Adelina sotnikova won the figure skating gold medal over. Gold medal has become nightmare for 16yearold russian skater. Why people think adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold medal was rigged. Russia got its signature moment of the sochi olympics on thursday when adelina sotnikova, just 17 years old and not seen as a medal contender heading into competition, won the gold medal in women.
She was second behind the defending olympic and the reigning world champion kim yuna by 0. Adelina sotnikova of russia, center, yuna kim of south korea, left, and carolina kostner of italy stand on the podium during the flower ceremony for the womens free skate figure skating final at. Adelina sotnikovas olympic gold medal win over kim yuna. Huge scandal in sochi as russia steals the gold medal. Russian figure skater zagitova brings first gold to oar at. More recently, sotnikova impressed russia with her talent after winning her fourth national title in 2014, placing first in the short program, second in the free skate, and beating 15yearold russian athlete yulia lipnitskaya. South koreas kim yuna, the reigning olympic gold medalist, won silver. Feb 22, 2018 adelina sotnikova, the 2014 olympic champion at age 17, is not competing this season because of an injury. Adelina sotnikovas upset victory is hard to figure the.
In a surprise upset, 17yearold adelina sotnikova of russia edged out 2010 olympic champion yuna kim to win gold in sochi on thursday. Second after the short program, sotnikova was only 0. Adelina sotnikova, right, of russia won the gold medal in figure skating. Russias sotnikova wins gold sports news, video, live. Yesterday, thanks to 17yearold adelina sotnikova, russia earned its first womens figure skating gold medal. Sotnikova is the first russian woman to win a gold medal in. While many people feel the component score was too high for sotnikova, it was comporable to the 73. Russian figure skater adelina sotnikovas gold medal scores questioned. Silver would go to italian carolina kostner, the current bronze medalist. Adelinas fs program was technically more challenging, and the difference in difficulty fully accounts for the final difference in score. Gold for russia, silver for yuna kim, and controversy ensues.
Gold for russia, silver for yuna kim, and controversy. Russias sotnikova upsets defending champ yuna kim in figure. Videos of yuzuru hanyu performing choreography highlights of his. More recently, sotnikova impressed russia with her talent after winning her fourth national title in 2014, placing first in the short program, second in the free skate, and. Watch 15yearold zagitova win first olympic gold for. Coach says adelina sotnikova, sochi figure skating. Russias adelina sotnikova celebrates her goldmedal victory in the womens figure skating. Why people think adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold. Highlights of the free program section of the ladies figure skating at the iceberg skating palace as adelina sotnikova wins the gold for russia at the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Petition calls for investigation into adelina sotnikovas.
Adelina sotnikova retires from figure skating competition. Russian skater adelina sotnikova unleashed a rush of raw emotions after winning gold in. I wanted to skate my best today but it didnt work, she said. Sochi adelina sotnikova has an olympic gold medal, and she didnt need anyones help to. Feb 21, 2014 petition calls for investigation into adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold. Sochi, russia i ran to the first skating insider i could find. Adelina sotnikovas olympic gold medal win over kim yuna will be endlessly argued. Highlights of adelina sotnikovas gold medal winning performance in the free program of the ladies figure skating competition during the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold an unexpected olympic. How adelina sotnikova won gold adelina sotnikova of russia competes in the womens free skate figure skating finals at the iceberg skating palace during the 2014 winter olympics, thursday, feb. Controversy as russian adelina sotnikova upsets korean favourite kim yuna to snatch figure skating gold medal february 21, 2014 7. Russia to be without olympic gold medallists sotnikova and lipnitskaya at pyeongchang 2018.
Feb 21, 2014 though her gold medal yesterday shocked. Sotnikova brings home russias first gold in womens figure skating. Adelina sotnikovas upset victory is hard to figure the new york. Russian sotnikova wins gold, kim silver fox sports. Adelina sotnikova olympic figure skating russian federation. Adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold an unexpected.
Winter olympic darling gracie gold, 18, failed to medal, coming in at fourth place. Wrong russian won the gold medal in womens figure skating at. Feb 21, 2014 adelina sotnikovas upset victory is hard to figure adelina sotnikova, right, of russia won the gold medal in figure skating, upsetting kim yuna of south korea, the defending champion, who got. The americans finished no higher than ninth, their worst collective performance in. Adelina sotnikova wins gold medal in womens figure skating. Italians roast isu adelina sotnikova yellow medal queen yuna gold medal.
