Controversy surrounding the victory of American Evan Lysacek over Russian Evgeny Plushenko in Olympic figure skating continues to swirl in Russia.
In this interview from Russia’s Life News, three time Olympic gold medalist Irina Rodnina attempts to put paid to the widely-held view in Russia that Plushenko should have won.
In this interview with Russia’s Life News, Irina Rodnina says in part:
“Speaking only of how clean the skating was, Lysacek was of course better. If we talk of the quality of skating, speed and coherence, the American looked better in these areas as well. Evgeni had one big advantage – the quadruple jump – but at the same time, in the performance of our champion, there were enough small errors that weren’t noticeable to all. … Both of Evgeni’s triple lutzes were borderline. … the quality of his performance leaves much to be desired. … It is very upsetting, but we have no right to be angry. We very much wanted Evgeni to win. That’s why it is very hard to be objective.”
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