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final free skate despite performing a more difficult routine. He disagreed with the result, saying he should have been given the gold as his performance was obviously better. He did not want to take part in the traditional victory lap and hurried to remove the silver medal from his neck.The president of the International Olympic Committee criticized Plushenko, who had suggested Russian sports officials should challenge the result, for his behavior after the competition.
Experts say Plushenko received silver because a new system of judgment is in effect in figure skating, and that it fails to properly take into account complicated elements performed by skaters.
In mid-March, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarded Plushenko the Order of Merit for the Motherland.
The former Olympic and three-time world champion returned to the ice late last year after a self-imposed retirement from competitive skating following his stunning performance in Turin in
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