Sotnikova brings home russias first gold in womens figure. Adelina sotnikova wins gold medal in womens figure. Adelina sotnikovas upset victory is hard to figure the new. The unique rules for figureskating judges make suspect scoring inevitable, and. Ladies gold medal finals tv channel, streaming only the women are remaining to skate for their medals. Adelina sotnikova becomes first russian woman to win gold. Sochi, russia adelina sotnikova gave russia its first olympic gold medal in womens figure skating with a stunning upset of defending champion yuna kim of south korea on thursday at the. There were other differences in her favor over silver medalist yuna kim of south korea and bronze winner carolina kostner of italy. Feb 20, 2014 the queen of figure skating has bowed down, and theres a new ice princess in town.
Fuelled by anger at being snubbed for the team competition, adelina sotnikova grabbed olympic gold to show a julia lipnitskayaobsessed russia that. She also landed the silver medal in the 2012 junior. Russian adelina sotnikova, 17, won the womens figure skating gold medal in front of a roaring home crowd. Figure skating at the 2014 winter olympics wikipedia. The queen of figure skating has bowed down, and theres a new ice princess in town. Adelina sotnikova springs surprise to take figure skating. Jun 30, 2016 world silver medalist ashley wagner and twotime u. The roster of judges for the womens free skate on thursday. Did adelina sotnikova win the olympic gold medal in figure. Russian teen adelina sotnikova wins figure skating gold. Adelina sotnikovas upset victory is hard to figure adelina sotnikova, right, of russia won the gold medal in figure skating, upsetting kim yuna of south korea, the defending champion, who got. Carolina kostner ita subscribe to the olympic youtube. Adelina sotnikova, the sochi olympic figure skating champion who last competed in 2015, confirmed that she retired from competition, according to russian media.
Feb 20, 2014 adelina sotnikova of russia snatched a wildly popular home gold for russia in the womens figure skating on thursday, in a thrilling final that went to the wire. If any proof surfaces that russian officials did indeed switch the urine in sotnikovas bottle with urine she provided for the purpose, that should cost her the gold medal. Russian figure skating judge hugged russian gold medalist. Russias adelina sotnikova won the gold medal in the womens individual figure skating competition, upsetting south korean yuna kim.
I really wanted to take part because i knew that we would win a medal because our team was so strong, said sotnikova. Highlights of adelina sotnikovas gold medal winning performance in the free program of the ladies figure skating competition during the. Figure skating ladies free program adelina sotnikova wins gold highlights of the free program section of the ladies figure skating at the iceberg skating palace as adelina sotnikova wins the gold for russia at the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Adelina sotnikova wins gold in womens figure skating. To compete at the olympic games, i dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, i wanted a gold one. Adelina sotnikova of russia stuns yuna kim for figure skating. Figure skating ladies free program adelina sotnikova. Russias adelina sotnikova, 17, earned a surprise gold medal in the event, whereas u. Adelina sotnikova of russia stuns yuna kim for figure. Figure skating ladies free program adelina sotnikova wins gold.
China leads entering free skate, but dont count out germans. It was russias seventh gold of the games and delivered the hosts best moment so far. Feb 20, 2014 russias adelina sotnikova, 17, earned a surprise gold medal in the event, whereas u. Russian skater adelina sotnikova unleashed a rush of raw emotions after winning gold in womens figure skating. Sotnikova, 17, became the first female russian skater. Sotnikova had once seemed to be russias grand hope for these. Apr 17, 2015 adelina sotnikova is the 17yearold russian figure skater who just took gold in womens figure skating, narrowly outstripping yuna kim of south korea. Adelina sotnikova springs surprise to take figure skating gold for russia. If kim had increased her base value to match sotnikova, she probably would have won gold.
Russia scored a surprise victory in womens singles figure skating thursday night at the olympics, when an outside contender for the podium walked away with the gold medal, and. Sotnikova topped vancouver olympic champion kim yuna of south korea and italys. Feb 21, 2014 yesterday, thanks to 17yearold adelina sotnikova, russia earned its first womens figure skating gold medal. Russias adelina sotnikova finished with a total score of 224. Russia to be without olympic gold medallists sotnikova and. Adelina sotnikova is the 17yearold russian figure skater who just took gold in womens figure skating, narrowly outstripping yuna kim of south korea. The scores of yuna kim were just announced and russian skater adelina sotnikova has been crowned gold medalist of the 2014 sochi olympics. Adelina sotnikova and her many russian fans are very happy about the 17yearolds new gold medal in figure skating. Why people think adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold medal. Sochi, russia many expected a russian to win a gold medal in womens figure skating at the sochi games, but hardly anyone expected that it would be adelina sotnikova. Kim, the gold medalist at the 2010 vancouver games, took silver with 144.
Adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold an unexpected olympic gem for russia. She is the 2014 olympic champion, a twotime europeans silver medalist 2012, 20. Lets take apart the main argument for why people are claiming that adelina deserves gold. Italys carolina kostner, skating in her third olympics, earned the bronze. Her first senior debut was at the 2009 russian nationals, where she won the gold medal at the age of 12. Sochi, russia ap adelina sotnikova won the womens figure skating gold medal at the sochi olympics pretty much because of one extra triple jump. It came in the form of a gold medal in womens figure skating an honour the country has coveted for decades but. They are far enough ahead that a small bobble might not be catastrophic enough to lose the gold medal to. Russias sotnikova upsets defending champ yuna kim in. Popular videos adelina sotnikova adelina sotnikova topic. At the 2014 sochi olympics, few thought russian figure skater adelina sotnikova would win gold. Sotnikovas gold medal winning performance ladies figure.
Carolina kostner of italy won the bronze medal with 216. Adelina sotnikova, the sochi olympic figure skating champion who last. Sotnikova topped vancouver olympic champion kim yu. So who won the womens figure skating gold medal, perhaps the most coveted gold medal at any winter games. Feb 21, 2014 russias adelina sotnikova finished with a total score of 224. Aljona savchenko and bruno massot ger gold medal pairs free skating pyeongchang 2018 duration. Russias adelina sotnikova beats yuna kim to win surprise skating gold in sochi kim gets silver medal, italys carolina kostner takes bronze. Mar 03, 2014 highlights of adelina sotnikova s gold medal winning performance in the free program of the ladies figure skating competition during the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Sotnikova brings home russias first gold in womens. Moscow ap the coach of adelina sotnikova says the olympic figure skating champion will not defend her title at next years winter games in pyeongchang because of injury. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. Also, in winning the team trophy, russia became the first nation to win gold medals in all five events. Aged 17, she beat reigning champion yuna kim of south korea to win gold at the sochi winter olympics, an event now tarnished by a scandal.
Although russian skating officials initially intended to assign sotnikova and lipnitskaya to one program each, they decided a week before the event that lipnitskaya would skate both segments. Russias adelina sotnikova wins gold in thrilling womens. South koreas defending champion kim yuna in the free skate. Petition calls for investigation into adelina sotnikovas figure skating gold. Figure skater adelina sotnikova shows you how to celebrate a. Yulia lipnitskaya, who won gold at 15 in the team competition in 2014, has retired after. Adelina sotnikova becomes first russian woman to win gold in. Sotnikova possible case of cheating in russian doping scandal. Adelina sotnikova and many russians are very happy about the. Adelina sotnikova of russia stuns yuna kim for figure skating gold. Sotnikova won the gold medal in the ladies individual event with an overall score of 224. Sotnikova received a generous component score of 74. Feb 21, 2014 though her gold medal yesterday shocked and angered many olympic viewers, adelina sotnikova has long been viewed as a wunderkind of the figure skating world.
Daily report highlights of the free program section of the ladies figure skating at the iceberg skating palace as adelina sotnikova wins the gold for russia at the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Russian olympic skating champion adelina sotnikova retires the. Russian figure skater alina zagitova has secured a gold medal with the scores she had received in the voluntary program at the 2018 winter olympics, while russian. Feb 20, 2014 sotnikova s victory was a minor upset over reigning gold medalist yuna kim of south korea. Feb 23, 2018 adelina sotnikova, then 17, was the surprising and controversial winner of the gold medal in the womens competition, while julia lipnitskaia, then 15, helped russia win the team gold medal. Yuzuru hanyu jpn set a new world record in the mens short program with a score of 101. Figure skater adelina sotnikova shows you how to celebrate. Adelina sotnikova of russia snatched a wildly popular home gold for russia in the womens figure skating on thursday, in a thrilling final that. Sotnikova did not skate in the team event, and that provided incentive for her in the individual competition. Russian figure skating judge hugged russian gold medalist minutes after controversial decision.
In a showdown between two russians, zagitova beat out evgenia medvedeva to win the gold medal. The iceberg skating palace erupted when the final results were shown and. Feb 20, 2014 add that all up, and it was the difference between silver a 69. Feb 21, 2014 daily report highlights of the free program section of the ladies figure skating at the iceberg skating palace as adelina sotnikova wins the gold for russia at the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. W hen adelina sotnikova took to the ice in the ladies final on thursday, she knew she was in a good position to win a medal. Adelina dmitriyevna sotnikova is a retired russian figure skater. Adelina sotnikova s gold medal was russias first olympic gold in the ladies event, making russia the first country to have won olympic gold medals in all four figure skating disciplines. Sotnikovas gold medal winning performance ladies figure skating.
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