He's Baaaaaaaack

Evgeni Plushenko says he's coming out of retirement...again. The Brett Favre of figure skating, Plushie has waffled on his decision to take off the skates for years.

Why does he want back in again? Another shot at a second Olympic gold and Russian men's skating history? Is he a fame-hungry type who just wants the spotlight back? Or does the guy just like to skate? Either way, I don't think we should criticize...yet.

I was a little miffed at the way he handled the Olympics. I think he should have quit after the team competition and let the Russian skater who rightfully qualified have a chance to compete.  He should known better than to try to skate in the men's competition, given his injury.

At the same time, you have to admire someone who would get back on the ice after yet another back surgery with the goal of working back up to quads. And I don't think we should be saying that he's too old, because the more competitive skaters there are over 30, the more mature the competition and the quality of skating can become.

So I'll say for now that I'm intrigued by the prospect of yet another Plushie comeback. We'll see how it goes...