Coquelicot14
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Thanks, DobrinFan, looking forward to seeing her on New Year's programming!
Sad but expectable. Quick and full recovery for Adelina!It's official, no nationals for Adelina. She just started on ice practice a few days ago so not surprising news. Speedy recovery Adelina!!!
Her cast came off a few days ago!
Official website (Russian) http://www.adelina-sotnikova.info (English version here)
Her resume section is so......short , only includes her Gold medals with the excption of her Euro silvers and Youth Olympic silver. And the Olympic part is almost written to convince you she IS the rightful winner of the Games. Why compare base values and GOEs of jumps (i.e. flip) of hers vs Yuna? Why mention Mishin and others agreeing with her Gold medal?
Well I'm off to read more. There's some interviews posted that I missed somehow Oh and a video of her coaching that I must watch. She hasn't posted her newer Nike ads, so I will post them if I can find them again!!!
Really cool Nike pic http://instagram.com/p/wvkcvcNVtH/?modal=true (can someone explain what it means?)
But is it actually possible to skate in Euros or a competition to prepare for Euros? It sounds a bit too early thinking her injury.
Anyways, nice to read her dad was really happy to see her skating again after the two months. Thanks for sharing the articles.
Either example would have worked. I think in the end what she was saying was that her happiness and/or fulfillment as a skater at this time involves more than just a flashy resume or medal.Not to diss Adelina in her uber thread, but I couldn't let that comment of hers pass. She should be very happy if she is able to retire with the career of Lipinski. A World and 2 time GPF champion, famous for her historic rivalry with Kwan. Sotnikova would be nowhere near that should she retire today, or not significantly add to her achievements if she continues. So her Lipinski reference is bemusing. She should have chosen Hughes instead.
The only significant difference I see between her record and Tara's is that she has not won World's. Tara's career was so brief and she never repeated any of her wins. Adelina is 4-time Russian champion, which should count for something.
Actually, Tara won the Grand Prix Final (then known as the Champion Series Final) back-to-back in 1997 and 1998.
In the other Adelina thread, I did note that her four national titles are quite an accomplishment, especially given the depth of the Russian ladies.
I would let Kwan ubers and Kim ubers to figure that out. You can start a thread for them (they deserve it ) on Who had more rights to win, Kwan in Nagano or Kim in Sochi . I would enjoy their botfights.I would also say that Lipinski's Olympic win was a bit less controversial than Sotnikova's Olympic win.
Here is the fifth entry of my favorite figure skating moments of 2014:
6. Adelina Sotnikova wins the first ladies Olympic gold medal for Russia in Sochi. In her first Olympic Games, Sotnikova, 17 at the time, delivered two solid performances despite and perhaps in spite of being left off the roster for the team event, where Russia claimed gold. Many previous female Olympic champions have been criticized for various reasons when certain favorites didn’t win (think Lipinski, Hughes and Arakawa), however, like those before her Sotnikova attacked every aspect of her performance with exuberance plus she actually looked like the only woman in the top 10 who wasn’t afraid or nervous to be competing in the free skate. Watch is back and tweet me if you disagree. If that isn’t a prerequisite for being a champion in sport or the prima ballerina on the dance stage I don’t know what is.
New Years video of Adelina singing http://m.youtube.com/watch?t=1m5s&v=y9Qyljk4LX4&feature=youtu.be
I would also say that Lipinski's Olympic win was a bit less controversial than Sotnikova's Olympic win.
You are right, though it's worth noting that Michelle didn't compete in 1998. And maybe it's just me, but I don't consider the GPF that important a title--certainly not on a par with Worlds.