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{{Short description|Russian retired figure skater and coach (born 1982)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|[[Victor (name)|Viktorovich]]|{{interlanguage link|Plushenko|ru|Плющенко}}|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Evgeni Plushenko
| native_name = Евгений Плющенко
| native_name_lang = ru
| image = Yevgeny Plushenko at the Champions Union show.png
| image_size = 280
| caption = Plushenko at the Champions Union show in 2023
| full_name = Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko
| country = {{RUS}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|3}}
| birth_place = {{interlanguage link|Dzhamku|ru|Джамку}}, [[Solnechny District]], Khabarovsk Krai, [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = 1.80 m
| skating club = [[Yubileyny Sports Palace]]
| beganskating = 1986
| retired = 13 February 2014, 31 March 2017
| medals-expand = yes
| medals = {{MedalSport|Men's [[figure skating]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCount
| [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] | 2|2|0
| [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] | 3|1|1
| [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] | 7|3|0
| [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]] | 4|2|1
| '''Total''' | '''16'''|'''8'''|'''2'''
}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[List of Olympic medalists in figure skating|Olympic Games]] }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalGold | [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] | [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|Singles]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]] | [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy|Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | [[Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Singles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]] | [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|Singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 World Figure Skating Championships|2001 Vancouver]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 World Figure Skating Championships|2003 Washington, D.C.]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships|2004 Dortmund]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1999 World Figure Skating Championships|1999 Helsinki]] | Singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1998 Minneapolis]] | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 European Figure Skating Championships|2000 Vienna]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 European Figure Skating Championships|2001 Bratislava]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 European Figure Skating Championships|2003 Malmö]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 European Figure Skating Championships|2005 Turin]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 European Figure Skating Championships|2006 Lyon]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 European Figure Skating Championships|2010 Tallinn]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 Sheffield]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1998 European Figure Skating Championships|1998 Milan]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1999 European Figure Skating Championships|1999 Prague]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 European Figure Skating Championships|2004 Budapest]] | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|1999–2000 Lyon]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000–01 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2000–01 Tokyo]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2002–03 Saint Petersburg]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2004–05 Beijing]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2001–02 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2001–02 Kitchener]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2003–04 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2003–04 Colorado Springs]] | Singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1998–99 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|1998–99 Saint Petersburg]] | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 Russian Figure Skating Championships|1999 Moscow]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2000 Moscow]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2001 Moscow]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2002 Moscow]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2004 Saint Petersburg]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2005 Saint Petersburg]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2006 Kazan]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2010 Saint Petersburg]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2012 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Saransk]] | Singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Sochi]] | Singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2014 Sochi]] | Singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1998 Russian Figure Skating Championships|1998 Moscow]] | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Figure skating at the Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Figure skating at the 2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Brisbane]] | Singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Figure skating at the 1998 Goodwill Games|1998 New York]] | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|1997 Seoul]] | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Figure skating at the European Youth Olympic Festival|European Youth Olympic Festival]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Figure skating at the 1997 European Youth Olympic Festival|1997 Sundsvall]]| Singles}}
}}

'''Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko'''<ref>A more accurate transliteration is Plyushchenko</ref> ({{langx|ru|Евгений Викторович Плющенко}}, born 3 November 1982)<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Yevgeny Plyushchenko |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pl/yevgeny-plyushchenko-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203195513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pl/yevgeny-plyushchenko-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016 |quote=Full name: Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko / Original name: Евгений Викторович Плющенко}}</ref> is a Russian former [[figure skater]]. He is a four-time [[List of Olympic medalists in figure skating|Olympic medalist]] (2006 gold, 2014 team gold, 2002 & 2010 silver), a three-time [[World Figure Skating Championships|World champion]] (2001, 2003, 2004), a seven-time [[European Figure Skating Championships|European champion]] (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012), a four-time [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final champion]] (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05), and a ten-time [[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian national champion]] (1999–2002, 2004–2006, 2010, 2012–2013). Plushenko's four Olympic medals once tied with Sweden's [[Gillis Grafström]]'s record for [[Lists of Olympic medalists|most Olympic medals in figure skating]], which has since been surpassed by [[Scott Moir]] and [[Tessa Virtue]].<ref name=isuolymen /><ref name=SportsRef>{{cite web |title=Figure Skating |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/FSK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041544/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/FSK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |work=Sports Reference |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> He also won a [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating#Top gold medalists|record total]] of 22 titles on the [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] circuit.

==Early life and education==
Plushenko was born on 3 November 1982 in {{interlanguage link|Dzhamku|ru|Джамку}}, [[Solnechny District]], Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union.<ref name=FSRbio /> His mother was originally from [[Volgograd]], Russian SFSR, and his father, a [[carpenter]],<ref name=bio0001 /> was born in [[Donetsk]].<ref name=AIF061025 /> He has an older sister.<ref name=bio0001 /> Plushenko lived in Volgograd before moving to [[Saint Petersburg]] in 1994.<ref name=jbm98 /><ref name=LASP /> His mother died on 10 July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tragedy Strikes |url=https://www.facebook.com/figureskatingmag/posts/10154025913972538 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/278550292537/10154025913972538 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited |website=Facebook |access-date=21 July 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A 1998 graduate of school No. 91 in [[Petrogradsky District]], he began studying at the {{interlanguage link|Lesgaft University|ru|Национальный государственный университет физической культуры, спорта и здоровья имени П. Ф. Лесгафта}} in 2000, graduating in 2005, and at the Faculty of tourism and hospitality of the [[Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics]] in 2004.<ref name=FSRbio /><ref name=LASP />

His surname is most commonly [[Romanization of Russian|romanized]] as ''Plushenko'' but other variations exist. The [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] [[shcha]] ("щ") may be transliterated as 'shch' (scholarly šč), but the simplified variant 'sh' is often used for convention. The letter "ю" is pronounced "yu", so a more accurate transliteration would be "Plyushchenko". His given name is romanized as Evgeni or Yevgeny.<ref name=isucr /><ref name=reut121226 />

==Skating career==
[[File:Rus-nat.plushenko-mishin.jpg|right|thumb|Plushenko and longtime coach [[Alexei Mishin]] at the 2004 Russian National Championships]]

===Early career===
Since Plushenko frequently suffered from [[colds]], his mother decided he needed exercise and enrolled him in figure skating lessons at age four.<ref name=jbm98 /> His first coach was Tatiana Skala.<ref name=FSRbio /> He trained in [[Volgograd]], Russia until his ice rink closed when he was 11 years old.<ref name=bio0001 /> In 1994,<ref name=LASP /> his mother took him to Saint Petersburg to train under the guidance of [[Alexei Mishin]].<ref name=jbm98 />

Plushenko made quick progress on the international scene. He became the youngest ever World Junior Champion and World medalist at age 14, winning the [[1997 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|1997 World Junior Championships]]. The following year, at age 15, he won the bronze medal at the [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1998 World Championships]].

===1999–2001===
Plushenko developed a rivalry with [[Alexei Yagudin]], with whom he trained under Mishin until Yagudin left in 1998.<ref name=jc020215 /> In 2000, Plushenko defeated Yagudin at the [[2000 European Figure Skating Championships|2000 European Championships]], but finished fourth at the [[2000 World Figure Skating Championships|2000 World Championships]].<ref name=ap001023 />

Plushenko had a very successful 2000–01 season, winning every event he entered, including his first [[2001 World Figure Skating Championships|World title]].<ref name=nyt010323 />

===2002–2006===
At the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], Plushenko and Yagudin were considered co-favorites.<ref name=nyt2002oly /> Plushenko finished 4th in the short program after falling on his quadruple toe loop,<ref name=ap020212 /> but skated a free skating to "Carmen" and pulled up to finish in 2nd place overall.<ref name=ap020214 />

Plushenko won most of the competitions he entered in the following four years.<ref name=isucr /> He finished second only twice. The first time was to [[Emanuel Sandhu]] at the [[2003–04 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2003–04 Grand Prix Final]] for misunderstanding the new [[ISU Judging System]] which was now in use. The second was the [[2004 European Figure Skating Championships|2004 European Championships]], where he lost to [[Brian Joubert]]. He had a difficult 2004–05 season. At the [[2005 World Figure Skating Championships|2005 World Championships]] in [[Moscow]], Russia, an injury forced him to withdraw after the short program. He eventually required groin surgery. He underwent surgery to correct the problem in [[Munich]], Germany in spring 2005.

