First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Sports Dmitry Svishchev strongly criticized the transfer of 13-year-old Alexander Plushenko, son of figure skater Yevgeny Plushenko, to the Azerbaijani national team. The representative stressed that the father of the young skater needs clarification of this decision.
“I have no excuse for this action.” To me, such behavior is unacceptable. TV match.
Alexander Plushenko is the son of Evgeniy Plushenko and TV presenter Yana Rudkovskaya. Since early childhood, he was known as “Gnome Gnomych” and was constantly appearing on social networks, TV shows and advertisements with his parents.
Evgeniy Plushenko himself said that his son had Azerbaijani sports citizenship for five years. Meanwhile, figure skater Alina Leonova expressed the opinion that the decision of the Plushenko family is appropriate and justified.
Alexander Plushenko said that although he has Azerbaijani sports citizenship, he is still Russian. The athlete also expressed his desire that as many skaters as possible from different countries come to Russia.
Sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev said that Alexander Plushenko’s decision is a personal matter for the family. President of the Russian Figure Skating Federation Anton Sikharulidze also said that the organization approved the decision to transfer Plushenko Jr. to the Azerbaijani national team.