Russia leads team figure skating

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    Russia's world champion pairs figure skaters didn't have to look far for inspiration. They got it from the local hero.

    Three-time medalist Evgeni Plushenko grabbed the spotlight in the men's portion of the new event of team figure skating at the Sochi Olympics. Then it was Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov stealing the show in their short program Thursday night.

    "We were actually afraid at the start because we saw how the crowd was to Evgeni," Trankov said. "But it cheered us up and it made us skate better."

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