Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian figure skater, participant in figure skating competitions Olympic Games in Sochi (2014), receiving the title of team champion. Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation (2014).
Russian star figure skating, Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya was born on June 5, 1998 in Yekaterinburg. The young athlete began her career when she was barely 4 years old. In early childhood, not being able to pronounce words well, the girl called herself “Olympic” instead of “Lipnitskaya,” which later turned out to be a kind of prediction of her own destiny.
The mother raised the child alone, since the father left her before the birth of her daughter. Daniela Leonidovna brought the baby to the local school at the Lokomotiv Sports and Youth Sports School. Yulia’s first coaches, Elena Levkovets and Marina Voitsekhovskaya, not only became the girl’s idols and best teachers, but also gave her the opportunity to continue her journey in one of the most beautiful sports.
Mom Daniela Leonidovna, who chose figure skating for her daughter, did not even suspect what success her little daughter would achieve in the near future. After all, the initial goal was to improve the girl’s health and do something useful and exciting.
Six years later, the Moscow stage of the biography of Yulia Lipnitskaya began. The athlete and her mother moved to Moscow. The reason for the move was high hopes, which were assigned to the skater. She learned everything that Yulia could be taught in Yekaterinburg.
The girl was assigned to the Moscow Sports School No. 37. Julia ended up in a group with a famous one, which trains athletes in single skating. Igor Pashkevich also helped in preparing the young athlete.
Figure skating
Yulia has incredible flexibility by nature and good stretch. It was these qualities that allowed Lipnitskaya to perform the most complex elements that adult and experienced athletes have been honing for years. By the end of 2009, the skater could perform all triple jumps “excellently”.
In the 2009-2010 season, the figure skater took part in the Russian Championship and was among the top five winners. The next season, in which Yulia took part as an adult athlete, also became significant for her: the girl took 4th place.
In 2011-2012, the Russian woman attended the Grand Prix, which took place in Poland, and won it. After that, Julia began to win only prizes. And already in Italy, the figure skater again took gold. Then there was a victory in Canada, where Yulia showed herself worthy and managed to significantly get ahead of her main rival.
Soon the Russian figure skater went to the Russian Championship with the main goal - to win. Julia succeeded. The athlete deservedly received silver at this championship. The next step was winning the World Junior Championships. Lipnitskaya was able to win gold medal and get ahead of the famous American, who was predicted to win.
Yulia began preparing for the Olympics in Sochi in advance. The first was the victory in the 2012-2013 season in the tournament, which took place in Finland. After this, the athlete achieved victory in China and in France at adult competitions.
The victory in Paris was double for the skater: Lipnitskaya was able to not only win gold, but also get the maximum level. But Yulia did not compete in the Grand Prix final. The young athlete received an injury due to which she was unable to go on the ice. The girl missed not only the final, but also the Russian Figure Skating Championship in 2013.
Only in the second half of the 2012-2013 season was the figure skater able to take fifth position at the Russian Championships. This was the first time out after the injury. After this tournament, the stellar period of Yulia Lipnitskaya’s biography began, the athlete again began to take prizes.
The World Championship turned out to be a prize for the figure skater. Julia won silver in Milan. Of course, after the injuries the athlete received, she needed some time for rehabilitation. But Lipnitskaya quickly regained her strength and entered the Olympic season again as a winner.
Competitions in Finland, which took place in the 2013-2014 season, brought Yulia victory. Canada, Grand Prix - a new victory. In the Grand Prix final, Lipnitskaya took second place due to a small mistake she made in her program.
The athlete’s landmark victory was the gold at the European Championships in 2014. The figure skater not only received a gold medal, but also beat her main competitors by a fairly large number of points. The girl skated the program perfectly and deserved the victory. It is noteworthy that at this championship Yulia’s opponents were experienced colleagues who had won prizes more than once. At the European Championships in 2014, the girl was the youngest.
Young Lipnitskaya receives strong support from her mother, who accompanies the athlete at all competitions. They are together when Julia wins and when she falls. For a figure skater, a mother is the most important and important person, as Yulia has repeatedly said in her own interviews.
Olympics in Sochi
The fact that Yulia Lipnitskaya would represent her country at the Olympics in Sochi was quite expected. The girl managed to achieve results that some athletes can only dream of. Lipnitskaya was the main hope of the Russian figure skating team.
