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Adelina SOTNIKOVA

Russian Fed.

Gender: Female
Nationality: Russian Fed.

Birthday: 1 July 1996
Age: 18

Height: 1.63 m (5' 4'')
Weight: -

Place of Birth: Russian Fed., MOSCOW
Place of Residence: Russian Fed., MOSCOW

Figure Skating

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Medals

Athlete competitions and results

19 February, 19:00 Ladies Short Program
Adelina SOTNIKOVA
Score: 74.64
Rank: 2

20 February, 19:00 Ladies Free Skating
Adelina SOTNIKOVA
Score: 224.59
Rank: 1

Additional Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
9	Ladies	2013	London, ON, CAN
European Championships
2	Ladies	2014	Budapest, HUN
2	Ladies	2013	Zagreb, CRO
Grand Prix Final
5	Ladies	2013/2014	Fukuoka, JPN

Best performance per season in Grand Prix events from 2010/2011

Season	Ladies
2013/2014	2 x 2nd
2012/2013	1 x 3rd
2011/2012	2 x 3rd

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Grand Prix performances in current season
2	Ladies	2013/2014	Trophee Eric Bompard, FRA
2	Ladies	2013/2014	Cup of China, CHN
Youth Olympic Games
2	Ladies	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
World Junior Championships
1	Ladies	2011	Gangneung, KOR
3	Ladies	2012	Minsk, BLR
ISU World Standings (as of 03 Feb 2014)
6	Ladies

Personal Bests

Type	Date	Score	Competition	Event
Total	17 Jan 2014	202.36	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Short Program	15 Jan 2014	70.73	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Short Program Technical	05 Dec 2013	37.53	Grand Prix Final 2013/14	Ladies
Short Program Component	15 Jan 2014	33.58	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Free Skating	17 Jan 2014	131.63	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Free Skating Technical	16 Nov 2013	65.15	GP Trophee Bompard 2013	Ladies
Free Skating Component	17 Jan 2014	69.60	European Championships 2014	Ladies

Season Bests

Type	Date	Score	Competition	Event
Total	17 Jan 2014	202.36	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Short Program	15 Jan 2014	70.73	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Short Program Technical	05 Dec 2013	37.53	Grand Prix Final 2013/14	Ladies
Short Program Component	15 Jan 2014	33.58	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Free Skating	17 Jan 2014	131.63	European Championships 2014	Ladies
Free Skating Technical	16 Nov 2013	65.15	GP Trophee Bompard 2013	Ladies
Free Skating Component	17 Jan 2014	69.60	European Championships 2014	Ladies

Hobbies: Dancing, movies, theatre. (NOC Media Guide, 2014; ISU, 01 Oct 2013)
Languages Spoken: Russian
Coach: Elena Buianova (RUS) from 2004 (ISU, 14 Jan 2014; Komanda magazine, 2014)

Occupation: Student
Club Name: Central Army Sports Club [CSKA]/Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow, RUS

Additional Information

Music
Music short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
Habanera [from Carmen Suite] by Georges Bizet

Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
Introduction And Rondo Capriccioso In A Minor Op 28 For Violin and Orchestra by Camille Saint-Saens (ISU, 14 Jan 2014)

Choreographer
Tatiana Tarasova, RUS; Irina Tagaeva, RUS; Peter Chernyshov, USA (ISU, 14 Jan 2014; nbcsports.com, 21 Feb 2014)

Member of national team since
2009 (NOC Media Guide, 2014)

Start of sporting career
She began skating at age four in Moscow, Russia. (fskate.ru, 2014)

Reason for taking up this sport
She was naturally flexible as a girl, so her parents took her to a skating rink near their home. (Komanda magazine, 09 Dec 2013)

Ambitions
To win gold medals at the world and European championships. (nbcsports.com, 21 Feb 2014)

Training
In the low season she trains in Moscow, Russia and Latvia. During the high season she trains in Moscow. (ISU, 14 Jan 2014)

Hero
Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko, French figure skaters Brian Joubert and Stephane Lambiel, Japanese figure skaters Miki Ando and Mao Asada. (NOC Media Guide, 2014; icenetwork.com, 28 Aug 2013)

Most influential person in career
Her sister Maria, who has health problems. (sporteveryday.info, 24 Apr 2013)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Figure skating is not a hobby. It's my work, which I want to do, and do well." (sporteveryday.info, 24 Apr 2013)

Awards
She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Russia. (infosport.ru, 28 Jan 2014)

General
NATIONAL FIRST
She was congratulated by Russian president Vladimir Putin after winning gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. President Putin said the whole nation was proud of her after she became the first Russian or Soviet female figure skater to claim an individual gold medal at an Olympic Winter Games. (nbcsports.com, 21 Feb 2014)

PRODIGY
In December 2008 at age 12, she won the Russian senior title. (icenetwork.com, 28 Aug 2013)

Social Media
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