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Lysacek may have won Olympic gold, but Plushenko's mullet really won that night.

У Плющенко номер яркий!!!!!!

Gorgeous

I wish Evan Lysacek of the United States to learn and be just like Evgeni Plushenko of Russia instead.

é claro que ele foi o último homem americano a patinar com paixão

It's not difficult to understand by Lysacek won gold. 1. Lysace's programs were more technically difficult than Plushenko's, even without the quad. Lysacek was the first skater smart enough to backload his programs and bank up the extra 10% on a lot of elements. Now, everyone is doing it! Traditionally, Plushenko put all his heavy tech elements up front and just coasted through the last 1.5-2 minutes of his program. Because Lysack's base value was higher in both programs, and he skated flawlessly with zero deductions, he beat Plushenko on the technical mark, even without the quad. They were essentially tied on PCS with Plushenko only having a 0.1 advantage there. So, no one can say Lysacek's victory was a subjective one or that Plushenko was "robbed". He wasn't. Mandatory base points and the extra 10% add up, and they did just that for Lysacek. 2. Eight years ago, the guys who were able (and there weren't many) were mostly doing one quad in each program. In those days, it wasn't difficult for a challenger who skated flawlessly with zero deductions and no quads to defeat a defending champion who landed a couple quads but with other mistakes. At that time, the quad toe Plushenko was doing was only worth 10.3 points, while a triple-axle, triple-toe was worth 12.8 points, and Lysacek had a 3A+3T and a 3L+3T in his LP. He also got higher levels on his footwork and other elements. 3. Plushenko was seriously out of shape. It must be remembered that after winning gold in Torino, Plushenko went into semi-retirement. Between 2006 and 2010, he didn't skate in a single competition. In fact, the ONLY competition he skated in prior to the 2010 games was Russian Nationals. Now, I don't care how talented someone is--if you don't use it, you're going to lose it. How could Plushenko think he could come back after four years of not skating competitively and walk right into the Olympic games?! His lack of conditioning showed. His jumps were very crooked in the air with wild landings and a wide swinging leg on one. A couple of times, only his muscle memory kept him from falling. To all those who don't know how to add up base points and understand why Lysacek won, I say, "Go back and compare Plushenko's LP's from Torino and Vancouver. His performance and conditioning is markedly decreased in 2010." Even so, the judges did NOT hit Plushenko with the -GOEs he deserved, while at the same time, they showed Lysacek almost no +GOE love that he should have earned. In the end, Lysacek won that gold all by himself with no help from the judges either in +GOEs or PCS. He won it basically on base points alone, and he totally deserved it. 4. Plushenko knew he hadn't done enough to win. I always tell people who bitch about Lysacek's win to watch Plushenko's Vancouver LP and pause the video after the camera gets a close-up on him with his arms over his head during the applause. You can tell by the worried expression on his face he KNEW what he laid down wasn't enough to win, even with the quad...and yet, he somehow still expected it. Such an entitled narcissist. 5. Lysacek's gold also is NOT the first time a skater with no quad defeated a defending champion who landed one in each program. Two years BEFORE Vancouver at Worlds 2008, Canada's Jeffrey Buttle defeated France's Brian Joubert, who landed two quads but with other errors, while Buttle with no quads had two incredible skates. Watch it. Buttle is amazing and deserved his gold, too. Yet somehow, certain people lost their minds when Lysacek won gold in Vancouver. The bottom line is that Plushenko seriously underestimated the competition and overestimated his capability after four years off going into the 2010 games. He thought he could sail right in there and walk away with the gold like 2006. He expected his reputation and not his actual performance to do the heavy lifting for him, but he wasn't counting on a better and smarter skater with a strategically planned program skated flawlessly defeating him that night. His ego got the best of him. Even in Sochi four years later, the top guys were still only doing one quad in the SP and just two quads in the LP. That's it. Men's skating didn't become quad heavy until Nathan Chen hit the scene in 2016-17 and forced all the guys to try and keep up with him. Now, you simply can't win without two quads in the SP and at least 4-5 in the LP...but back in 2010, it was a VERY different story.

Unfair decision-Plushenko deserved gold.Evan won without quad with his boring program.Everybody talks about russian ban and cheating.Who cheated in Vancouver and took gold from Plushy?.Shame! The biggest unjustice in history of figure skating was happened in Vancouver.

Another scandal

very good!!! uau!!!

Soooooooooooo happy for him and Frank!!!!!

Evan is so captivating

I was at the edge of my seat then.

Even though Evan's not my fave, he clearly deserved the gold. His program was much cleaner and more elegant. It doesn't matter that he didn't have the quad. If Evegeni had skated a clean program with the quad then I would have been all for Evgeni winning but imo he didn't even try.

i agree that evan showed a lot of class

wonderful moment

Thank you sooo much for adding this! Been waiting a long time. :D

I've been a long-time Plushenko fan... but wow, Evan showed greatness in this interview. It couldn't have been that easy to respond so graciously to comments thrown at you like that. A real sportsman through and through. I loved his finesse in pointing out details in their artistic and technical scores to shoot down the accusation that his triumph was the downfall of men's figure skating. Still he applauded Plushenko as one of his idols. No sarcasm at all. What a classy guy. BRAVO!

Gawd I loved watching his reaction a the beginning of the video! <3 And such a classy interviewee as well! I had hoped somebody would point out, as he did, that the sport of figure skating is not about just one move. So gracious - a real sportsman!

Total class act.

wonderful interview its amazing to see 3 generations of olympic champions all together.

@hpcedr thank you so much! :D

@lotrlovermr Good news! The second interview with Dick Button and Scott Hamilton is now on my channel.

Incredible poise and a great sport. While ice skating is indeed a sport, it isn't just about one jump but the whole artistic and technical merit of EACH jump and move. Lysacek was deemed stronger all around.

Evan Lysacek showed so much class in his comments. What a gentleman. He is a true champion showing strong character and grace in his comments. The video used to be on the Olympics website and then was removed. It's too bad because it is such a great interview with tough questions from Bob Costas and great responses from Evan. Thanks for posting.

@hpcedr yeah I know I looked 4 it 2. that one is my favorite. I had it recorded but I accidentally deleted it. damn!!!

@lotrlovermr No, I would love to see it. I remember looking for it on the NBC website but it wasn't included.

do u have the second part of the interview with Dick Button and Scott Hamilton?