PRESIDENT PLUSHENKO?

According to The Moscow Times:

The upcoming election campaign to the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly is likely to resemble a sports contest as major parties recruit popular athletes as candidates to run in the March races.

Yevgeny Plyushchenko, an Olympic figure skating champion, said last week that he would run in the election on A Just Russia's ticket after being approached by party officials. "Careers in sports do not last forever, and no one can skate forever," he said.

Let's hope if he succeeds, Plushenko doesn't get on President Putin's bad side...