09.10.2009.

Evgeni Plushenko won the short program at the second stage of the "Russian Cup" of figure skating in Perm

Today, October 9, in Perm was a short program in men's figure skating. 2006 Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko confidently took the first position with a score of 97.35 points, exceeding his own world record.

Short program. Men. Program masters of sport.
1. Evgeni Plushenko (St. Petersburg) - 97,35 points
2. Artem Borodulin - 75,89
3. Ivan Tretyakov (both - Moscow) - 71.70
4. Andrei Lutai (St. Petersburg) - 70.68
5. Denis Leushin (Moscow) - 67.70
6. Arthur Gachinsky (St. Petersburg) - 62.15

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MOSCOW, Oct 9 - RIA Novosti. Turin Olympic champion in figure skating Evgeny Plushenko has demonstrated an excellent skating in the short program at the Russian Cup in Perm, informs an official site of the Federation of figure skating in Russia.

Athlete's program, in the first serious start after three-year break, was full of complicated technical elements. Plushenko scored in the amount of 97,35 points, it is not only his personal record, but absolutely the best result in the world. !!!!!! At the Olympics in Turin, for his short program, Evgeny received 90.66 points.

On the eve of the tournament, Plushenko's coach Alexei Mishin said that the program of Olympic champion is still constantly being adjusted. "Every time we find some new approaches, new options are constantly looking due to what we can improve the program" - told to "RIA Novosti" Mishin...

Prize-winners of Russian Cup in Perm, among the "singles" is determined on saturday, after the execution of long programs.

1 Evgeniy PLUSHENKO 97.35 54.10 B 43.25 8.50 8.35 8.95 8.75 8.70 0.00