Biography
Adeline Sotnikova is the first and only Olympic champion in the Soviet and Russian history in the women's single skating. It is called the Wunderkind of this sport, because at 13 years old she performed two extremely complex cascades in one program, which even experienced colleagues were not always solved.Childhood and youth
Will with the life and victory, this girl has shown already with his own appearance. Baby was born weak and seven. But there was time, and Adeline Sotnikova demonstrated a real fighting character.
In 2000, when Adeline turned 4 years old, the girl first stepped on the ice. It happened in a sports school in Biryulyovo. Anna Patrikeeva was the first coach of the future star of figure skating. And at the age of 7, Adelina Sotnikova has already trained at the school CSKA.
The character of Adeline and its hardworking quickly brought fruit. Thanks to strengthened training, the athlete managed to win the 2008 Russian Championship in figure skating 2008.
Figure skating
The glittering sports biography of Adeline Sotnikova started at the Russian Championship of the 2007/2008 season, where the figure skater managed to take the tenth of the junior position. He passed just a year, and the Muscovite was already a leader.To swim in the rays of Glory Adelina Sotnikova was able in the season 2010/2011: she became a champion in the final of the Junior Grand Prix, having won both of the competition before this. Further athlete careers went like on the rolled. She won gold at the International Grand Prix 2010-2011 in Austria.
In 2012, Adeline Sotnikova took part in the youthful Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, where the silver medal won.
In adult competition, the figure skater began to take part in 2013 from the European Championship. Then she managed to climb the second step of the pedestal. A year later, the figure skater repeated his success, giving the 1st place in Julia Lipnitskaya.
At the Olympics in Sochi 2014, Adeline Sotnikova and Julia Lipnitskaya produced a real exterior. Let Sotnikov did not participate in the team tournament, but in a short program, its emotional number "Carmen" brought the Russian 2nd place, and in the arbitrary program Adeline Sotnikova managed to conquer for the Russian national team in the history of the gold medal in the women's single figure skating, receiving 224, 9 points.
TV project
In November 2014, Adeline Sotnikova damaged his leg during training. As it turned out, the injury was serious. As a result, the figure skater did not speak at the Championship in the 2014/2015 season. At this time - in February 2015 - she participated in the TV project "Dancing with the Stars". In a pair with Gleb Savchenko, the girl managed to take the 2nd place.
In 2016, Adeline Sotnikova for the first time took part in the Label's favorite millionth television show. Actor and the star of "youths" Alexander Sokolovsky turned out to be in a pair with the Olympic champion. Sotnikova and Sokolovsky turned out to be the winners of the project. The performance of triumphs in the final of the "Ice period" produced a special impression on the project fans.
In 2017, Evgeny Plushenko became the new coach Adeline. After changing the mentor, an unpleasant event was followed - severe injury, due to which Adeline Sotnikova is forced to skip the season 2017/2018, including the Olympics in Phenchhan.
However, the athletic life of Adeline did not end. She decided to continue his career in the pair skating. Her partner was Alexey Rogonov. Athletes pretty quickly mastered double emissions with Rittberger and other spectacular techniques.
Personal life
Adeline Sotnikova is very close to his parents. Her father Dmitry Sotnikov works in a criminal wanted list, and Mom Olga Dmitrievna in his youth engaged in acrobatics, but because of the injury gained and prolonged treatment, she had to quit the sport.
An Adeline's younger sister will grow up in the family, Maria Sotnikova, which suffers from Troner's Collins syndrome. Machine treatment requires considerable money. And if at first the family helped coach Tatyana Tarasova, then after the victory in Sochi-2014 Adeline Sotnikova in the power to independently pay the treatment of his sister.
As for the privacy of the Sotnikova, it was one time rumors about her novel with a colleague Maxim Kovtun. In "Instagram", the Maxim appeared their common photos, which pushed fans to conversations that an athlete was an adeline guy. It was even agreed that the figure skater is about to marry. But the guys were only friends, but met in training fees.
In March 2016, at the premiere of the film "Hero", Adeline appeared together with the TV presenter Show "Magazin" Alexander Milochenko. At the event, young people held hands, without hiding their feelings.
Later in an interview with Milk confirmed that they were found. But the relationship of the couple turned out to be fragile. A month after the cheating of a young man, Adeline decided to part. For himself, the figure skater decided that the family, her husband and children were plans for the future, at the young age it is worth paying career more attention, especially since life in sports is so short-lived.
In 2019, the matured athlete repainted into the blonde and changed her hair. It often demonstrates excellent physical training and a slim figure, which shows in the photo in a swimsuit.
Adelina Sotnikova now
In 2019, it became known that Sotnikova participates in the Ice Show Tatiana Navka "Ruslan and Lyudmila". In the summer, along with the artists of the project, Sotnikova went on tour to Turkey. The troupe performances were held in the Land Of Legends Ice Palace. About this, the girl told the subscribers of his "Instagram".Earlier, Adeline pleased the fans to participate in the Bottle Cap Challenge Flashmob. On the video, the figure skater helps a little girl to unscrew the cover of the bottle of the ridge.
And in March 2020, Sotnikova stated that she completes the sports career. About this difficult decision, the girl reported on the air of the program Boris Korchevnikov "The Fate of Man". The cause of sports has become the health status of the figure skater.
"It's sad and hard to talk to me, but, unfortunately, health does not allow to speak on a professional arena. I will delight my fans and fans, the figureful story is not over, but officially closed, "Adeline emphasized.Also, the girl admitted that he regretted that at some point he decided to change the coach.
Awards
- 2013 - Silver Medal at the European Championship
- 2014 - Silver Medal at the European Championship
- 2014 - Gold Medal at the Olympic Games