Going into the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy, Plushenko was the overwhelming favorite because of his past success under the new judging system.<ref name=nyt2006oly /> Plushenko skated two solid programs and became the Olympic champion. He finished the short program ten points ahead of his closest rival, setting a new ISU record for the short program.<ref name=usat060216 /> His free skating was just as strong, and also set a new ISU record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsmfs.htm |title=Progression Of Highest Scores |publisher=Isuresults.com |access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> Plushenko's free skating music was specially arranged for him by violinist [[Edvin Marton]].

===2006–2008: Hiatus===
[[File:Russia in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.jpg|right|thumb|[[Edvin Marton]], [[Dima Bilan]], and Plushenko at the [[2008 Eurovision Song Contest]]]]

Plushenko took a break from competitive skating following the 2006 Olympic season. He has said the off-season helped him rest and recover from past knee injuries he has battled.

After seeing the poor results of Russian skaters at the [[2007 World Figure Skating Championships|2007 World Championships]] (the worst since 1960), Plushenko was worried about Russia losing its status as a dominant force in figure skating, and was also concerned that Russia might even lose confidence for its skaters for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]. He announced in April 2007 that he decided to return to competitive skating for the 2007–08 season to keep Russia at a competitive level with other countries until the next generation of Russian skaters could take over but a return to the ice did not materialize. Plushenko also stated that he planned to compete in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=07comeback />

In 2008, Plushenko, together with violinist [[Edvin Marton]], accompanied [[Dima Bilan]] on stage as part of the winning [[2008 Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]] performance "[[Believe (Dima Bilan song)|Believe]]" in [[Belgrade]], Serbia. Plushenko skated on stage as part of the performance.

===2009–2010: Return to competition===
In March 2009, Plushenko announced that he had returned to training with longtime coach [[Alexei Mishin]] in order to prepare for the 2010 Olympics.<ref name=march09 /><ref name=gs090601 />

Plushenko led the short program in his return to skating at the [[2009 Cup of Russia]] on 23 October 2009.<ref name=09cor /> He earned 82.25 points for the short, and won the free skating with a score of 158.40. Overall, he won the gold in his comeback with a total of 240.65 points.<ref name=gs091027 />

In December 2009, Plushenko signed a partnership agreement with the international management agency FlashLight led by the sports agent [[Andreas Goller]].

At the [[2010 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2010 Russian Championships]], Plushenko earned 100.09 points for his short program.<ref>{{cite web |author=/ 24 December 2009 |url=http://www.dni.ru/sport/2009/12/24/182330.html |title=ДНИ.РУ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ГАЗЕТА ВЕРСИЯ 5.0 / Плющенко рассердился на детей и хоккеистов |publisher=Dni.ru |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> He received 171.50 points in the free skating to win his eighth Russian Championship with 271.59 points.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.goldskate.ru/CAT008RS.HTM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124091915/http://news.goldskate.ru/CAT008RS.HTM |archive-date=24 January 2010 |title=Домен goldskate.ru продаётся. Цена: 19 000,00 р}}</ref>

At the [[2010 European Figure Skating Championships|2010 European Championships]], Plushenko set a new world record score in the short program by scoring 91.30 points, and went on to win the event for a sixth time with a total score of 255.39 points.<ref name=icenet10euro />

He skated at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and received a score of 90.85 for his short program performance, breaking the Olympic record and leading all competitors. Following his skate, Plushenko said "Without a quad it's not men's figure skating. I will do the quad in any case. I believe that the quad is the future of figure skating. The quad is necessary, that is my opinion."<ref name=quadfuture />

Plushenko finished second in the free skating and second overall, ultimately winning the silver medal with a total score of 256.36, 1.31 points behind the winner [[Evan Lysacek]].<ref name=nyt100219 /> In the free skating, he landed a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop combination but left a planned double loop out of a combination jump.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-figure-skating/schedule-and-results/men-free-skating_fsm010101eh.html |title=Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |website=Vancouver2010.com |publisher=[[The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]] |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-date=8 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408202733/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-figure-skating/schedule-and-results/men-free-skating_fsm010101eh.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> He and Lysacek received a similar total score for program components, but Plushenko had a lower total technical elements score than Lysacek. He said of the gold medal winner, Evan Lysacek, "I think we need to change the judging system – a quad is a quad. If an Olympic champion doesn't do a quad, well I don't know..."<ref name=changesystem /> In an interview to Russian newspaper [[Izvestia]], Plushenko brought attention to the fact that, following his short program, three judges placed him 21st and 22nd for skating skills. He said, "Strangely, the computer did not drop any one of the three. But what it did instead was to drop those judges who awarded me first place. Under the current system, if this is the way judges' marks are awarded, you can win, and you can just as equally lose. Don't get me wrong. I don't want to criticize the new rules, they are not bad. But they do need further refinement." He also expressed dismay over the Russian Figure Skating Federation not standing up for one of their athletes. "After the short program, I should have had at least a 5 point lead over my competitors. In the end, however, the gap amounted to a mere 0.55 to which our Federation did not react at all."<ref name=izvestia2010oly /> Russian skating champion [[Irina Rodnina]] said that although she had hoped Plushenko would win, Lysacek had a stronger overall performance.<ref name=rodnina /> At the same time, some well-known Russian skaters and coaches said they supported Plushenko and believe he deserved the gold medal. Among them were figure skater [[Elvis Stojko]]<ref name=stojko /> and the coaches Reinhardt Ketterer,<ref name=ketterer /> [[Tatiana Tarasova]],<ref name=tarasova /> and [[Galina Zmievskaya]].<ref name=zmiev /> During the medal ceremony, Plushenko who felt that his free skate performance was strong enough for gold, stepped on the top level of the podium on his way to the runner-up level, considered by some to be unsportsmanlike. Plushenko's website afterwards proclaimed "Silver of Salt Lake", "Gold of Torino", and "Platinum of Vancouver", with the platinum medal claim being removed after ridicule by critics.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/22/evgeni-plushenkos-platinu_n_472590.html Evgeni Plushenko's PLATINUM Medal: Skater's Web Site's Bizarre Claim (PHOTOS)]</ref><ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/figure_skating/news?slug=ro-plushenko021810 Coach: Plushenko was 'robbed' of gold - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports]</ref> Following the Olympic medal ceremony, [[Prime Minister of Russia|Russian Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] sent Plushenko a telegram, congratulating him on the wonderful Olympic performance and saying his silver was worth gold.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportsbookgurus.com/news/vladimir-putin-thinks-plushenkos-routine-was-worth-gold | author = John Ritter | title = Vladimir Putin Thinks Plushenko's Routine Was 'Worth Gold' | work = Sports | publisher = Sportsbookgurus.com | date = 2010-02-19}}</ref> On March 24, 2010 [[Siberian]] jewelers decided to award Plushenko a special medal weighing more than half a kilo of pure gold.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=463459.html | agency = Reuters | title = Russian jewelers award Plushenko 'gold medal'|work= Universal Sports|date=2010-03-24}}</ref>

Plushenko became the only living single skater to have won medals at three Olympics.<ref name=ifsmag /> He withdrew from the [[2010 World Figure Skating Championships|2010 World Championships]] citing injury.<ref name=2010worlds />

