Russian Figure Skating Legend Throws Down Amazing Olympics Routine After Barely Competing In Two Years

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Russia's Evgeni Plushenko made a triumphant return to the world figure skating stage on Thursday, delivering a fantastic routine in the men's portion of the team competition.

Plushenko is 31-years-old. Since winning the 2012 European championships, he has been sidelined with multiple back injuries. According to the New York Times, he has only competed at a small event in Latvia and the Russian national championships in the last two years, where he finished second to an 18-year-old.

Plushenko was given Russia's lone Olympic spot anyway, largely because of his legendary status.

Amid the doubters, he dropped a score of 91.39 to give Russia a lead in the team event.

The quad-toe, triple-toe combo:

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Lots of personality:

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What a legend:

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