What happened Adelina Sotnikova?
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova has been revealed as a victim of a fortune-telling scam in Russia. The 23-year-old earned gold in front of a home crowd in 2014, but has since only competed once on the flagship Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit due to injury troubles.
Why did Adelina Sotnikova retire?
Russian Olympic figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova has announced her retirement over health concerns, the state-run TASS news agency reported Monday. Sotnikova clinched Russia’s first-ever ladies singles gold at the Sochi Games at the age of 17 in 2014.
How did Adelina Sotnikova win?
The simple answer to why Sotnikova beat Kim was that she skated the more difficult program, and she skated it more precisely – and by some margin.
Did Adelina Sotnikova retire?
March 2, 2020Adelina Sotnikova / Career end
What happened to Adelina Sotnikova after Sochi?
In 2018, countrywoman Alina Zagitova matched the feat. After Sochi, Sotnikova skated just once on the international Grand Prix circuit. Her last competitive skate was a sixth-place finish at the December 2015 Russian Championships.
Why do figure skaters retire early?
Young, teen skaters often retire early due to injury or exhaustion.
Who beat Kim Yuna?
Adelina Sotnikova
Adelina Sotnikova, a 17 year-old who has performed inconsistently the past few seasons, handily defeated South Korea’s Yuna Kim, who was competing for a second Olympic gold medal but won silver instead. Kim said she would retire from competitive skating. Carolina Kostner of Italy won the bronze medal.
Why are figure skaters thin?
Figure skaters face pressure from their coaches, judges, and themselves to be thinner and look thinner. “If judges tell you to lose weight, you don’t have time to figure out how [to] do it healthily,” Former Olympian Brian Boitano told Crouse.
Is Adelina Sotnikova a good skater?
The highest-scoring free skate in the eight years since the judging system changed to this GOE system has been Kim Yu-na’s gold medal-winning long program at the Vancouver Olympics. There, Kim scored a 150.06 in a flawless routine: Sotnikova scored as close as anyone’s come to that free skate with 149.95 on Thursday.