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Plushenko Unhappy w/Silver Medal

Item: Lysacek ends gold drought for U.S./Associated Press

More Info: Even more surprising? Lysacek won without doing that so-called all-important quadruple jump. "If the Olympic champion doesn't know how to jump a quad, I don't know," Plushenko said. "Now it's not men's figure skating, now it's dancing." But Lysacek makes no apologies for what he does -- and doesn't -- do.

Question: Does Plushenko have a legitimate gripe that his quad should have trumped Lysacek's artistry?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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