IN team competitions in figure skating, which took place on February 6, 8 and 9 in Sochi, Yulia Lipnitskaya became the Olympic champion. She won and skated both programs perfectly. It was Lipnitskaya who won greatest number points that helped the Russian figure skating team. The girl performed very difficult elements in the performance and received all possible bonuses. To date, Yulia Lipnitskaya is the country’s youngest Olympic champion.
In February 2014, it became known that Yulia Lipnitskaya was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation. This event became an excellent incentive for the athlete, when in the same month the girl took part in the short program competition in women's figure skating. Russia was represented by two figure skaters - 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya and 17-year-old. After the short program, Yulia Lipnitskaya took fifth place, as.
On February 20, 2014, the decisive skate took place - the free program. Yulia Lipnitskaya performed to the music of the legendary film “Schindler’s List”. The athlete completed perfect jumps and unique spins, but a few moments before the final the skater fell.
As a result, the 15-year-old athlete showed the fifth result in the sum of both programs. Adelina unconditionally won that Olympics, giving Russia the first gold in modern history female single skating.
Yulia Lipnitskaya, who managed to achieve incredible success, is a very young girl. Therefore, fans and fans of figure skating were sure that more than one Olympics awaited Lipnitskaya.
After the Olympics
After the Olympics in Sochi, Yulia Lipnitskaya did not rest on her laurels. The skater began the next season at the Grand Prix stage in China, where she skated the short program and became a leader. But, unfortunately, the day after the success, an unfortunate fall occurred: the girl’s free program failed. In total, the athlete managed to gain a foothold in 2nd place.
Accumulated fatigue turned out to be the reason for the disappointing defeats in Barcelona and Russia. At home, the girl ended up in 5th position following the results of her free program and was not included in the team for the European Championships.
Yulia Lipnitskaya started the new season at the Finnish “Finlandia Trophy”, where she was able to take 2nd place. Two weeks later in Milwaukee, America, the Russian woman took 6th place at the Skate America Grand Prix series stage. At the national championship, luck turned against Yulia again: the girl ended up in the middle of the table. Yulia was included in the Russian national team as a reserve.
In November 2015, Yulia Lipnitskaya replaced coach Eteri Tutberidze, and Alexey Urmanov took over to prepare the athlete for further competitions. The training took place in Sochi.
No matter how dark and light stripes alternate in sports biography this beautiful figure skater, Yulia undoubtedly had a bright future. Not only the girl’s Russian fans, but also foreign fans were sure of this sports talent figure skaters. For example, The Guardian wrote about Yulia Lipnitskaya’s abilities. The publication called the girl an unusually gifted figure skater and a rising star, who overshadowed even the famous figure skater with her skating.
However, after the Olympics, the figure skater’s star began to gradually fade.
Personal life
With the move to Sochi, where the athlete now trains under the leadership of Alexey Urmanov, changes have also emerged in the personal life of Yulia Lipnitskaya. The girl escaped from her mother’s care and, as can be seen from the photographs on the page in “ Instagram“, now he has time not only to prepare for further games, but also to rest.
17-year-old Yulia spent time with her colleague Vladislav Tarasenko when he came to Sochi. According to media reports, the young athlete also dreams of changing his training location and moving to a southern city.
At the end of 2015, information also appeared on the Internet about the young figure skater’s affair with the athlete Maurice Kvitelashvili. Yulia was introduced to the young man by a friend, a figure skater and 2015 world champion.
While training in Sochi, Yulia Lipnitskaya mastered the technique of makeup artistry, graduating from the Make-up ART Stylish beauty school. This skill is necessary for professional figure skaters to independently prepare for competitions.
At home, the athlete has a cat, Chop, and a spitz, Peach, who was given to the girl by her fans. Lipnitskaya also does not miss the opportunity to ride horses - the athlete has loved loyal animals since childhood.
Yulia Lipnitskaya today
At the beginning of 2016, Lipnitskaya performed at the Russian Championship, where she took third place; in February 2016, Yulia received silver in the final of the Russian Cup, held in the city of Saransk. Luck smiled on the skater in March 2016. Yulia Lipnitskaya won a gold medal in Innsbruck, Austria, at the Tyrol Cup.
