Richard Carnes: The Plushenko of U.S. politics

Richard Carnes: The Plushenko of U.S. politics

Spinning the definition of sore loser to a new level, Russian three-time world champion and defending Olympic gold medalist Yevgeny Plushenko last week awarded himself a platinum medal after his defeat to rival American Evan Lysacek in men's figure skating.

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