Figure Skater Evgeni Plushenko Retires After Withdrawing From Olympics

Update, Feb. 13, 12:30 p.m. ET: Evgeny Plushenko officially retired shortly after withdrawing from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, The Associated Press reportedOriginal story below.

Russian figure-skating legend Evgeny Plushenko withdrew from the Winter Olympics on Thursday night after injuring himself during warm-ups for the men's short program competition he was about to skate in. It likely marks the end of his storied career

The move isn't a total surprise, however — Plushenko was known to be battling injuries entering the Sochi games after a career's worth of surgeries. He already won a gold medal in the team figure skating competition earlier this week and the men's contest's deep field of skaters meant medaling there would have been a stretch Read more...