Plushenko's son received sports citizenship of Azerbaijan for five years

Figure skater Alexander Plushenko received sports citizenship of Azerbaijan for five years. This was stated by his father, two-time Olympic champion Evgeny Plushenko.

"Yes, Sasha received Azerbaijani sports citizenship for five years," he told RIA Novosti.

Evgeny Plushenko said that his son was not a member of the Russian national team this season for various reasons. The child studied at his father's private academy.

Plushenko expressed hope for joint efforts to develop figure skating in Russia and Azerbaijan. He stressed that this is a very difficult decision and he counts on maintaining the support of Russia and Azerbaijan in the sports field.

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Before that, on October 26 last year, Alexander Plushenko won a tournament with a single participant in Naro-Fominsk near Moscow. According to the results of two programs, short and free, the young athlete earned 192.91 points. The son of the Olympic champion has been studying at the Plushenko Angels Academy created by his father since 2017.