Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko, who hoped to...

Plushenko led the competition after the short program, but the U.S."s Evan Lysacek, the reigning world champion, beat him with an overall score of 257.67 points. Japan"s Daisuke Takahashi will take home the bronze medal with 247.23. Plushenko"s overall score from both events was 256.36.

Plushenko, 27, said figure skating has changed and he may quit the sport. "This may be my last competition. We will see," he said.

"It is hard to say anything as I was sure I had won my second Olympics. With the old [judging] system... A quadruple jump is a quadruple jump," he said.

"I"m not ready to skate well and then lose. The [judging] system needs to be changed. This is men"s figure skating and not pairs. I am not ready to lose with a quadruple jump."

"It"s clear why the judging system was changed because the United States and Canada don"t have anyone who can do a quadruple jump," Plushenko said.

But Plushenko said he was happy to return to the ice and skate

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