Evgeny Plyushchenko has announced that he retires from sports after a back injury during a warmup.

      According to the Lenta.ru, a online news outlet, the Russian Olympic champion was preparing for the individual men's event when he felt a pain in the back and realized he could not make his performance.

      This is sad news for the Russian team who were hoping for another Olympic gold at the 2014 Olympics in figure skating.

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