Na Evropskom prvenstvu 2013. godine, osvojila je prvo mesto u kratkom, treće u dugom klizanju i osvojila je srebrnu medalju sa 0,72 boda izgubivši od Karoline Kostner. [18] She won the bronze medal at Cup of China[19] and at Rostelecom Cup, to become the first alternate for the ladies' event at the Grand Prix Final. At her next event, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup, Sotnikova finished 5th. She began working with coach Elena Buianova (Vodorezova) a year later. [13] Sotnikova's mother told her that she was born a month prematurely anyway. [40][41][42] Pohađala je srednju školu koju su pohađali skoro svi sportisti. [39] Svoju sestru opisuje kao najuticajniju osobu u njenoj karijeri i potpuno je podržava. She was assigned to two Grand Prix events, the 2011 Cup of China and 2011 Rostelecom Cup. Osvajači medalja na Zimskim olimpijskim igrama 2014. It is called a «child Prodigy» of the sport, because at the age of 13 she performed two extremely complicated cascade in one program are not always resolved even experienced colleagues. I я ee dolžna delatь horošo»”, „Adelina Sotnikova: «To, čto vse zabыli obo mne, daže podhlestnulo, dobavilo sportivnoй zlosti»”, „2009 Russian National Figure Skating Championships - Ladies Long, Pairs Short, and the Original Dance - Highlights - Figure Skating News”, „Federaciя figurnogo kataniя na konьkah Rossii”, „Figurnoe katanie - Zimnie vidы sporta - SPORT-ЭKSPRESS”, „Sotnikova takes Junior Grand Prix title - Figure Skating News”, „Sotnikova grabs second Russian National title - Figure Skating News”, „Russian ladies 1-2 after short program at 2011 Junior Worlds”, „Adelina Sotnikova bags 2011 Junior World title”, „Kostner wins Cup of China, qualifies for Grand Prix Final”, „Adelina Sotnikova is hungry for new success”, „Kseniя Stolbova -- Fedor Klimov -- vtorыe posle korotkoй programmы”, „Figure skating: Anger drives Sotnikova to golden finale”, „Adelina Sotnikova: я razozlilasь, čto menя ne vklюčili v komandu, i skazala: я obяzatelьno poluču medalь v ličnom starte!”, „Adelina Sotnikova used anger to win gold - Story - 3 Sport - 3 News”, „ITAR-TASS: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics - Russia's Olympic athletes receive state awards”, „2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating”, „Adelina Sotnikova to miss rest of ISU Grand Prix due to injury”, „Adelina Sotnikova out for Grand Prix series with torn ankle ligament”, „Adelina Sotnikova to miss Russia Figure Skating Championships”, https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.interfax.ru%2Frussia%2F420983&sandbox=1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgZl-N_2N68, „Yevgeni Plushenko to coach Adelina Sotnikova”, „Studiя Adelinы Sotnikovoй (@studio_be_happy) • Instagram photos and videos”, „Adelina SOTNIKOVA | Figure Skating | Russian Fed. Dobitnica je srebrne medalje na olimpijskim igrama mladih 2012. godine, juniorski svetski šampion 2011, finalistkinja juniorskog Grand Prija 2010. i juniorski državni prvak u Rusiji 2009. godine. Sotnikova placed 4th in the individual competition of Japan Open. At the event in Fukuoka, Japan, she was second in the short, placed sixth in the free, and finished 5th overall. [23][24][25][26] Odlikovana je ordenom prijateljstva 24. februara 2014.