Adelina Sotnikova

Adelina Dmitriyevna Sotnikova (Russian: Адели́на Дми́триевна Со́тникова [ɐdɛˈlʲinə ˈsotnʲɪkəvə]; born 1 July 1996) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is the 2014 Olympic gold medalist in ladies' singles, a two-time European silver medalist (2012, 2013), a two-time Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist (2011, 2015), and a four-time Russian national champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014).

Adelina Sotnikova
Sotnikova at the 2014 Sochi Olympics podium
Full nameAdelina Dmitriyevna Sotnikova
Native nameАделина Дмитриевна Сотникова
Born (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996
Moscow, Russia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
CoachEvgeni Plushenko
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Began skating2000
Retired2 March 2020
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
European Championships 0 2 0
Winter Youth Olympics 0 1 0
World Junior Championships 1 0 1
Junior Grand Prix Final 1 0 0
Total 3 3 1
Olympic Games
2014 SochiLadies' singles
European Championships
2013 ZagrebLadies' singles
2014 BudapestLadies' singles
Winter Youth Olympics
2012 Innsbruck Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
2011 GangneungLadies' singles
2012 MinskLadies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
2010–11 BeijingLadies' singles

On the junior level, she is the 2012 Youth Olympic silver medalist, the 2011 Junior World champion, the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2009 Russian junior national champion. Sotnikova stopped competing after the 2015–2016 season. She announced her retirement on 1 March 2020.

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