Plushenko Wins Men's World Figure Skating Title

Broadcast: Mar¹ 28,2003

 

Olympic silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia has won the men's title at the World Figure Skating Championships here in Washington. Plushenko used a combination² of nearly flawless ¹⁾quadruple jumps and mistakes by his competitors to take the title.

Evgeni Plushenko came into Thursday's men's long program only needing to avoid disaster. The 20-year-old Russian was leading after the short program, and only a serious failure would keep him from going home with the gold medal.

Skating to "Saint⁴ Petersburg 300," Plushenko put together combinations⁵ of quadruple and ²⁾triple jumps that earned him technical scores of 5.6to 5.9 out of six and all 5.9s for presentation. Afterwards, the Russian said he performed well, despite a sore knee. "When I wake up today in the morning, my knee was red. And so, I skated normal today, not the best, but normal. I did a few mistakes, for example two-feeting the quad³. But finally, I did a good job," he said.

The silver medal went to American Timothy Goebel, who skated a nearly flawless program, and earned technical marks between 5.7 and 5.9 and artistic⁶ marks of 5.7 and 5.8. Afterwards, Goebel said he knew the silver medal was probably the best he could have hoped for. "I started off the year injured, and I had ³⁾disastrous nationals. I did not have much time to prepare for this. I was so happy just to bounce⁷ back from nationals, go home and get some good work done and perform the three best programs I have performed all season," he said.

Takeshi Honda of Japan took the bronze medal. China's Chenjiang Li was fourth and American Michael Weiss was fifth. The championships continue through Sunday.

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1)    quadruple[5kwCdrupl]adj.四倍的

2)    triple[5tripl] adj.三倍的

3)    disastrous[di5zB:strEs]adj. 损失惨重的, 悲伤的

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

3 quad   

n.四方院；四胞胎之一；v.在…填补空铅

参考例句：

• His rooms were on the left-hand side of the quad.他的房间位于四方院的左侧。
• She is a 34-year-old mother of quads.她是个生了四胞胎的34岁的母亲。

4 saint   

n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒

参考例句：

• He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
• The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。

5 combinations   

n.合作( combination的名词复数 )；密码组合；联合体；排列

参考例句：

• The music students are learning how to score tunes for various combinations. 学音乐的学生把曲调改编为各种器乐组曲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some antigens, or combinations of antigens, are much more potent than others. 某些抗原或者联合抗原可比其它抗原作用强得多。 来自辞典例句

6 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

7 bounce   

n.弹，反弹；冲劲，冲力；v.(使)弹起(跳起)

参考例句：

• She's got a lot of bounce.她浑身都是劲。
• The ball gave a high bounce.那球弹得很高。