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31 january, 2012 15:13

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates Yevgeny Plyushchenko on his victory at the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships

The message reads, in part:

"You brilliantly completed the long programme, and you have once again confidently made it to the top of the European pedestal. I know that this has been very difficult for you, that you have had to overcome many obstacles. But this makes the gold medal that you won after such a difficult struggle all the more valuable and precious. In Sheffield, you once again proved that luck always favours the most talented and most determined athletes with the strongest spirit."