Incorrect.
He was asked directly by a journalist which event he would choose. He answered the team event and let Kovtun do the individual because HE THOUGHT THAT WAS AN OPTION. When he was informed of the actual rules, he was very definite that he would do both.
And so he did, until that awful moment when the screw snapped in his back.
Plushenko is not the villain here no matter how much you try to make him into one: he told the Russian Fed to call Kovtun the day after the team event, when there was still the possibility of withdrawing. The Russian Fed lied to his face and told them they couldn't find Kovtun. Kovtun meanwhile was awaiting a call that would never come. Plushy then said that he could do it, and maybe he thought that with enough painkillers he could.
As to Plushenko's PCS: well, perhaps he ought to earn some points for actually trying, which was something Abbott could not say about the team event.
He was very definite to do both only in his interviews. But actions speak louder than words. There wasn' t possibility of withdrawing cause he didn't have new injury only old ones. And Plushenko isn't the main villain because the main villain is Russian federation of figure skating. The federation could stop Plushenko and Yana' s craziness and to send Kovtun or Voronov to OG instead but it didn't. Plushenko didn't win Russian Nationals even with his crazy components, didn't participate in any competitions this season, except Russian Nationals and Volvo Cup, had many injuries but he still decided that he was the one who deserved to go to OG though there were other Russian figure skaters better than him.
Plushenko is a liar so don't believe him that he wanted to participate but got such an unexpected injury just a moment before the competition. Remember an interview where he said that the federation made him to participate?)) What a lie. After it he of course took his words back claiming he didn't understand English))