===Loss of eligibility and reinstatement===
Plushenko skated in exhibitions soon after his withdrawal from Worlds.<ref name=ap061311 /> On 28 June 2010, the International Skating Union announced that Plushenko had lost his eligibility due to participating in skating shows in March and April without the Russian figure skating federation's authorization.<ref name=afp062810 /> He was given 21 days to appeal this decision to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]],<ref name=isu1622 /> which he did not do. As a result, his loss of eligibility became final as announced by the ISU on 23 August 2010.<ref name=isu100823 /> However, a request for reinstatement could be made in line with ISU regulations subject to a review and decision by the ISU Council.<ref name=bbc100824 /> In September 2010, he stated his goal of competing at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=reuters100903 /> In October 2010, he competed in the Japan Open 2010 as part of the European team. Each team was allowed to have an "ineligible" member. He placed third in the men's event.<ref name=2010jopen />

Plushenko skated in ice shows around the world while continuing to train for a possible return to competition by practicing quad Salchows and quad loops.<ref name=icen3311 /> In April 2011, he sent a letter to the Russian figure skating federation president, [[Aleksandr Gorshkov (figure skater)|Aleksandr Gorshkov]], seeking reinstatement.<ref name=ap041411 /> Plushenko said he hoped the ban was not a retaliation of his criticism of the judging at the Olympics and that he would like to return to competition with a clean slate.<ref name=reuters042711 /> Although he said he would have liked to compete at the [[2011 World Figure Skating Championships|2011 World Championships]] if the ban had been lifted, he did not feel he would have been ready due to lost training time as a result of injury.<ref name=reuters042711 /> On 12 June 2011, it was announced that the ISU had reinstated him by a unanimous vote.<ref name=ap061311 /><ref name=afp061211 />

===2011–2012 season: Return to competition===
On 12 June 2011, Plushenko said that he had undergone knee surgery due to a meniscus problem but would be back on track within two weeks.<ref name=ap061311 /> Although his left knee continued bothering him, he resumed training in Mishin's group, alongside [[Artur Gachinski]], saying "Competition is always good, remember there was a time when [[Alexei Urmanov]], [[Alexei Yagudin]] and I all trained together. We pushed each other. With Artur in the group, I have a sparring partner. He does a quad and I have to do a quad as well."<ref name=ifsmag /> He declined an offer to skate in a 50-show tour in order to train.<ref name=tr120130 />

[[File:2012 EC Podium Evgeni Plushenko.JPG|thumb|Plushenko during the men's medals ceremony at the [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 European Championships]]]]

In December 2011, Plushenko competed at the [[2012 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Russian Championships]]. He won the short program with a score of 88.24 and then won the free skating with a score of 171.43, to win his ninth national title.<ref name=ski120119 /><ref name=su120120 /> He was named to the Russian team for the [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 European Championships]], although he had not competed internationally recently enough to have the minimum technical elements scores (20 in the short program, 35 in the free). The Russian figure skating federation asked the ISU to allow him to compete, with [[Aleksandr Gorshkov (figure skater)|Aleksandr Gorshkov]] saying that the minimum scores were designed to filter out weak skaters.<ref name=ria111230ms /> In January 2012, the ISU released a statement confirming that Plushenko had been allowed to participate in the [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 European Championships]].<ref name=isu990 /><ref name=ap120103 /> On 26 January 2012, Plushenko confirmed that he would undergo additional surgery on his meniscus after the competition and would be unable to compete at the [[2012 World Figure Skating Championships|2012 World Championships]].<ref name=pgbit />

Plushenko competed at the [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 European Championships]], his first international competition since 2010. He earned a score of 84.71 for his short program and a personal-best score of 176.52 for free skating. His overall competition score of 261.23 points was also a personal best and earned him his seventh European title.<ref name=ap120128 /> He became only the third men's skater to capture seven European titles and the only one to do so in modern history. He is surpassed only by two skaters from the early history of the sport, Sweden's [[Ulrich Salchow]], who won nine titles from 1898 to 1913, and Austria's [[Karl Schäfer (figure skater)|Karl Schafer]], who won eight from 1929 to 1936. In a post-Europeans interview, Plushenko said that he had not planned to compete after 2010 but found he missed the adrenaline of competition.<ref name=tr120130 /> He underwent surgery on his left knee to clean up the meniscus and repair a cartilage on 23 February 2012 in Germany.<ref name=reuters120223 /><ref name=ap120203 /> In February 2012, Plushenko also mentioned a back problem due to [[spinal disc herniation]].<ref name=se120220 /> It was later determined that back surgery would not be necessary.<ref name=rs120228 /> Mishin clarified that Plushenko was in good health overall.<ref name=sovsp120222 />

===2012–2013===
In April<ref name=rs120427 /> and July<ref>{{cite web |url=http://evgeni-plushenko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=191&start=650#p72067 |title=Евгений Плющенко – официальный форум |publisher=Evgeni-Plushenko.com |access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> 2012, Plushenko worked with Italian [[choreographer]] [[Pasquale Camerlengo]] on a new short program. In late June 2012, he also worked with Japanese choreographer [[Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater)|Kenji Miyamoto]] on his free skating for the following season.<ref name=in120622 /> His work on quad [[Salchow jump|Salchows]] and [[Lutz jump|Lutzes]] aggravated his spinal problem and he flew to [[Munich]], Germany for surgery, which involved searing a disk hernia with a liquid. Although doctors recommended he stay off the ice for a month, Plushenko returned in seven days, explaining "I felt that I need to run fast in order to defend my position. I had the National Championships coming up, so, not only did I start to train too early, but I started to train too intensely." His decision led to complications and he received an injection, a block, in Saint Petersburg. He lost some of his jumps but got them back before the [[2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Russian Championships]] in [[Sochi]], Russia.<ref name=gs121231 /> Plushenko won his 10th national title at the event.<ref name=gsRN12MS /><ref name=gsRN12MF /> He said his plan was to compete at the 2013 European and World Championships if his health allowed him.<ref name=reut121226 />

Plushenko withdrew from the [[2013 European Figure Skating Championships|2013 European Championships]] after the short program due to his back problem.<ref name=gsEC13ms /> He underwent surgery on 31 January 2013 in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel to replace a spinal disk with a synthetic one.<ref name=reut130131 />

===2013–2014===
[[File:Evgeni Plushenko and Julia Lipnitskaia Olympics 2014.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Plushenko at the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy|2014 Olympic team event]] with [[Yulia Lipnitskaya]]]]

As part of his preparation for the 2013–2014 season, Plushenko planned summer training camps in [[Pinzolo]], Italy and [[Tartu]], Estonia, followed by training in Saint Petersburg and Sochi.<ref name=gs130725 />

On 7 November 2013, Plushenko returned to competition at the 22nd [[Volvo Open Cup]] in [[Riga]], Latvia where he won the gold medal with an overall score of 263.25 points. He landed a 4T, 3A, 3A-3T in the free skating and obtained the minimum TES needed to compete at the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]]. He had one Grand Prix assignment, the [[2013 Rostelecom Cup]], but withdrew due to a minor knee injury.<ref name=rsp131113 /> At the [[2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2014 Russian Championships]], Plushenko placed first in the short program and second in the free skating. He finished second overall behind [[Maxim Kovtun]], his first loss at Nationals since placing third in 1998.

