Messalina
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I have not had the time to look up all the pics, videos, etc. but I plan to. It is a good antidote for the Sotnikova hatred on this board. I am not even her fan, but I believe she earned her OGM in Sochi by skating great. She does not deserve the kind of venom being spewed in other threads. So I come here sometimes to talk about more pleasant things. Adelina deserves a lot of credit for what she did well. The hatred in other threads makes me defend her, and if she continues to skate like this, I could become her fan.
I am so with you. Even as a big Mao, Yuna, Julia and Carolina fan, I found Adelina's win to be one of the most exciting sports highs ever. And now I love Adelina too.
What a journey from 12-year-old Russian champion to Olympic Gold Medalist!Between what she's wearing, the background scenery, and the drunk homeless looking old women this is onephoto
This is truly a photo of timeless WTF-ness.

The IJS has driven pairs to doing extremely ugly death spirals that slow down, get the man out of position, just to get more points. Compared to that the IJS spins are not ugly. Sotnikova does a very difficult spin and just because she doesn't look like a pretty princess doesn't mean it's ugly. As a side note, I am happy that they got rid of the spiral position changes requirements. Those were the ugliest things ever in FS.
And yet I miss a really beautiful spiral position that is held for a long time (with change or edge or not, as long as it is held and not just hit briefly). Mao did one in her WC exhibition that I swear is better than any in her competitive programs.
Hope she has fun!!! She will also be doing an Olympic Champion Show later today (3/31) in St. Petersburg and in Moscow (4/27)!!! Hopefully there will be videos 
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And I thought I can't stand a quad more and it might be the proper time for me to quit following figure skating. Reading this interview, Adelina seems strong enough and is not expected to be very polite. Also Russian media is gonna be on Adelina's side. It's kinda relief for me. I might stick around a quad more.