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Adelina Sotnikova

Russian figure skater
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  • Hanyu Yuzuru
    Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
    / Competition, results, and notable athletes

    …figure skating, where unheralded Russian Adelina Sotnikova upset defending Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na of South Korea, despite the latter having skated what many observers thought was a winning program. The Alpine skiing events featured two notable finishes by Americans of disparate ages, as Bode Miller became—at age 36—the oldest Alpine…

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    …figure skating, where unheralded Russian Adelina Sotnikova upset defending Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na of South Korea, despite the latter having skated what many observers thought was a winning program. The Alpine skiing events featured two notable finishes by Americans of disparate ages, as Bode Miller became—at age 36—the oldest Alpine…

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