On 22 January 2014, it was announced that Plushenko had been awarded Russia's men's spot for the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]]. It was his fourth Olympics appearance.<ref name=fourth /> Offered the opportunity to be Russia's flagbearer, he said it was a great honor but he could not accept due to the competition schedule.<ref name=IT140125 />

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Plushenko competed in both the short and free skating segments of the team figure skating competition. He placed second in the short program with a personal best score of 91.39 behind [[Yuzuru Hanyu]] of Japan. He placed first in the free skating portion with a score of 168.20, garnering 19 points for his team. Russia won gold, ten points ahead of Canada who got silver. This was Plushenko's second Olympic gold medal, giving him a total of four Olympic medals, and he became one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions. This tied him with Sweden's [[Gillis Grafström]] for the record of the most Olympic medals by a figure skater, since surpassed by the ice dance team of [[Scott Moir]] and [[Tessa Virtue]]. This was also Russia's first gold at the games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team figure skating: Big day ignites Russia's Games |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2014/02/09/sochi-team-figure-skating-usa-russia-gracie-gold-lipnitskaia-plushenko/5337209/ |work=USA Today}}</ref>

After struggling with a back injury during practice, Plushenko decided to withdraw from the men’s singles competition following his pre-short program warm up on 13 February 2014. Plushenko's withdrawal was after the Sunday deadline to name a replacement which left Russia without an entry in men's singles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/plushenko-sochi-retirement-mens-figure-skating-kovtun/1991421/ | title=Backlash Swells over Plushenko's Last-Minute Withdrawal from Olympic Figure Skating | date=14 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1959430-evgeni-plushenko-makes-a-painful-exit-amid-controversy-at-sochi | title=Evgeni Plushenko Makes a Painful Exit Amid Controversy at Sochi | website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref><ref name="Wilner, Barry">{{cite web |author=Wilner, Barry |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/plushenko-withdraws-olympic-figure-skating-22497358 |title=Plushenko Retires After Olympic Withdrawal |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=9 February 2014 |access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref>

It was announced shortly after that Plushenko would be retiring from competitive skating,<ref name="Wilner, Barry"/> but was "not ruling out" the possibility of returning for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in South Korea.<ref name=koreaoly>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/02/18/russian-figure-skater-reportedly-wont-rule-out-2018-olympics-after-withdrawing// |title=Russian figure skater reportedly won't rule out 2018 Olympics after withdrawing from Sochi |work=Fox News |date=24 March 2015}}</ref> On 2 March 2014, Plushenko announced that he was going to have another back surgery citing a snapped pin in his back, and ended any plans for a return to professional competition.<ref name=zhenyasurge>{{cite news |url=http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4379448-sochi-russian-figure-skater-plushenko-to-have-back-surgery-march-2/ |title=Sochi: Russian figure skater Plushenko to have back surgery on March 2 |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

===After Sochi Olympics===
Plushenko expressed interest in coaching when he ended his skating career.<ref name=icen3311 /> After retiring officially from competition in March 2017, he opened his own skating school.

He was the coach of [[Adelina Sotnikova]], Russia's controversial 2014 Olympic champion, from April 2017 until she retired in 2020.<ref name=NBC170331/> He is also the coach of [[Stanislava Konstantinova]] and [[Ekaterina Ryabova (figure skater)|Ekaterina Ryabova]].<ref name=sima />

===Coaching career===
Plushenko's current students include:

* [[Sofia Muravieva]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → Champion [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|2021 JGP Austria]], finished 6th at [[2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2022 Russian Nationals]]
* [[Anastasia Zinina]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
* [[Veronika Zhilina]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → from May 2020 – present
* [[Sofia Titova]] {{flagicon|ARM}} → from May 2020 – present
* [[Sofia Shifrina]] {{flagicon|ISR}} → from June 2022 – present
* [[Alena Zhilina]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → from May 2020 – present

Former students include:

* [[Alexandra Trusova]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → From May 2020 – May 2021.
* [[Alena Kostornaia]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → from July 2020 – March 2021.
* [[Ekaterina Ryabova (figure skater)|Ekaterina Ryabova]] {{flagicon|AZE}} → Finished 13th at [[2019 World Figure Skating Championships|2019 Worlds]] and 6th at [[2020 European Figure Skating Championships|2020 Europeans]].
* [[Stanislava Konstantinova]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → from February 2020 to January 2021.
* [[Anastasia Tarakanova]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → 4th at 2018 JGP Final, 7th 2019 Russian Jr. Nationals
* [[Serafima Sakhanovich]] {{flagicon|RUS}} → Champion 2019 CS Tallinn Trophy

== Records and achievements ==

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right"
|-
! colspan=2 | ISU abbreviations: <br /> [[Figure skating jumps|Jumps]]
|-
! T || [[Toe loop jump|Toe loop]]
|-
! S || [[Salchow jump|Salchow]]
|-
! Lo || [[Loop jump|Loop]]
|-
! F || [[Flip jump|Flip]]
|-
! Lz || [[Lutz jump|Lutz]]
|-
! A || [[Axel jump|Axel]]
|}

Evgeni Plushenko has won four Olympic medals, which, at the time, tied with [[Gillis Grafström]]'s record for most Olympic medals in figure skating. Plushenko is known for his dynamic performances, and technical advancement of the sport.<ref>{{cite news |last=Milton |first=Steve |title=Plushenko was the best skater of his era |url=http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4367949-plushenko-was-the-best-skater-of-his-era/ |work=thespec.com |date=13 February 2014 |publisher=The Spec |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nicholas |title=Yevgeny Plushenko, revered and divisive, ends 'legendary' career |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/yevgeny-plushenko-revered-and-divisive-ends-legendary-career |work=NBC Olympics |publisher=NBC |access-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183222/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/yevgeny-plushenko-revered-and-divisive-ends-legendary-career |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Plushenko is the first male skater to perform the [[Biellmann spin]] in the senior competitions.<ref name=bio0001 /> At the [[1999 NHK Trophy]], he became the first skater to perform a 4T–3T–2Lo combination in competition. He has since landed the combination 26 times.{{citation needed |date=April 2014}} Plushenko is also the first to land 4T–3T–3Lo and 3A-1Lo-3F in competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evgeni Plushenko – Profile |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/evgeni_plushenko |work=IceNetwork.com |access-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318020206/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/evgeni_plushenko |archive-date=18 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He first landed the combination at the [[2002 Cup of Russia]] and has since landed it four times.{{citation needed |date=April 2014}} He is the first skater to complete the 3A-3F combination.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sampson |first=Pamela |title=Plushenko wins World Championship gold |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2004-03-25-world-championships_x.htm |work=USA Today |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref>

Plushenko is also the first to perform a 3T–3T–3Lo–2Lo combination, which he first did at the 2001 ARD Gala.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evgeni Plushenko – Michael Jackson & Sex Bomb (2001 ARD Gala, homevideo) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lciBpZuUx64 |work=Youtube | date=21 October 2011 |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref>{{citation needed|reason=Need source that is has 1st|date=April 2014}} At the [[2006 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2006 Russian Championships]], he landed a six jump combination (3T–3T–2Lo–2Lo–2Lo–2Lo) in his exhibition program. He performed a 3A-3T-3Lo combination at the exhibition finale of the [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3VXXcVhIRs |title=2006 Torino Olympic EX Finale – YouTube |website=[[YouTube]]|date=27 February 2010 }}</ref>

Plushenko has consistently landed 4T in competitions and landed a 4S in [[Samara, Russia]] during the 2004 Russian Cup series. It is estimated that he has landed a total of about 100 quads in competition.{{citation needed |reason=Entire paragraph is unsourced. |date=April 2014}}

Plushenko has worked on and landed 4Lo and 4Lz in practice, but has never completed any of them in competition. He has also worked on a 3A-4T combination.{{citation needed |reason=Entire paragraph is unsourced. |date=April 2014}}

At the age of 16, Plushenko became the youngest male skater to ever receive a perfect score of 6.0. He received a total of seventy five 6.0's before the new [[ISU Judging System|Code of Points]] judging system was introduced.{{citation needed |reason=Preceding sentences are unsourced. |date=April 2014}} Under the Code of Points system, he has set 13 world record scores (5 in the short program, 4 in free skating, and 4 in the combined total).<ref>{{cite web |last=ISU |title=Statistics including Personal Best/Season Best information |url=http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/statistics-and-world-standings/statistics-including-personal-bestseason-best-information |publisher=isu.org |access-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221231951/http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/statistics-and-world-standings/statistics-including-personal-bestseason-best-information |archive-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>

