"Kim Yu-na robbed gold medal" reveals Russian figure shock "A total of 88 athletes..." Also, "Great ripples."

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The Russian figure skating world, which was under worldwide uproar over the controversy over biased judgment that took away Kim Yu-na's gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, is now embroiled in an all-time doping scandal.

Russian media "Sovetsky Sport" reported on the 2nd (Korea time) that "the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) conducted doping tests on six figure skaters in January."

According to the media, the inspection included Sofia Akateva, 19, who received attention for running quadruple jumps (four turns) at the age of 11, as well as Makar Ignatov, Gleb Lutfulin, David Narini, Efgeny Semenenko, and Nikolai Ugozayev.

In particular, Akateva is known to be a disciple of coach Eteri Tutberidze, who coached Kamila Valieva (Russia), who was disposed of for doping violations during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

"A total of 19 Russian athletes were tested for doping," Sovetsky Sport said. "A total of 88 Russian figure skaters were investigated in 2025."

Currently, Russian athletes are not able to participate in international competitions. However, Adelia Petrosian and Pyotr Gumenik competed as individual neutral athletes at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics and ranked sixth respectively.

The Russian figure skating world has already caused a stir in world figure skating several times. In particular, Adelina Sotnikova, who beat Kim Yu-na to win the controversial gold medal at the Sochi Olympics, was criticized again for her absurd remarks welcoming her rival's mistake at the Winter Olympics.

According to the U.S. media 'Newsweek', Sotnikova, a commentator for Russian media 'Oko', said, "It's unfortunate" when Amber Glenn (USA), a strong favorite among the women's singles short program, was sluggish due to a jump mistake, but "But you don't have to be too sorry." It was controversial by saying, "Because we know it works in our favor."

Sotnikova's remarks were interpreted as a nuance of welcoming the opponent's bad luck, drawing strong criticism from figure skating fans around the world. Global fans responded sharply on social networking services (SNS), saying, "Is the person who stole Kim Yu-na's gold medal in Sochi saying, "The Olympic champion I want to forget the most," and "Everything would have been in your favor when you stole the gold medal with the help of doping and the federation."

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