Olympics-Figure skating-Sotnikova gives Russia its ice princess

By Julian Linden SOCHI, Russia, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The fairytale princess that Russia had been craving finally came to life on Thursday when teenager Adelina Sotnikova won the women’s individual figure skating title at the Sochi Olympics. Sotnikova produced the skate of her life to win the gold medal ahead of South Korea’s Kim Yuna with an energetic routine that had the crowd on their feet and judges’s hearts melting. In fact, I smashed my highest score for my whole career and I did it at the Olympics,” said the jubilant 17-year-old. I just couldn’t skate badly.” Incredibly for a country that has produced so many great figure skaters, Sotnikova become the first Russian woman to win the individual title.