Adelina Sotnikova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dmitriyevna and the family name is Sotnikova.

Adelina Sotnikova
Sotnikova at the 2014 Sochi Olympics podium
Full nameAdelina Dmitriyevna Sotnikova
Native nameАделина Дмитриевна Сотникова
Born (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28)
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
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Ladies' singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Zagreb Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Budapest Ladies' singles
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2012 Innsbruck Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gangneung Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Minsk Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2010–11 Beijing Ladies' singles
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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).

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. She later admitted to doping in the Sochi Olympics 2014.[6]

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  6. ^ Аделина Сотникова объявила о завершении карьеры. tass.ru (2 March 2020)