But then an annoying dark streak followed again. In the pre-Olympic season in Bratislava at the Nepela Memorial, the Russian’s performance was not entirely successful. Having received for the short program maximum quantity points, the skater performed a free program with blots. As a result, the girl took 2nd place.
In October, it became known that Yulia Lipnitskaya would not take part in the Grand Prix series in Chicago: the girl’s old back injury had worsened. For the reason pain the skater skated her program at the Rostelecom Cup, held in the fall in Moscow, with a long stop, as a result of which she lost points and became twelfth on the list of participants. It was collectively decided to suspend sports career Julia to restore her health.
In the spring of 2017, new photos of the girl appeared on Lipnitskaya’s closed Instagram account, in which it was clearly noticeable that the girl had gained weight. Rumors about Julia's pregnancy began to spread on the Internet. In the comments, the girl categorically rejected the fans' speculations. As it turned out later, the skater gained weight after treatment.
On August 28, 2017, the athlete’s mother reported that Yulia Lipnitskaya. The 19-year-old figure skater made this difficult decision immediately upon arriving from Europe, where the girl was undergoing treatment for anorexia.
The famous figure skater commented latest news about Lipnitskaya’s decision, saying that there must be good reasons for this. Coach Alexei Mishin and figure skater Evgeni Plushenko spoke out in support of Yulia’s choice, and do not lose confidence that the athlete will return to the sport with renewed vigor.
Now Yulia Lipnitskaya, together with her mother, is organizing a new apartment in the south-west of Moscow in the Rasskazovo residential complex, which the athlete received as a gift from the founders of the Sezar Group holding.
Achievements
- 2011 – winner of the Junior Grand Prix final
- 2012 – world champion among juniors
- 2012, 2014 – silver medalist at Russian championships
- 2014 - European champion
- 2014 - silver medalist at the World Championships
- 2014 - Olympic champion
- 2013 - silver medalist of the Grand Prix final
The details of Yulia Lipnitskaya’s life became known after she became an Olympic champion.
At the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, the stars of women's single skating were 15-year-old Alina Zagitova and 18-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva. And at the last Olympics in Sochi, the star was 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya, who made the greatest contribution to the victory Russian team(20 points for the first two places). It is noteworthy that she, like Medvedeva and Zagitova, was the ward of one of the best Russian coaches - .
What happened to the world famous athlete, who is now 19 years old? At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Lipnitskaya became the champion in the team competition and the second youngest Olympic champion in figure skating in the history of the Winter Olympics. IN short program tournament, she perfectly performed all the necessary elements and amazed with her unique stretching, which is characteristic only professional gymnasts and ballerinas.
The free program, which Lipnitskaya performed to music from “Schindler’s List,” made the figure skater famous throughout the world. The director of the film, Steven Spielberg, wrote thanks to Yulia for being able to carry the image of a girl in a red coat (from the film) through the entire performance. After winning the team competition in Sochi, Lipnitskaya began the most difficult period - media pressure, increased attention, bordering on hype.
It was no longer possible to live and train in peace. They wanted to name an ice skating rink after the champion, her photo was on the cover of the Times, and she was begged to be present at numerous social events and television shows. Coach Lipnitskaya admitted that during this period Yulia did not have a single correct training, although it was then that she needed to hone her jumping technique.
At the 2015 Russian Championships, she took only 9th place, and because of this she was not included in the team at the European Championships. " Now I understand why some athletes end their careers after the Games. People are just sucked dry, everything is sucked out of them", quotes Yulia elle.ru. By 2015, the relationship between the ward and her coach had noticeably deteriorated. In the sports community, Eteri is known as a strict and demanding mentor who always puts high bar to their athletes.
Today, Tutberidze’s uncompromising condition is the removal of parents from their children’s training, since there is a negative experience with Yulia Lipnitskaya. In one of the interviews, she said that Yulia’s mother actively interfered in her daughter’s activities. In November 2015, Lipnitskaya changed her coach, choosing Alexey Urmanov as her mentor. At that time, Tutberidze was already training Lipnitskaya’s competitors - young Medvedeva and Zagitova, and Urmanov was the only one who was ready to deal with the exceptional Yulia.
