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Plushenko Takes Gold, Johnny Weir Falls Short of Medal[/b]
Feb 17, 12:34 AM (ET)
By BARRY WILNER
TURIN, Italy (AP) - The Olympic gold medal and everything that went into winning it felt so good to Evgeni Plushenko that he wants to do it again.
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The five remaining skaters knew the gold no longer was attainable - and none of them made a definitive grab for the silver and bronze.
Lambiel and Buttle were more survivors, especially after Weir imploded.
"I was off, it was an off night," said the 21-year-old Weir. "But I will be back in four years, hopefully for a medal."
Weir two-footed a triple axel, had a shaky landing on a triple lutz, did a sloppy triple flip and spun as if he didn't really want to turn. With only one combination jump, his medal chances flew away and he ended up sixth in the free skate.
He even stormed out of the rink when his mediocre marks were shown, the end of a miserable night that he says began with, of all things, transportation problems.
"I missed the bus. They changed the schedule," Weir said. "It was every 10 minutes. Today it was every half-hour. I was late getting here and never caught up. I never felt comfortable in this building. I didn't feel my inner peace. I didn't feel my aura."
His collapse allowed Lysacek to soar past Weir, from 10th to fourth.
That poor petite flower. Perhaps if I were banging him like a Chinese gong he'd feel better...can't wait to read his journal on this one:
http://www.figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir/index.html