Sochi figure skating gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova‘s competitive break will extend at least another year.
The 22-year-old Russian said she will not compete at all this season but said she hopes to come back next year, according to TASS.
Sotnikova said she does not want to compete until she is 100 percent physically and psychologically. To return and place sixth at the Russian Championships (as she did at her last event in December 2015) is pointless, she said, according to the report.
Sotnikova has skated just once on the international Grand Prix circuit since taking the 2014 Olympic title over Yuna Kim.