Yes - there has a longer explanation in russian article on the previous page:
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- At the end of the program we had the feeling that you did not have enough the "physics".
- Yes. Okay, I confess to you - sigh Plushenko. - Two days ago, on training in the performance of a quad, I strongly pulled a muscle in my back. I had to take medication. Even now, I wore a scarf not because I want to be fashionable, but just because I can not turn my neck. Was the question even to compete in Sheffield....
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http://www.icenetwork.com/news/article. ... y=ice_newsPlushenko hits quad, two triple Axels in Sheffield
Three-time Olympic medalist skates through pain, doubtful for worldBy Klaus-Reinhold Kany, special to icenetwork.com(01/23/2012) - The European Championships in Sheffield kicked off Monday with one of the sports' all-time greats, Evgeni Plushenko, performing a free skate to gain entry into the main draw.
"This was the hardest program I ever skated," an exhausted Plushenko said in the mixed zone, still trying hard to catch his breath.
"I am thankful to the ISU, which made an exception to let me skate here. But if you are not completely healthy, it is very difficult."
The 2006 Olympic champion, who last competed internationally at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where he won silver, required a special exemption from the ISU to compete at Sheffield because he did not post a minimum international qualifying score within the last two seasons.
The six-time European champion added that renewed trouble with his knee made jumping painful.
"The doctors in Germany have always treated my knee very well during the several surgeries in the last couple of years, but in summer, I got new pain," he said.
"Yesterday, while doing the quad in practice, I also felt a pain in my neck. After Europeans I have to undergo surgery on my meniscus again, with the same doctors in Munich."
Despite these woes, Plushenko will press on in Sheffield, hoping to compete with younger skaters like Javier Fernandez of Spain and the two Czechs, Michal Brezina and Tomas Verner.
"Overall, I am happy with my program," he said. "My goals were Russian nationals and Europeans. Worlds would be very difficult for me because the young skaters have become so much better.
"My plan is to get in really good shape next season and then be competitive until the Olympics in 2014. I am happy that U.S. skaters Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek plan to come back as well, and am looking forward to competing against them next season."
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