Russian figure skater and four-time medalist Evgeny Plushenko has been confirmed as Russia's entrant in the individual figure skating event at the Sochi Games, his coach Alexander Gorshkov said Monday.
A silver medal from the men's 1,500m short track speed skating on Monday was China's first medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics as well as a silver lining for the country which has lost triple defending champion Wang Meng to injury.
Yevgeny Plushenko inspired Russia to their first gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Games from the team figure stating on Sunday while Irene Wust took the second speed skating gold for the Netherlands in the women's 3,000 meters.
The Chinese delegation set sight on two or three gold medals even if they will be without star skater and four-time Olympic champion Wang Meng at the Sochi Winter Games.
Officials of Beijing's bidding committee for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games admitted air pollution is a hurdle to a successful bid but vowed to clear up the problem in time.
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