===List of Plushenko's world record scores===
Plushenko has broken 13 world records in his career:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan=4 align=center | [[List of highest historical scores in figure skating#Total score|Combined total records]]<ref name="isu-progression-To">{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/historicbefore1819/phsmto.htm |title=Progression of Historical Highest Score, Men, Total Score |date=10 December 2016 |website=ISU Results |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
! Date
! style="width:80px;"| Score
! Event
! Note
|-
| 16 February 2006
| style="text-align:center;" | 258.33
| [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2006 Winter Olympics]]
| The record was broken by [[Daisuke Takahashi]] on 15 February 2008.
|-
| 18 December 2004
| style="text-align:center;" | 251.75
| [[2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2004–05 Grand Prix Final]]
| Plushenko became the first skater to score above 250 points.
|-
| 15 November 2003
| style="text-align:center;" | 234.29
| [[2003 Trophée Lalique]]
|
|-
| 1 November 2003
| style="text-align:center;" | 233.65
| [[2003 Skate Canada International]]
| Plushenko became the first skater to score above 230 points.
|-
! colspan=4 align=center | [[List of highest historical scores in figure skating#Short program score|Short program records]]<ref name="isu-progression-SP">{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/historicbefore1819/phsmsp.htm |title=Progression of Historical Highest Score, Men, Short Program Score |date=10 December 2016 |website=ISU Results |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
! Date
! style="width:80px;"| Score
! Event
! Note
|-
| 20 January 2010
| style="text-align:center;" | 91.30
| [[2010 European Figure Skating Championships|2010 European Championships]]
| The record was broken by [[Patrick Chan]] on 27 April 2011.
|-
| 14 February 2006
| style="text-align:center;" | 90.66
| [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2006 Winter Olympics]]
| Plushenko became the first skater to score above 90 points in short program.
|-
| 25 November 2005
| style="text-align:center;" | 87.20
| [[2005 Cup of Russia]]
|
|-
| 17 December 2004
| style="text-align:center;" | 84.35
| [[2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2004–05 Grand Prix Final]]
|
|-
| 30 October 2003
| style="text-align:center;" | 81.25
| [[2003 Skate Canada International]]
| Plushenko became the first skater to score above 80 points in short program.
|-
! colspan=4 align=center | [[List of highest historical scores in figure skating#Free program score|Free skating records]]<ref name="isu-progression-FS">{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/historicbefore1819/phsmfs.htm |title=Progression of Historical Highest Score, Men, Free Skating Score |date=10 December 2016 |website=ISU Results |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
! Date
! style="width:80px;"| Score
! Event
! Note
|-
| 16 February 2006
| style="text-align:center;" | 167.67
| [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2006 Winter Olympics]]
| The record was broken by [[Daisuke Takahashi]] on 15 February 2008.
|-
| 18 December 2004
| style="text-align:center;" | 167.40
| [[2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2004–05 Grand Prix Final]]
| Plushenko became the first skater to score above 160 points in free skating.
|-
| 15 November 2003
| style="text-align:center;" | 158.94
| [[2003 Trophée Lalique]]
|
|-
| 1 November 2003
| style="text-align:center;" | 152.40
| [[2003 Skate Canada International]]
| Plushenko became the first skater to score above 150 points in free skating.
|}

==Advancement of skating competition==
Plushenko has taken a strong position opposing the current official ban on quad jumps in the women's short program stating: “When Usain Bolt runs faster than everyone else, should he run with weights? Why should ladies skating be held back? It is not fair to them. There should be equality”, referring to men not being restricted as to the use of quad jumps in competition. Plushenko has advocated the position that both men and women should be equally allowed to use the quad jump in skating competition without gender discrimination.<ref>"EVGENI PLUSHENKO FULFILLS LIFELONG DREAM" by Tatjana Flade, 24 February 2021. International Figure Skating journal. [https://www.ifsmagazine.com/evgeni-plushenko-fulfills-lifelong-dream/]</ref>

==Political career==
In 2006, Plushenko joined the political party [[A Just Russia]], and in March 2007, he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg]].<ref name=LASP /><ref name=ap111202 /> Following the 2010 Olympics, he announced his intention to quit politics. In April 2010, he gained public attention for poor attendance, having attended only 11 of 123 parliamentary sessions since his election.<ref name=politics /> In December 2011, he announced he was leaving politics to train for the 2014 Olympics.<ref name=ap111202 /> He quit A Just Russia and said he had no plans to join another political party.<ref name=aap111202 />

==Personal life==
On 18 June 2005, Plushenko married Maria Ermak, a sociology student at the [[Saint Petersburg State University]], in a ceremony at the [[Hotel Astoria (Saint Petersburg)|Hotel Astoria]] in Saint Petersburg. Their son, Egor Evgenievich (originally Kristian), was born on 15 June 2006.<ref name=kp070224 /><ref name=gzru0606 /><ref name=gzru0609 /> In February 2008, they were officially [[divorced]].<ref name=os080214 /> In August 2009, Plushenko announced his engagement to Yana Rudkovskaya, the record producer for Russian singer [[Dima Bilan]].<ref name=engagedrudko /> They were married on 12 September 2009.<ref name=marriedrudko /> Their first son, Alexander, was born in January 2013 with their second, Arseniy, born in September 2020.<ref name=gzru130106 />

In March 2022, Plushenko published an Instagram video in which he endorsed [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine]] and called it an "unavoidable special operation".<ref name=24TVUA220318/> In December 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament sanctioned Plushenko for his support of the war.<ref name=ITG221213/>

==Programs==
[[File:2012 European FSC - Men.jpg|right|thumb|220px|The men's podium at the [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 European Championships]] medal ceremony]]
[[File:Evgeni Plushenko at 2010 European Championships (2).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Plushenko at the [[2010 European Figure Skating Championships|2010 European Championships]]]]

===Post-2017===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Season
! Exhibition
|-
! 2017–2018 <br /><ref name=JSOI2018Special/>
|
* Tango Amore by [[Edvin Marton]]
----
* Tribute to [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]
|}

