SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Fuelled by anger at being snubbed for the team competition, Adelina Sotnikova grabbed Olympic gold to show a Julia Lipnitskaya-obsessed Russia that there was more than one teenaged superstar in the country.
Sotnikova was a television spectator as she watched 15-year-old Lipnitskaya melt hearts across the nation with two breathtaking performances that helped Russia win the inaugural team title almost two weeks ago.
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