Plushenko on CNN explains withdrawl
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/sports/2014/02/17/intv-davies-plushenko-sochi-skate.cnn.html
So pretty much he wanted to withdraw after the Team Event but the Federation said whatever and told him to just do it. He also talks about Julia Lipnitskaia, his own experience being 15 at worlds, etc.