Plushenko’s son represents Azerbaijan at international competitions for the first time

Figure skater Alexander Plushenko made his debut for Azerbaijan at the Grand Prix stage among juniors in Turkish Ankara. He scored 57.12 points for the short program. He is now in 16th place.

At the box office, the 13-year-old son of two-time Olympic champion Evgeny Plushenko cleanly performed a triple toe loop, as well as a triple lutz. He made a mistake on the double axel. The leader of the competition, the Japanese Daiya Ebihara, ahead of Alexander Plushenko by 15.34 points.

In May, Alexander Plushenko received Azerbaijani sports citizenship for a period of five years after the consent of the Russian Figure Skating Federation. Prior to that, the pupil of the Academy “Angels Plushenko” performed at youth competitions in the first category and took part in the ice shows of his father.