Sotnikova and Balieva
Former figure skater Adelina Sotnikova (Russia), who won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by an absurd decision, cheered for Camila Balieva, who recently caused a doping scandal, saying, “You are our hero.”
Sotnikova said on her SNS on the 18th (Korean time), “I don’t know how Balieva endured all this.” “Balieva has proven that she can overcome any situation. You are our hero.” wrote that
Previously, Balieva was confirmed to have tested positive for a banned substance at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but was forced to compete in the rest of the Olympics because of her young age.
Sotnikova also congratulated the two athletes who won the medals.
He congratulated the gold medalist Anna Sherbakova: “Welcome to the Olympic Champions’ Club”. He also said to silver medalist Alexandra Trusova, “I want to congratulate him for making the first four quadruple (four rounds) jumps in history.”
Sotnikova showed unstable performance in the women’s singles figure skating event at the Sochi Olympics, but after a controversial decision, she defeated Yuna Kim (retired), who was aiming for a second Olympic gold medal, and won the gold medal.
At that time, Sotnikova won the championship by defeating Yuna Kim (219.11 points), who showed flawless performance with 224.59 points despite her unstable performance. At the time, there was controversy over whether the home advantage was applied excessively to Sotnikova.
Sotnikova was first embroiled in doping allegations at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Russian media raised suspicions that the urine sample, which could be seen as a sign of doping during the Sochi Olympics, was damaged, but the IOC concluded that there was not enough evidence and found no charges. At the time, the IOC did not reveal her name for protection of her players, but foreign media reported that the innocent player was Sotnikova.
After the Olympics, Sotnikova disappeared from the world figure skating world due to a significant decline in her skills, and announced her retirement in 2018.