Petrokina comes back from surgery to win goldReuters, SHEFFIELD, EnglandEstonia’s Niina Petrokina on Friday capped a remarkable comeback by claiming her second consecutive European women’s figure skating title just weeks after returning to the ice following Achilles surgery. After having surgery on Oct. 9 last year, Petrokina was not able to train her triple jumps until less than two weeks ago. Estonia’s Niina Petrokina poses for a photograph with her gold medal after winning the women’s figure skating competition in the ISU Figure Ice Skating European Championships in Sheffield, England, on Friday. Photo: AFP“I don’t know how I do it, but I know I am unstoppable, because I love what I do,” she said. This time I came here to win and show one more time that I can do this, because in Estonia some guys told me that it’s unreal to win second time, and I just wanted to show that it’s real,” she added.