===Pre-2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
! Exhibition
|-
! 2015–2016 <br /><ref name=IN150612/>
|
{{small| Not shown in competition }}
* [[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]<br>{{small|by [[Carl Orff]]}}
|
|
|-
! 2014–2015
| colspan=2 | Did not compete this season
|
* [[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]<br>{{small|by [[Carl Orff]]}}
|-
! 2013–2014 <br /><ref name=gs130725 /><ref name=bio1314b /><ref name=bio1314a /><ref name=sochibio />
|
* [[Roxanne (The Police song)|El Tango de Roxanne]]<br>{{small|(from ''[[Moulin Rouge!|Moulin Rouge]]'')<br />performed by [[Mariano Mores]]<br />arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by [[Maxim Staviski]] and David Avdish}}
----
* The Girl Like You<br />{{small|(from ''[[Black Hunters|We Are The Future]]'')<br /> by [[Okean Elzy]] <br /> choreo. by [[Maxim Staviski]] and David Avdish}}
| colspan=2 |
The Best of Plushenko
* [[Bandit Petersburg]]<br>{{small|by [[Igor Kornelyuk]]}}
* [[The Godfather]]<br>{{small|by [[Nino Rota]]}}
* [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]<br>{{small|by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]]}}
* Tango Amore<br>{{small|by [[Edvin Marton]]}}
* [[Tosca]]<br>{{small|by [[Giacomo Puccini]]}}
* [[Adagio in G minor]]<br>{{small|by [[Remo Giazotto]] and [[Tomaso Albinoni]]<br />arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by [[Maxim Staviski]] and David Avdish}}
|-
! 2012–2013 <br /><ref name=bio1213 />
| rowspan="2" |
* Storm<br>{{small|by [[Yanni]]<br />arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish}}
|
*[[Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso]]
*[[Le cygne|The Swan]]
*[[Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns)|Danse macabre]]<br>{{small|by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish}}
|
|-
! 2011–2012 <br /><ref name=bio1112 />
|
* [[Roxanne (The Police song)|El Tango de Roxanne]]<br>{{small|(from ''[[Moulin Rouge!|Moulin Rouge]]'')<br />performed by [[Mariano Mores]]<br />arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish}}
|
* [[Je suis malade (song)|Je suis malade]]<br>{{small|by [[Alice Dona]] and [[Serge Lama]]}}
|-
! 2010–2011
| colspan=3 | Did not compete this season
|-
! 2009–2010 <br /><ref name=bio0910 />
|
* [[Concierto de Aranjuez]]<br>{{small|by [[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br />arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish}}
|
* Tango Amore<br>{{small|by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish}}
|
* Svetcha<br>{{small|by [[Mashina Vremeni]]}}
----
* [[Je suis malade (song)|Je suis malade]]<br>{{small|by [[Alice Dona]] and [[Serge Lama]]}}
|-
! 2008–2009<br />2007–2008<br />2006–2007
| colspan=3 | Did not compete these seasons
|-
! 2005–2006 <br /><ref name=bio0506 />
|
* [[Tosca]]<br>{{small|by [[Giacomo Puccini]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish, Yuri Smekalov, and Edvard Smirnov}}
----
* [[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]<br>{{small|by [[Robert Rodriguez]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish, Yuri Smekalov, and Edvard Smirnov}}
| rowspan=2 |
* [[The Godfather]]<br>{{small|by [[Nino Rota]]<br />performed and arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish, Yuri Smekalov, and Edvard Smirnov}}
|
* [[Tosca]]<br>{{small|by [[Giacomo Puccini]]<br />choreo. by David Avdish, Yuri Smekalov, and Edvard Smirnov}}
----
* [[Caruso (song)|Caruso]]<br>{{small|by [[Lucio Dalla]]<br />performed by [[Luciano Pavarotti]]}}
----
* [[Sex Bomb]]<br>{{small|by [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and [[Mousse T.]]}}
|-
! 2004–2005 <br /><ref name=bio0405 />
|
* [[Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)|Moonlight Sonata]]<br>{{small|by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]<br />performed by [[Victor Zinchuk]]<br />choreo. by Sergei Petukhov and Edvard Smirnov}}
|
* [[The Godfather]]<br>{{small|by [[Nino Rota]]<br />performed and arranged by [[Edvin Marton]]<br />choreo. by Sergei Petukhov and Edvard Smirnov}}
|-
! 2003–2004 <br /><ref name=bio0304 />
|
* Tango Flamenco <br /> by [[Paco de Lucia]]
* Nyah <br /> by [[Hans Zimmer]]
|
* Tribute to [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]
* [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]] <br /> by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]]
* Art on Ice
* Magic Stradivarius
* King of the Forest <br /> by [[Edvin Marton]]
|
* Logical Song <br /> by [[Supertramp]]
----
* [[Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Symphony No.5]] <br /> by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
----
* Hafanana <br /> by [[Afric Simone]]
----
* Asissai <br /> from an original performance of [[Slava Polunin]]
|-
! 2002–2003 <br /><ref name=bio0203 />
|
* [[Adagio (Albinoni)|Adagio]] <br /> by [[Tomaso Albinoni]], [[Remo Giazotto]]
|
* Criminal St. Petersburg <br /> by [[Igor Kornelyuk]]
|
* [[Carmen Suite (ballet)|Carmen Suite]] <br /> by [[Georges Bizet]], [[Rodion Shchedrin]]
----
* [[Only You (And You Alone)|Only You]] <br /> by [[The Platters]]
* "[[Long Tall Sally]]" <br /> by [[Little Richard]]
----
* Town which doesn't exist <br /> by [[Igor Kornelyuk]]
|-
! 2001–2002 <br /><ref name=bio0102b /><ref name=bio0102a />
|
* [[Earth Song]]
* [[Childhood (Michael Jackson song)|Childhood]]
* [[Billie Jean]]
* [[They Don't Care About Us]] <br /> by [[Michael Jackson]]
|
* [[Carmen Suite (ballet)|Carmen Suite]] <br /> by [[Georges Bizet]], [[Rodion Shchedrin]]
----
* Fixe; Eclipse <br /> <small> by [[Cirque du Soleil]] </small>
* [[Roxanne (The Police song)#Covers|El Tango de Roxanne]] <br /> (from [[Moulin Rouge!]]) <br /> by [[Mariano Mores]]
* La Petite Fille de la Mer <br /> by [[Vangelis Papathanassiou]]
|
* Carmen Suite <br /> <small> by Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin </small>
----
* [[Sex Bomb (song)|Sex Bomb]] <br /> by [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Mousse T]]
|-
! 2000–2001 <br /><ref name=bio0001 />
|
* [[Boléro]] <br /> by [[Maurice Ravel]]
|
* Xotica <br /> by Rene Dupere
* Tango from Hasta que te Conoci <br /> by [[Raúl di Blasio]]
* Childhood Poverty (Pan Flute) <br /> (from [[Once Upon A Time In America]]) <br /> by [[Ennio Morricone]]
* The Mooche <br /> by [[Duke Ellington]]
* Flawless Victory  <br /> (from [[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat]]) <br /> by [[George S. Clinton]]
|
* [[Sex Bomb (song)|Sex Bomb]] <br /> by [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Mousse T]]
----
* Pasadena: Maywood
|-
! 1999–2000
|
* [[Sabre Dance]] <br /> by [[Aram Khachaturian]]
|
* [[Dark Eyes (Russian song)|Dark Eyes]] <br /> (Russian folk song)
* Coachmen Don't Drive the Horse
* Concierto Madrigal for Two Guitars <br /> by [[Joaquin Rodrigo]]
| rowspan="2" |
* Two Step Nadya <br /> Russian folk music
----
* Ciocarlia <br /> Romanian folk music
|-
! 1998–1999
|
* [[Hava Nagila]] <br /> by various artists
| rowspan=2 |
* Chronologie 2, 3
* Zoolookologie <br /> by [[Jean Michel Jarre]]
|-
! 1997–1998
|
* [[Paso Doble]]
* [[Concierto de Aranjuez]]
* El Gato Montes <br /> by [[Joaquin Rodrigo]]
|
* Enigma <br /> by [[Jean Michel Jarre]]
----
* Two Step Nadya <br /> Russian folk music
----
* Ciocarlia <br /> Romanian folk music
|-
! 1996–1997
|
* Tarantella <br /> by [[Witold Lutosławski]]
* Santa Lucia <br /> by Luigi Gordigiani
|
* [[William Tell Overture]]
* [[The Barber of Seville]] <br /> by [[Gioachino Rossini]]
|
|-
! 1995–1996
|
|
* [[Don Quixote (ballet)|Don Quixote]] <br /> by [[Ludwig Minkus]]
|
|}

==Competitive highlights==
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Champions Series / Grand Prix]]''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"
|-
! colspan="20" style="background:#ffdead" | International<ref name=isucr />
|-
! Event
! {{tooltip|95–96|1995–1996}}
! 96–97
! 97–98
! 98–99
! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–2000}}
! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–2001}}
! 01–02
! 02–03
! 03–04
! 04–05
! 05–06
!06–07
!07–08
![[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|10–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|11–12]]
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|12–13]]
! [[2013–14 figure skating season|13–14]]
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|
|
| || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || || || || WD
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || WD || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|Europeans]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|
|
| || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || WD ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Final]] || || || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || 
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|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of Russia]] || || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|
|
| || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || || || || WD
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Lalique]] || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[NHK Trophy]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}}  [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Spark./Bofrost]] || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Volvo Open Cup]] || || || || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[Finlandia Trophy]] || || 7th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | Campbell's || || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
! colspan="20" style="background:#ffdead" | International: Junior<ref name=isucr />
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || 6th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Blue Swords]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the European Youth Olympic Festival|EYOF]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || ||
|-
! colspan="20" style="background:#ffdead" | National<ref name=fskate>{{cite web |url=http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/1.html |script-title=ru:Плющенко Евгений Викторович |language=ru |website=fskate.ru}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | [[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian Champ.]] || 6th || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|
|
| || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
! colspan="20" style="background:#ffdead" | Team events
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st T
|-
| align=left | [[Japan Open (figure skating)|Japan Open]] || || || || || || || || || || || 
|
|
| ||  || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd T <br />3rd P || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd T <br />4th P ||
|-
| colspan="20" style="text-align:center" | <small> J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew <br /> T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. <br /> Plushenko did not compete in the 2006–2007, 2007–2008, and 2008–2009 seasons. </small>
|}

