Former Olympic figure skating champion Yevgeny Plushenko of Russia smiles as he speaks at a news conference in Beijing September 3, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former champion Yevgeny Plushenko has been controversially picked as Russia's only male figure skater for the Sochi Olympics as the hosts selected a record 223 athletes to participate at the sporting extravaganza.
Plushenko, who has won medals at three successive Games including gold in 2006, had initially ruled himself out of contention for next month's Olympics after failing to win the national championships in December.
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