Weight problems made themselves felt again in 2016 - Lipnitskaya gained extra pounds, which motivated the athlete to active weight loss. To lose weight, she took extreme measures - she ate almost nothing. Result: anorexia. By 2017, the athlete’s athletic performance began to deteriorate, and in August of that year Lipnitskaya announced her retirement. A year later, on September 12, 2017, Julia gave an interview in which she admitted: “ I don't feel like going on the ice anymore. That's the whole story" The athlete decided to try herself as a sports commentator.
However, it recently became known that Lipnitskaya decided to return to big-time sports, but as a coach. On her Vkontakte page, she informed her subscribers about the opening of the Ilinykh-Lipnitskaya Figure Skating Academy.
The main office of the school is located in Moscow, and training camps and master classes will be held in different cities Russia. As follows from the online post, the first training camp will be held in the Tver region in March. In addition to Lipnitskaya, 2014 Olympic champion Elena Ilinykh and silver medalist of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Maxim Miroshkin will act as coaches. Numerous fans of the athlete wish her good luck and believe in her new victories.
Commenting on the figure skater’s retirement from the sport, she noted that the Olympic gold won in early age, could not influence her decision.
“Some end their careers much earlier than without winning as many medals. Yulia became a European champion, a silver medalist at the World Championships and an Olympic champion. Some athletes have been skating for decades and haven't earned that many awards. She could have left the sport much earlier and lived in peace. Sport is a short period of life. Everything else is life after a professional career.
An Olympic gold medal at an early age could not in any way affect the end of Lipnitskaya’s career. This is complete nonsense. Julia probably felt that she had exhausted herself psychologically and physically.
I wish her health and happiness. Can she become a coach now? It depends on how much she continues to love figure skating,” Tutberidze said.
The famous Soviet figure skater, Olympic champion, honored coach of Russia noted that Lipnitskaya’s departure will not affect the strength of the country’s national team.
“Will Yulia’s departure be a big loss? In Russian sports today there are enough leaders in women's singles skating.
There is no need to worry about the Russian team. Lipnitskaya is growing a worthy replacement,”
- said Vasiliev.
Russian figure skater Oleg Ovsyannikov, who won silver at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, expressed hope that Lipnitskaya will be able to find herself in life.
“It’s a pity that Yulia is ending her career in such a prime of life. At such an early age, Lipnitskaya and the American Tara Lipinski won, who became an actress after leaving sports early. Let's hope that Yulia will also find herself in life. Should Lipnitskaya remain in sports as a coach? It's hard to say. I don’t know if she likes to act as a mentor, but coaching is very hard work. And in general, not all Olympic champions subsequently become good coaches. In any case, I would like to wish good luck to the now former athlete in any of her future endeavors,” Ovsyannikov said.
The Russian figure skater, world champion, commented in detail on Lipnitskaya’s departure from the sport.
— Will Julia’s departure be a big loss for figure skating?
— Julia has already done quite a lot for Russian sports. Everyone has their own path here. Someone, like a little star, lights up, but quickly goes out.
Although we now have a lot interesting athletes in women's figure skating. And Lipnitskaya probably already feels that she does not measure up to her competitors for a place in the Russian national team. This is probably why she made such a decision, which can be called correct.
— Lipnitskaya became an Olympic champion at an early age. Could this somehow affect her psychological state?
— There are a lot of such examples. She's not the first and she won't be the last. For example, Oksana Baiul, who, unlike Lipnitskaya, won the Olympics not as a team, but in individual competitions, which is much more difficult. Or American Tara Lipinski. In general, there are athletes who did something at a young age, and then bam - and they were gone.
Perhaps, indeed, early championship is a complex psychological thing. After all, you need to be able to withstand the fame that has fallen and force yourself to continue working. And so it turns out that the skater achieves the main title in the sport at a young age and has nowhere else to strive.
- Was big story, associated with Lipnitskaya’s departure from her old coach Eteri Tutberidze, the mentor with whom the athlete won. Could this have influenced Julia's decision?
- Don't think. , to whom the skater went, is a very good specialist who, on the contrary, tried to “pull her out” after a psychological failure.
Although Lipnitskaya’s competitors on the Russian national team, the same one, trained with Tutberidze. And, probably, Yulia might have thought that she was not getting enough attention, although she is an Olympic champion.
