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Men’s champ Plushenko unharmed in car crash

Day after winning gold, several cars involved in accident caused by fog

IMAGE: EVGENI PLUSHENKOGetty Images
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in Men's Figure Skating.

TURIN, Italy - A car taking Evgeni Plushenko to the Milan airport was involved in an accident in dense fog early Friday morning, hours after the Russian won the gold medal in Olympic men’s figure skating.

No one was hurt in the chain-reaction collision, said Ari Zakarian, Plushenko’s agent. There were no further details about the accident.

Zakarian said Plushenko, his coach and his choreographer were being driven to the Milan airport to fly back to St. Petersburg, Russia, where Plushenko lives and trains. He was to be honored by the city for his Olympic victory.

According to Zakarian, Plushenko was being chauffeured by a representative of a Russian Olympic team sponsor.

Plushenko is scheduled to be back in Turin in time for the closing exhibition of skating champions on Feb. 24. After that, Zakarian said, Plushenko will have shows in Europe and Asia and Russia and will make a decision “in about a week” if he will go to the World Figure Skating Championships in Calgary from March 20-26.

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