Plushenko’s competitive career on ice after ISU decides he violated eligibility rules

Published June 30, 2010

Plushenko’s competitive career on ice after ISU decides he violated eligibility rules
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Olympic gold and silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko has lost his eligibility because he skated in exhibition shows after the world championships without receiving permission from the Russian figure skating federation.
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World’s smallest whale population faces extinction
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FSA fines and bans drunk oil broker
The financial regulator has fined and banned a former PVM Oil Futures Ltd. broker for manipulating the price of oil last year by the unauthorised purchase of more than 7 million barrels while drunk.
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