And perhaps there was a transition to Urmanov in the right way. Alexey could help Lipnitskaya. But in this situation, it is probably the case when the athlete cannot force himself to work properly. Not the coach, but the athlete himself. Apparently, Julia just didn’t have enough character here.
— Now Lipnitskaya is 19 years old. Can she start at this age? coaching career?
— You can become a coach at the age of 15, if you have a head on your shoulders and you want it. However, it is not a fact that Lipnitskaya will want to choose this path.
Julia can continue to perform in various shows. She made a big name for herself - after the Olympics in Sochi, the whole country knows and idolizes her. I think that after sports Lipnitskaya will want to realize herself in something else. For example, become an actress. She has everything for this.
A coaching work- quite hard work, which is not always a creative process. Usually this is tedious daily work, and it is unlikely that Yulia will do it now.
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The legendary performance of the Russian figure skater at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 made the young athlete a real star. A fragile girl in a spectacular red suit performed incredible jumps and spins to the music from the film “Schindler’s List.”
The phenomenal talent of the fifteen-year-old figure skater captivated millions of viewers around the world. However, in 2017, the athlete announced her retirement from her sports career, which became the most discussed news in the sports community. In this article we will find out why Yulia Lipnitskaya made this decision. The latest news of 2017 covers in detail the decline of the figure skater’s career, the difficulties and problems that she had to face.
Enormous stress
After a landmark performance at the Olympic Games, the athlete deservedly became an Olympic champion in team tournament. Yulia was personally congratulated by the President of the Russian Federation, and numerous sports fans made her the main heroine of the Olympics. Unprecedented fame fell on the fifteen-year-old figure skater, and millions of fans began to follow her career. The attention of the Russian and foreign press was focused on every performance of the young talent, on every jump.
Having become a legend of the Sochi Olympics, Yulia struggled to keep the bar high. However, mistakes and unsuccessful performances constantly haunted her. The athlete took each new failure very seriously and was constantly worried about the unjustified hopes of her fans.
In 2015, at the Russian Championship, the talented girl managed to take only 9th place. In the same year, at the Grand Prix, she also showed no best result, becoming only the fifth. Such results lead to Julia moving to another coach. Commenting on the latest news in 2017 that Yulia Lipnitskaya left the sport, many athletes consider the change of coach a turning point.
For a long time Lipnitskaya trained under the guidance of famous trainer Eteri Tutberidze. However, the conflict between them had been brewing for a long time. The heavy psychological stress that Yulia faced after the Olympics required constant help and participation. Perhaps the coach could not pay enough attention to the champion, as she was preparing other members of the Russian team.
In relation to Yulia, the coach’s position was based on continuing hard work, despite dizzying successes. Tutberidze demanded from her ward a high workload and development of skills that were necessary for the young figure skater.
In 2015, the athlete moved to Alexey Urmanov, who is considered an excellent specialist. He pays a lot of attention to his ward, trying to help her cope with psychological stress and restore peace of mind. At the same time, the intensity of training decreases slightly. However, the change of coach did not help Yulia regain her former glory; at the Russian Championship in 2016 she took only 7th place. Aggravated old injuries and new falls led to Lipnitskaya missing several significant competitions and the Russian championship in 2017.
Yulia Lipnitskaya, figure skater, D laws of physiology
The phenomenon of Yulia Lipnitskaya, who won the hearts of millions of spectators with her performance, lies not only in her skating technique. What helped the young figure skater become a real star was her inner fortitude, charisma and artistry. After her triumphant victory, Julia faced many difficulties and obstacles that greatly complicated her advancement in the profession. Thanks to her strong character, the champion struggled with circumstances for a long time, but at some point she gave up.
A peculiarity of the female body is that at a certain age, body weight begins to increase. This is common to almost all women, as nature prepares them for future motherhood. Frail and slender figure skaters also have similar problems. At a certain age they begin to gain weight and only help them stay in shape. strict diets and grueling workouts.
Starting in 2015, Julia began to rapidly gain weight, and this process was associated with hormonal changes in the body, and it was very difficult to influence it. The athlete began an active fight against extra pounds, however, daily jogging and refusing to eat did not bring the desired result. Overweight greatly affected the girl’s performances; her lightness and flexibility disappeared. It became difficult for Yulia to perform the incredible rotations that became her calling card.
