As reported on the athlete’s official website, his current wife - producer Yana Rudkovskaya – on Sunday gave birth to a son - Alexander.

The couple are already bringing up Rudkovskaya’s two sons from her previous marriage - her natural son Nikolai, and adopted - Andrei.

Plushenko, 2006 Olympic champion and multiple World and European champion, also has a son from a previous marriage.

Voice of Russia, RIA