February 23, 2004:
Ira and Ilia will be having a boy! During Europeans where Ilia successfully commentated.
for Russian TV, he also mentioned they will be skating in Tokyo in the month of August in the show "Prince Ice World". They are very happy and enjoying life.

August 25, 2003:
The following news was confirmed by Ilia today on the phone:
He is organizing 2 shows in Novosibirsk which are taking place on Sept. 11 and 12.
They are skating 2 shows in Japan on Sept. 27 and 28. The shows are called "Prince Ice World".
He is now working for the Russian first channel in a morning program where he is also talking about sports.
Generally they enjoy being as popular as they are right now in Russia. Nevertheless, it is a change and they are adapting.
The biggest news is that Irina is pregnant in the 12th week and they are very happy about that!

June 5, 2003:
The touring is almost over. Right now there is Plushenko's show left to skate tomorrow in St. Petersburg for the citys' 300th birthday.
I want to wish them an easy time adjusting to their "new life" without competitive skating. Whenever news becomes available this webpage will be updated.

March 30, 2003:
Their French Tour Dates:
1.-15. April and 16.May-4.June
Irina&Ilia will do the Tour in Russia between Mid-April to Mid-May in the meantime. Ilia is the organiser of this tour in Siberia. He enjoys getting skating to the parts of Russia where it is not so well known. They have big audience sizes, like 5.000 people per performance. Exact dates and cities are not set yet.

Irina & Ilia were happy with how they skated in the World Championship. They were not pleased about the public response and sad about the placement. They would have loved to end their carreer on a high note. Ilia has some doubt in this mind about quitting amateur skating, while Irina would like to stop and start a new life. They will take some time to think about what is best for them. They are content and full of joy because they achieved one world titel and even an Olympic silver medal. Both are looking forward to moving back to Russia and start a family.

March 19, 2003:
Despite catching the flu after Europeans Ilia and Irina travelled to Russia for the Grand Prix Final to have their last competition taking place in Russia. Irina was especially sick for quite some time.
After Worlds they will be touring France with the shows being organized by the FFSG. A complete schedule and how to obtain tickets can be found on their webpage.

January 5, 2003:
Ilia said to greet all of their fans during the latest telephone call. They will be leaving for Europeans Jan. 17 and are hoping that their programs will come over nicely. They have worked very hard and are looking forward to skate their programs.

January 5, 2003:
Ilia and Irina are scheduled to skate in a show taking place with the "National Ice Carving Championships" in Chicago on February 8. The full roster is not announced yet, but so far Brian Boitano is confirmed as well.

November 9, 2002:
Unfortunately, the healing time took too long to properly prepare to be able to compete at Lalique. This is why we only get to see them at Cup of Russia and NHK.

October 11, 2002:
The music is out!
Irina and Ilia wanted to pick a music they both enjoy to skate to for their last season and are hoping that everyone will have fun with it as well.
Ilia particularly wants to say hello to everyone on the net.
Up to now the practice is good and Irina's knee is still holding. So they are confident for this season.

August 31, 2002:
The summer is coming to an end and Irina and Ilia are preparing for the new season. Ilia confirmed on the phone that right now Ira's knee is doing fine and they are hoping it will remain so with all the training. They don't want to risk ruining her knee. At the moment the OD (waltz and polka) is finished and they are working on the FD.

They have confirmed skating in the show "An Evening with Champions" on Oct. 11 and 12 in Harvard. The show is a benefit show and more details can be found at the following website:
An Evening with Champions