Trying to regain her former shape, the skater began to severely limit her diet. However, this decision resulted in serious health problems. According to the latest news in 2017 about Yulia Lipnitskaya, the girl was seriously diagnosed with anorexia. The disease developed gradually, undermining the athlete’s vitality and affecting her mental balance. Lack of nutrients has led to muscle weakness, commit difficult jumps has become almost impossible. At one of the performances, the famous figure skater was unable to complete the program, as her legs were cramping from constant hunger strikes.
Health problems led to the fact that Julia was forced to undergo treatment for anorexia. The girl spent three months in one of the European clinics, and upon returning home she announced the end of her sports career. The main reason for this decision, according to the figure skater’s mother, was serious health problems. After completing treatment, Yulia did not lose the kilograms she had gained, tired of exhausting diets.
The news about the retirement of the legend of the Sochi Olympics excited the entire sports community. Some athletes and coaches expressed their versions of what was happening, but it is impossible to deny the seriousness of the athlete’s illness. Having gained weight, Yulia will never be able to achieve phenomenal jumps and spins, and it is impossible to constantly be in a state of anorexia.
Future plans
The talented athlete started training figure skating from the age of four. The girl showed amazing abilities and flexibility early on, so the family had to move to Moscow to further develop her talent. Julia devoted most of her life to sports, so her decision to give up her favorite activity forever surprised not only her fans.
Various comments regarding this incident greatly upset Lipnitskaya. Some colleagues believe that Yulia simply did not have enough character for further development. Having become the youngest champion in the history of Russian figure skating, she stopped training at the proper level. The skater does not comment on such statements, but her efforts to return to her former positions speak for themselves. Julia did everything she could, but circumstances turned out to be stronger than her.
Still, the vast majority of fans and colleagues support the athlete, wishing her recovery. Julia has done quite a lot for domestic sports, contributed to Olympic victory, flashing with a bright star. The latest news about Yulia Lipnitskaya covers what the famous figure skater is doing now.
After completing her sports career, Julia is trying to learn to live in an ordinary world, free from constant training and exciting performances. According to rumors, one of the companies involved in the restaurant business offered the girl to take a leadership position in one of the areas. The athlete has not yet responded to this proposal, enjoying her free life without physical activity and diets.
Discussing appearance figure skaters, some netizens spoke out about Yulia’s possible pregnancy. However, this information turned out to be just rumors, which the athlete herself wrote about in social network. Lipnitskaya reacted quite sharply to speculation about her interesting situation and stated that she was no longer going to exhaust herself with diets for the pleasure of her fans.
Considering the latest news about Yulia Lipnitskaya today, it should be noted that in 2017, the Olympic champion became the owner of her own apartment in the capital. For her achievements at the Olympic Games, a representative of the construction company Sezar Group presented the girl with the keys to her own living space in the southwest of Moscow. Having learned that the Olympic champion dreamed of purchasing an apartment, the company decided to give her a gift. This was a real surprise for the figure skater, who was sincerely happy about the apartments in the new building.
The athlete was especially pleased with the location of her new home. Yulia loves nature very much and has been fond of horse riding since childhood, so the large forest area located next to the new apartment was a real surprise. The happy owner of her own living space is happy to note that she is already looking forward to long walks along the green alleys.
Currently, the skater is passionate about renovating and arranging her home. She wants to create a large, cozy space filled with light. According to Yulia, she always dreamed of having her own apartment, since after moving to the capital, she and her mother always had to rent housing. Many see the athlete’s future career in sports journalism or show business; perhaps she will choose coaching.
Yulia Lipnitskaya is a figure skater who won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sochi (2014) in the team competition, performing on the ice to music from Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. She retired from acting in August 2017.The childhood of Yulia Lipnitskaya
The girl was born in Yekaterinburg. At four, her mother took her to the skating rink and enrolled her in the figure skating section, namely at the Lokomotiv Sports School for Youth, where Elena Levkovets became the girl’s first coach.Upbringing lay on the shoulders of the mother, since Yulia’s father did not live with them, and she never saw him. Due to the fact that with early childhood The little athlete spent a lot of time training; she did not attend school, but was in so-called home schooling.
Being a naturally gifted child with an incredible stretch, Yulia almost immediately began to make progress, standing out among her fellow figure skaters. Her first coach still monitors how her young pupil’s sports career is developing, rejoices and worries about her.
