Adelina Sotnikova became the first Russian to win gold in the Olympic women's figure skating in Sochi Winter Olympics

Adelina Sotnikova became the first Russian to win gold in the Olympic women's figure skating with a superb performance

The 17-year-old former world junior champion scored highly on the technical elements to finish with a score of 224.59.

Vancouver champion Yuna Kim of South Korea led after the short programme but had to settle for silver.

Italy's Carolina Kostner claimed the bronze medal.

Russian 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya, who helped her country win team gold, finished in fifth position scoring a total of 200.57.