Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko decided to participate in 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

“I want to practice to compete in 2014 Olympic Games. It will be very difficult, yet possible,” he said at the meeting of Olympic champions with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Plushenko is an eightfold champion of Russia, fivefold champion of Europe, triple world champion, silver medalist of 2002 and 2010 Olympics, as well as gold medalist of Olympics 2006.

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