The first successes of Yulia Lipnitskaya in figure skating
Since at twelve the skater showed more than excellent results, her mother decided to move to Moscow. Thanks to this, Yulia had the opportunity to study with best trainers countries. Almost immediately it became clear that this decision was the right one. New coach the girls, together with Sergei Dudakov, helped Lipnitskaya fully reveal the talent of an extraordinary figure skater. Igor Pashkevich also provided assistance in training.Yulia Lipnitskaya. Truth and fiction. In the studio Ilya Averbukh
In the 2009-10 season, Yulia was able to get to fifth position at the national junior championship. A year later, she no longer competed among juniors, but with “adults” at the Russian Championship, where she immediately became fourth.
Yulia Lipnitskaya at international competitions
It is known that the ISU allows athletes to participate in international competitions juniors only from a certain age, which Yulia just reached in the 2011-12 season. The debut took place in Poland at the Junior Grand Prix, where the athlete immediately became a champion. She won both the stage in Italy and the final in Quebec.It is surprising that Julia won both the free and short programs in the final. Her main rival there was Polina Shelepen, who was seventeen points behind Lipnitskaya.
In 2012, at the national championship, the figure skater was third in the short program, but in free program won. Thus, as a result, she became silver medalist. In the same year she won the Russian junior championship. And again, her main rival was Shelepen, who was more than nine points behind Yulia and took second place.
Yulia Lipnitskaya told the truth about the apartment “gifted” to her
In the same year, the girl, having arrived at the World Junior Championships, took the highest step of the podium, leaving Gracie Gold behind. It turned out that in all the international competitions in which Lipnitskaya took part, she only won first places.
Lipnitskaya's preparation for the Olympics in Sochi
In Finland, victory was again for Yulia. She participated in the Espoo tournament, which took place in Finland. Thus began the athlete’s preparation for her first Olympics. This was followed by victories in adult competitions, first in China, then in France. It was in France that Yulia not only won, she managed to get the maximum level and all kinds of bonuses.With so many victories, the skater did not compete in the Grand Prix final, the reason being injury. She also had to miss the national championship in 2013. In the second season of 2012-13, the athlete took to the ice for the first time after injury, taking part in the Russian Championship. She finished fifth there. After this, only victories followed again.
At the World Championships held in Milan, she stood on the second step of the podium. With such results, the figure skater approached the Olympic season.
Yulia Lipnitskaya at the Olympics in Sochi
Yulia's first performance in the team competition at the Sochi Olympics attracted the attention of the whole world to her. The girl won a brilliant victory, skating the program perfectly twice. It was she who brought the largest number of points to the team result. Unfortunately, the performance in individual competitions was not so successful. There Lipnitskaya became only fifth due to several falls. Nevertheless, in the history of the Olympics, she is the youngest champion to win a gold medal. She performed on the same team with such stars as Evgeni Plushenko, Maxim Trankov, Tatyana Volosozhar, Elena Ilyinykh, Nikita Katsalapov and others.In the 2013-14 season, the talented figure skater took silver in the Grand Prix final because she made a mistake in the program. But at the European Championships, the result was an undisputed victory, while Yulia turned out to be the youngest of the competitors.
Yulia Lipnitskaya: performance at the Olympics in Sochi
In February she became an Honored Master of Sports. The girl began to prepare for the next Olympics, where she will most likely be able to become a champion in individual wrestling.
Personal life of Yulia Lipnitskaya
The main person in the world for Yulia is her mother, who has been her close friend all her life. She accompanies her daughter, sharing the joy of victories with her, and is nearby when rare defeats and injuries occur. More than once the athlete said a lot of warm words about her mother.Yulia Lipnitskaya now
In August 2017, information appeared in the press about the end of Yulia Lipnitskaya’s sports career. As it turned out, the 18-year-old figure skater made this decision back in April. Reasons for leaving big sport Yulia refused to comment. 
Julia's streak of failures began back in 2016, when she took only 7th place at the national championship. The following year, she did not make it to the Russian Championship due to an injury that she received not while skating, but by falling on the sidewalk. The girl had to miss the competition due to treatment. At the same time, according to her mother, she suffered from anorexia since 2014, which could not but affect her sporting failures.
