Plushenko will skate in ISU competition on October 2nd, 2010

[BittyBug]

It's a mini mullet.

[galaxy]

Does he have new programs btw?

Yeah. I'm curious too. What is he going to skate to?

[senorita]

probabl the old, he has been touring non stop since march, where did he find time to make new?

[Jayar]

Senorita is right, I can't understand why his rumour appeared. Is there any rule which says that an iligible skater can't reinstate his eligibility if he competes as a pro?

Yes. He is ineligible as per the ISU. There was an announcement about it recently, so it is not rumor.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/figure...ory?id=5490410

[DreamSkates]

Haircut looks much better. Not much you can do with straight, fine hair anyway. I hope he skates well. Never been a fan, but at this point I do wish him well.

[Nomad]

Haircut looks much better. Not much you can do with straight, fine hair anyway...

He could cut it short. I thought the short haircut he had pre-2001 looked a lot better than the power-mullet.

[Gil-Galad]

He could cut it short. I thought the short haircut he had pre-2001 looked a lot better than the power-mullet.

He was a tiny teen before 2001, so I am not sure it would still suit him well. I like the current haircut.

I just saw the video of his Nijinksy performance from a short time ago. I found it to be really special. Great charisma, big jumps, well done to the music...

[senorita]

I thought the short haircut he had pre-2001 looked a lot better than the power-mullet.

!!before 2001 he had a yellow bowl as head
at one point before the comeback, he had them long, like all long, but i cant remember where i saw it. That was better than mullet.
I think his torino 2006 were fine, the less mulety ever

[Susan M]

Is there any rule which says that an iligible skater can't reinstate his eligibility if he competes as a pro?

There is a rule against competing in events not sanctioned by the ISU, which would cover all the old pro-style events like Ice Wars or World Pro Championships. There are hardly any of these events left. The only recent one I recall is the Thin Ice competition this past March. Competing in a pro competition is the only offense that prevents a skater from ever regaining eligibility. That would not apply to the Japan Open, though, because it is a pro-am event sanctioned by the ISU. I don't know of any other ISU events where "pros" (ineligible skaters) may participate.

[Tinami Amori]

Not much you can do with straight, fine hair anyway.

Rod Stewart anyone?
http://www.hearya.com/wp-content/upl...rodstewart.jpg

[Nomad]

!!before 2001 he had a yellow bowl as head

I'm not saying it has to be the exact same cut. Just a short cut. I think mullets look ugly on anyone.

[falling_dance]

I think mullets look ugly on anyone.

You really must make an exception for .

[Nomad]

Divakawa had a mullet?

[falling_dance]

Divakawa had a mullet?

Kinda sorta.

[Spartacus]

He could cut it short. I thought the short haircut he had pre-2001 looked a lot better than the power-mullet.

Me too! I've seen many guys with this euro mullet, including my Johnny. But you must have wavy or curly-ish hair for it to work, ala the sexy Cristiano Ronaldo.

As far as my feelings on this competition, I'll quote, Celestia (aka Anne Heche): "Aha wawa ahhhHa!"

[Jayar]

There is a rule against competing in events not sanctioned by the ISU, which would cover all the old pro-style events like Ice Wars or World Pro Championships. There are hardly any of these events left. The only recent one I recall is the Thin Ice competition this past March. Competing in a pro competition is the only offense that prevents a skater from ever regaining eligibility. That would not apply to the Japan Open, though, because it is a pro-am event sanctioned by the ISU. I don't know of any other ISU events where "pros" (ineligible skaters) may participate.

It's not limited to competitions. There are others events that must be sanctioned, and I believe that is where Plushy went wrong.

[ciocio]

It's not limited to competitions. There are others events that must be sanctioned, and I believe that is where Plushy went wrong.

Can you tell us more things about this? JO is a sanctioned event and it´s a competition for eligible ans ineligible skaters (that´s why Plushenko can compete). He should send a letter to ISU asking¨" do you allow me to skate in JO", or what should he do, because everybody is speculating that ISU might not like his participation to this event but nobody explains why.

[senorita]

i thought Jo invited him, since it is ISU event, wouldnt it be a strange point to invite him and then tell him, no we didnt like you participated..BAN.

[Marco]

Does he have new programs btw?

He really just skated the same program over and over since 2004

[ciocio]

He really just skated the same program over and over since 2004

I thought is was since 2001, now it´s 2004? I´m really confused!