The 17-year-old Adelina Sotnikova skated a more technically difficult programme to lift a Russian public still numbed by their exit from the ice hockey. Yet her wide margin of victory may also raise questions over the judging in a sport well used to
Russia's Adeline Sotnikova wraps herself in her country's flag alongside Korea's Yuna Kim and Italy's Carolina Kostner, after winning the gold medal during the ladie's free skate at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at
17-year old Adelina Sotnikova won Olympic gold in women's figure skating on Thursday, and she has seemingly already gone mad with power, offering this quote to reporter's today: "I want all the gold that there is out there
Russia's Adelina Sotnikova performs in the Women's Figure Skating Free Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 20, 2014. (AFP Photo / Yuri Kadobnov). Tags. Figure Skating
Let's not mince words. Russia's Adelina Sotnikova owned the night. Seemingly out of nowhere, the Russian figure skater became a podium contender (not to mention EW's Olympic Stud of the Day) on Wednesday.