==Detailed results==
Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at [[ISU Figure Skating Championships|ISU Championships]]. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

* {{note|team event|team event}} – This is a team event, medals are awarded for the team results only.
* {{note|T|T}} – team placement
* {{note|?|?}} – dates of competition, not event
* {{note|TFP|TFP}} – Total Factored Placements
* World records highlighted in '''''bold and italic'''''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | [[2013–14 figure skating season|2013–14 season]]
|-
! Date
! Event
! notes
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 6–9 February 2014
| [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy|2014 Winter Olympics]]
| {{ref|team event|team event}}
| align=center | 2<br />91.39
| align=center | 1<br />168.20
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1{{ref|T|T}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/figure-skating-team-ice-dance-free-dance |title=Team – Figure Skating – Sochi 2014 Olympics |website=Sochi2014.com |publisher=[[Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi]] |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223152036/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/figure-skating-team-ice-dance-free-dance |url-status=dead}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/owg2014/ |title=Olympic Winter Games – Sochi 2014 |date=9 February 2014 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 24–25 December 2013
| [[2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2014 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />98.41
| align=center | 2<br />162.96
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2<br />261.37
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1314/rusnat1314/index.htm |script-title=ru:Ростелеком – Чемпионат России 2014 |trans-title=Rostelecom – Russian Championship 2014 |language=ru |date=26 December 2013 |publisher=[[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219011933/http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1314/rusnat1314/index.htm |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 7–8 November 2013
| 22nd [[Volvo Open Cup]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />82.34
| align=center | 1<br />180.91
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />263.25
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://kristalice.lv/Results/Volvo22th/ISU/index.htm |title=22nd Volvo Open Cup |date=12 November 2013 |website=KristalIce.lv |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kristalice.lv/uploads/files/ISU%20Volvo%20Cup%2022nd%20Preliminary%20Timetable.doc |title=Volvo Open Cup {{sic|22|th |nolink=yes}}: Preliminary Time Schedule |website=KristalIce.lv |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030001847/http://www.kristalice.lv/uploads/files/ISU%20Volvo%20Cup%2022nd%20Preliminary%20Timetable.doc |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | [[2012–13 figure skating season|2012–13 season]]
|-
! Date
! Event
! notes
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 25–26 December 2012
| [[2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />91.68
| align=center | 1<br />174.26
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />265.94
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1213/rusnat2013/index.htm |script-title=ru:Ростелеком – Чемпионат России 2013 |trans-title=Rostelecom – Russian Championship 2013 |language=ru |date=27 December 2012 |publisher=[[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414113423/http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1112/nat2012/index.htm |archive-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1213/rusnat2013/rusnat2013.pdf |title=Ростелеком – Чемпионат России 2013 – Protocols |trans-title=Rostelecom – Russian Championship 2013 – Протоколы |language=ru |publisher=[[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108034354/http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1213/rusnat2013/rusnat2013.pdf |archive-date=8 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 6 October 2012
| 2012 [[Japan Open (figure skating)|Japan Open]]
| {{ref|team event|team event}}
| align=center | –
| align=center | 4<br />156.21
| align=center bgcolor=#c96 | 3{{ref|T|T}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2012-2013/jo/index.htm |title=Kinoshita Group Cup Japan Open 2012 |website=JSF Results |publisher=[[Japan Skating Federation]] |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | [[2011–12 figure skating season|2011–12 season]]
|-
! Date
! Event
! {{tooltip|PR|Preliminary Round}}
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 23–28 January 2012
| [[2012 European Figure Skating Championships|2012 European Championships]]
| align=center | 1<br />157.52
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2<br />84.71
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />176.52
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />261.23
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2012/ |title=ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2012 |date=28 January 2012 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 25–26 December 2011
| [[2012 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />88.24
| align=center | 1<br />171.43
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />259.67
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1112/nat2012/index.htm |script-title=ru:Чемпионат России 2012 г. |trans-title=Russian Championship 2012 |language=ru |date=27 December 2011 |publisher=[[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414113423/http://fsrussia.ru/upl/results/1112/nat2012/index.htm |archive-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–11 season]]
|-
! Date
! Event
! notes
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 2 October 2010
| 2010 [[Japan Open (figure skating)|Japan Open]]
| {{ref|team event|team event}}
| align=center | –
| align=center | 3<br />151.00
| align=center bgcolor=#c96 | 3{{ref|T|T}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2010-2011/jo/index.htm |title=Japan Open 2010 |website=JSF Results |publisher=[[Japan Skating Federation]] |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | [[2009–10 figure skating season|2009–10 season]]
|-
! Date
! Event
! notes
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 16–18 February 2010
| [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2010 Winter Olympics]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />90.85
| align=center | 2<br />165.51
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2<br />256.36
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/owg2010/ |title=Vancouver 2010 – Olympic Winter Games |date=19 February 2010 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 20–21 January 2010
| [[2010 European Figure Skating Championships|2010 European Championships]]
|
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />'''''91.30'''''
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />164.09
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />255.39
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2010/ |title=ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2010 |date=21 January 2010 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 24–26 December 2009
| [[2010 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2010 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />100.09
| align=center | 1<br />171.50
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />271.59
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://online.fsrussia.ru/Russian%20National%202010/ |title=Russian National Championship Rostelecom 2010 |date=15 March 2010 |publisher=[[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] |access-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224130145/http://online.fsrussia.ru/Russian%20National%202010/ |archive-date=24 December 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 23–24 October 2009
| [[2009 Rostelecom Cup|2009 Cup of Russia]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />82.25
| align=center | 1<br />158.40
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />240.65
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/gprus09/ |title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 – Rostelecom Cup |date=24 October 2009 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | 2005–06 season
|-
! Date
! Event
! notes
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 14–16 February 2006
| [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2006 Winter Olympics]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />'''''90.66'''''
| align=center | 1<br />'''''167.67'''''
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />'''''258.33'''''
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/owg2006/ |title=XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino 2006 |date=16 February 2006 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 20–21 January 2006
| [[2006 European Figure Skating Championships|2006 European Championships]]
|
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />82.80
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />162.53
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />245.33
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2006/ |title=ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2006 |date=21 January 2006 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 25–29{{ref|?|?}} December 2005
| [[2006 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2006 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />1.5{{ref|TFP|TFP}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldskate.ru/schedule/KazanResults_eng.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060210072052/http://www.goldskate.ru/schedule/KazanResults_eng.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2006 |title=Figure Skating Federation of Russia – Results |publisher=[[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 25–26 November 2005
| [[2005 Cup of Russia]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />'''''87.20'''''
| align=center | 1<br />154.60
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />241.80
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/gprus05/ |title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 – Cup of Russia |date=26 November 2005 |website=ISU Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | 2004–05 season
|-
! Date
! Event
! {{tooltip|PR|Preliminary Round}}
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 14–20 March 2005
| [[2005 World Figure Skating Championships|2005 World Championships]]
| align=center | 1<br />37.98
| align=center | 5<br />73.28
| align=center | WD
| align=center | –
|
|-
| 25–30 January 2005
| [[2005 European Figure Skating Championships|2005 European Championships]]
|
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2<br />75.33
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />151.81
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />227.14
|
|-
| 5–8 January 2005
| [[2005 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2005 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />1.5{{ref|TFP|TFP}}
|
|-
| 16–19 December 2004
| [[2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2004–05 Grand Prix Final]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />'''''84.35'''''
| align=center | 1<br />'''''167.40'''''
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />'''''251.75'''''
|
|-
| 25–28 November 2004
| [[2004 Cup of Russia]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />74.95
| align=center | 1<br />158.50
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />233.45
|
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdead" colspan=7 | 2003–04 season
|-
! Date
! Event
! {{tooltip|PR|Preliminary Round}}
! {{tooltip|SP|Short Program}}
! {{tooltip|FS|Free Skating}}
! Total
! {{tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| 22–28 March 2004
| [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships|2004 World Championships]]
| align=center | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />2.0{{ref|TFP|TFP}}
|
|-
| 2–8 February 2004
| [[2004 European Figure Skating Championships|2004 European Championships]]
| align=center | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2<br />3.0{{ref|TFP|TFP}}
|
|-
| 5–8 January 2004
| [[2004 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2004 Russian Championships]]
|
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />1.5{{ref|TFP|TFP}}
|
|-
| 11–14 December 2003
| [[2003–04 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2003–04 Grand Prix Final]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />78.25
| align=center | 2<br />146.94
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2<br />225.19
|
|-
| 20–23 November 2003
| [[2003 Cup of Russia]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />80.35
| align=center | 1<br />150.90
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />231.25
|
|-
| 13–16 November 2003
| [[2003 Trophée Lalique]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />75.35
| align=center | 1<br />'''''158.94'''''
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />'''''234.29'''''
|
|-
| 30 October – 3 November 2003
| [[2003 Skate Canada International]]
|
| align=center | 1<br />'''''81.25'''''
| align=center | 1<br />'''''152.40'''''
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1<br />'''''233.65'''''
|
|}

