's triple toe loops, but that's only after Yagudin said all this dumb stuff).
I'm not sure if Yagudin is just bitter, or if he's being a mouthpiece for the Tarasova camp. Or a bit of both.
- what today's skaters are doing, we not could (few months later)
Has he watched the men's free at Sochi? Or 2013 Worlds? Oh right, he doesn't watch anymore!
- I do not believe in Plushenko's injuries
- he already prepared medical records for withdrawal (before the team event)
- he knew that he not could to perform at Oly, but still came - selfish
Poor Plushy. I guess he really didn't want a fifth Olympic medal (his scores from the team event would make a comfortable bronze). I suppose our wonderful Plushy respects the great Gilles Grafstrom too much to break his record. /sarcasm
- whom he won - 4th reserves of other countries?
- he won the gold medal at the back of his colleagues in the team
Plushy won over Patrick Chan in the team SP. I wonder how Patrick feels about being called a "4th reserve"?
- he ruined the career of the young promising boy
If Kovtun's promising, then he won't be "ruined" by not getting to go to sochi.
- team competition sucks
Would be a valid opinion... but in light of all his other comments, it just sounds like petty resentment at Plush winning another Olympic medal.
- he can not compete at the Olympics, but can perform at shows?
???
- Plushenko and Yana threaten the lives of my family...
Sorry, obviously I'm preaching to the choir here, but I can't resist having some fun with Yagudin's comments. If I had Twitter, I probably would've tweeted some of this at him (said more nicely though).