Adelina Sotnikova retires from figure skating competition

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Adelina Sotnikova, the Sochi Olympic figure skating champion who last competed in 2015, confirmed that she retired from competition, according to Russian media. “Officially, I want to say one thing — I'm done with professional sport, that's for sure, because at the moment I want to be healthy, happy,” Sotnikova said on Russian TV, according to a TASS translation. Sotnikova, then 17, became Russia's first Olympic women's singles champion in 2014, upsetting defending champion Yuna Kim of South Korea.

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