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<ref name=se120220>{{cite news |url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2012-02-20/494709/ |script-title=ru:Плющенко, возможно, понадобится операция на позвоночнике (ВИДЕО) |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko may need spinal surgery (Video) |first=Ekaterina |last=Kulinicheva |work=sport-express.ru |date=20 February 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=rs120228>{{cite news |url=http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20120228/581568672.html |script-title=ru:Евгению Плющенко изначально не нужно было оперировать спину – врач |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko does not need back surgery, says doctor |first=Alexandra |last=Vladimirova |work=rsport.ru / [[RIA Novosti]] |date=28 February 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=rs120427>{{cite news |url=http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20120427/593826912.html |script-title=ru:Хореографу Плющенко дали российскую визу только по настоянию Мишина |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko's choreographer was given a Russian visa only at the insistence of Mishin |first=Andrei |last=Simonenko |work=rsport.ru / [[RIA Novosti]] |date=27 April 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=isuolymen>{{cite web |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-130381-131689-25997-0-file,00.pdf |title=Olympics medalists: Men |work=International Skating Union |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513155843/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-130381-131689-25997-0-file%2C00.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=kp070224>{{cite news |url=http://www.kp.ru/daily/23724/54176/ |script-title=ru:Евгений Плющенко: Сына назвали Кристианом |language=ru |trans-title=Evgeni Plushenko's son is named Kristian |first1=Nikita |last1=Lisovoy |first2=Alexandr |last2=Gorelik |work=[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]] |date=17 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224154657/http://www.kp.ru/daily/23724/54176/ |archive-date=24 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=gzru0606>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2006/06/kz_675601.shtml |script-title=ru:Плющенко стал отцом |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko becomes a father |work=[[Gazeta.ru]] |date=June 2006}}</ref>

<ref name=gzru0609>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2006/09/kz_777462.shtml |script-title=ru:Плющенко изменил сыну имя |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko changed his son's name |work=[[Gazeta.ru]] |date=September 2006}}</ref>

<ref name=os080214>{{cite web |url=http://www.evgeniplushenko.net/single.shtml |title=Evgeni single again |date=14 February 2008 |work=EvgeniPlushenko.net, Official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427163506/http://www.evgeniplushenko.net/single.shtml |archive-date=27 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name=in120622>{{cite news |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120622&content_id=33731432&vkey=ice_news |title=Plushenko turns to Shakespeare for free skating |work=[[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date=22 June 2012 |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518191357/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120622&content_id=33731432&vkey=ice_news |archive-date=18 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name=gsRN12MS>{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/plushenko-exceeds-his-expectations-at-russian-nationals/ |title=Plushenko exceeds his expectations at Russian Nationals |first=Anna |last=Kondakova |work=Golden Skate |date=25 December 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=gsRN12MF>{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/plushenko-wins-tenth-title-at-russian-nationals/ |title=Plushenko wins tenth title at Russian Nationals |first=Anna |last=Kondakova |work=Golden Skate |date=26 December 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=reut121226>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/figure-skating-russia-plushenko-idUSL4N0A02FG20121226 |title=Figure skating-Plushenko makes successful comeback in Sochi |first=Gennady |last=Fyodorov |work=[[Reuters]] |date=26 December 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=gs121231>{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/evgeni-plushenko-a-dark-horse-for-2014-olympics/ |title=Evgeni Plushenko a dark horse for 2014 Olympics |first=Anna |last=Kondakova |work=Golden Skate |date=31 December 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=gzru130106>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2013/01/kz_4916053.shtml |script-title=ru:У Плющенко и Рудковской родился сын |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko and Rudkovskaya's son is born |first=Viktor |last=Iliushin |work=gazeta.ru |date=6 January 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=gsEC13ms>{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2013/01/amodio-leads-men-at-2013-europeans/ |title=Amodio leads men at 2013 Europeans; Plushenko withdraws |first=Tatjana |last=Flade |work=Golden Skate |date=24 January 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=reut130131>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/figure-skating-plushenko-idUSL4N0B07RS20130131 |title=Plushenko has surgery to replace spinal disc |first=Gennady |last=Fyodorov |work=Reuters |date=31 January 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=gs130725>{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2013/07/plushenko-reveals-new-short-program-at-training-camp/ |title=Plushenko reveals new short program for 2014 |first=Tatjana |last=Flade |work=Golden Skate |date=25 July 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=rsp131113>{{cite news |url=http://en.rsport.ru/olympics/20131113/700869490.html |title=Figure Skating: Plushenko Withdraws from Cup of Russia Grand Prix |work=R-Sport |date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113181139/http://en.rsport.ru/olympics/20131113/700869490.html |archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=fourth>{{cite web |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/report--plushenko-awarded-russia-s-sole-men-s-figure-skating-berth-234414963.html |title=Report: Plushenko awarded Russia's sole men's figure skating berth |work=Yahoo! Sports|date=21 January 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=IT140125>{{cite news |url=http://itar-tass.com/sport/913671 |script-title=ru:Плющенко: график соревнований не позволит стать знаменосцем сборной России на Олимпиаде |language=ru |trans-title=Plushenko: The competition schedule does not allow me to be Russia's flagbearer at the Olympics |first=Boris |last=Khodorovsky |work=[[Information Telegraph Agency of Russia|ITAR-TASS]] |date=25 January 2014}}</ref>

<ref name=IN150612>{{cite news |url=http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2015/06/12/130204078/japanese-stars-debut-programs-at-dreams-on-ice |title=Japanese stars debut programs at 'Dreams on Ice' |last=Xiong |first=Wei |work=[[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=13 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917213750/http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2015/06/12/130204078/japanese-stars-debut-programs-at-dreams-on-ice |archive-date=17 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name=NBC170331>{{cite news |url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/03/31/evgeni-plushenko-retires-comeback-figure-skating/ |title=Yevgeny Plushenko rules out Olympic comeback, retiress |first=Nick |last=Zaccardi |work=[[NBC Sports]] |date=31 March 2017}}</ref>

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* [http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/1.html Evgeni Plushenko] at fskate.ru {{in lang|ru}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140318020206/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/evgeni_plushenko Evgeni Plushenko] at [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]]
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Yevgeny Plyushchenko}}

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