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Skating. evgeni plushenko is retiring. he landed awkwardly while attempting a triple axle and said it felt, quote, like a knife in my back. the 31-year-old is the first figure skater in the modern era to win medals in four olympics. he has been plagued by back and knee injuries in recent years. he says he has had 12 different surgeries. that was a big loss. after shani davis finished nowhere near the podium and richardson had equal disaster in the speed skating and u.s. is trying to figure out why. the under armor suit built before the games might be the problem. it may be slowing down skaters...
As we take a look at the olympic flame in vancouver, let's get to the top stories coming out of there. the rivalry is heating up between evan lysacek and evgeni plushenko. during an interview, he said a quadruple jump is necessary to be a tru men's champion. lysacek said it's not right for the russian to discredit the field. shani davis is going for another gold. he and chad hedrick will return today. and apolo ohno's looking to become the most decorated winter u.s. olympic athlete after tieing bonnie blair. he'll compete in the short track live in prime time tonight. and the usa women's hoc...