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Teenage son of Russian figure skating star to compete for Azerbaijan

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 108 words
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What to know about Teenage son of Russian figure skating star to compete for Azerbaijan

Alexander Plushenko, the 13-year-old son of Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, will represent Azerbaijan in international figure skating competitions. According to coach Tatyana Tarasova, the move was made to avoid intense competition within the Russian squad and facilitate qualification for major championships.

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What happened

Russian two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko’s son Alexander will represent Azerbaijan in international competition, a source told TASS.

Why it matters

"The Figure Skating Federation of Russia has authorized Alexander Plushenko’s transfer to Azerbaijan’s team," the source said.

Common ground

The younger Plushenko switched to Azerbaijan because of fierce competition inside the Russian squad, Tatyana Tarasova, honored figure skating coach of the USSR, told TASS.

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Alexander Plushenko, the 13-year-old son of Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, will represent Azerbaijan in international figure skating competitions. According to coach Tatyana Tarasova, the move was made to avoid intense competition within the Russian squad and facilitate qualification for major championships.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Figure Skating Federation of Russia has authorized Alexander Plushenko’s transfer to Azerbaijan’s team”
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The evidence provides general information about the Figure Skating Federation of Russia and Evgeni Plushenko, but contains no mention of an authorized transfer for Alexander Plushenko to Azerbaijan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России, romanized: Federatsiya figurnogo kataniya na konkakh Rossii, lit. 'Figure Skating on Skates Federation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_Skating_Federation_of_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The figure skating events at the 2026 Winter Olympics were held from 6 to 19 February at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2026_Win…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (Russian: Федера…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Figure_Skating_Champio…
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Claim 2: “Russian two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko’s son Alexander will represent Azerbaijan in international competition”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of results for Alexander the Great and unrelated figure skaters (Ekaterina Ryabova). There is no evidence in the provided text confirming that Alexander Plushenko will represent Azerbaijan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ekaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Рябова; born 27 March 2003) is a retired Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represented Azerbaijan in women's singles. She is the 2021 C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekaterina_Ryabova_(figure_skat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — All figure skating events in 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2002_Win…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The five events took place between 6–22 February 2014. For the first time at the Winter Olympics, a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2014_Win…
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Claim 3: “Alexander Plushenko, 13, has been training at the Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy since 2017”
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Two independent web sources confirm the details: one YouTube source mentions Alexander Plushenko as a 10-year-old debutant (supporting his youth/training), and another web search result explicitly states that the 'Angels of Plushenko academy' was opened by Evgeni in 2017 and that Alexander is following in his father's footsteps.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aliona Sergeevna Kostornaia (Russian: Алёна Сергеевна Косторная; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2020 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alena_Kostornaia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Dmitriyevich Petrov (Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Петров; born 26 April 1999) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion and the 2016 Russian National bronze me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Petrov_(figure_skate…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandra "Sasha" Vyacheslavovna Ignatova (née Trusova; Russian: Александра Вячеславовна Игнатова née Трусова, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandrə ˈtrusəvə]; born 23 June 2004) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Trusova
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Claim 4: “taking part in ice shows together with his father”
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The web search result 'Young Ice-Skating Duo Captivate Audience With Intricate Moves' mentions Alexander following in his father's footsteps and the context of the duo, but there is no second independent source explicitly confirming their joint performances in ice shows.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Мишин; born 8 March 1941) is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he is the 1969 World silver me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Mishin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko (Russian: Евгений Викторович Плющенко, born 3 November 1982) is a Russian former figure skater. He is a four-time Olympic medalist (2006 gold, 2014 team gold, 2002 & 2010 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeni_Plushenko
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Figure skating has been part of the Olympic Games since 1908 and has been contested at 26 Olympic Games. There have been 301 medals (101 gold, 100 silver, and 100 bronze) awarded to figure skaters rep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_f…
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