Finished her career. According to a comment from the athlete’s mother that appeared online, Yulia informed the federation leadership about her resignation back in April. The reason for this decision was the figure skater’s illness. The athlete’s mother noted that Lipnitskaya underwent three months of treatment for anorexia.
The athlete’s mentor Alexey, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru, did not refute the information about the athlete’s decision to end her career.
“I’m not answering questions about Yulia’s departure yet,” Urmanov said.
Federation leadership figure skating skating team of Russia (FFKKR), after the test skates in Sochi, will meet with the athlete and her coach Alexei Urmanov to discuss future plans figure skaters, said the general director of the FFKKR.
“Lipnitskaya, as you know, will not participate in the test skates in Sochi. But after the skates we will meet and discuss with Yulia and Urmanov their future plans,” R-Sport quotes Kogan.
Previously, the honorary president of the FFKKR hinted that it was time for Yulia to hang up her skates.
“Lipnitskaya’s situation, in my opinion, is similar to the story of Adelina Sotnikova. The sooner she finally draws conclusions and makes a decision, the better it will be for everyone, so as not to fool people and fans. There is no need to mislead figure skating fans. Everyone understands that when there is, it’s difficult for Lipnitskaya to fight them,” said Piseev.
Last season, Lipnitskaya missed the Russian Figure Skating Championships due to injury. hip joint resulting from a fall on a slippery sidewalk while returning from training.
The main award of the athlete, which was won during her short career, is gold medal on Olympic Games ah 2014. Yulia became the winner of the team competition together with Evgeniy, Maxim Trankov, and Nikita Katsalapov.
Lipnitskaya showed in Sochi best result in the short and free programs, scoring twenty points out of twenty possible.
The skater also won silver at the 2014 World Championships and gold at the European Championships of the same year.
Lipnitskaya's last start was the Moscow Grand Prix stage in November 2016, when she was forced to interrupt her free program due to problems with her leg and ended up finishing in last place.
It is worth noting that Yulia is not the only Sochi Olympics triumphant who is now experiencing difficulties in continuing her career. So, who won gold in the women's single skating will miss the 2017/18 season. This was announced by the athlete’s coach Evgeniy Plushenko.
“Adelina Sotnikova will not compete this season due to injury. We all hoped that we would heal this injury, but unfortunately it did not work out. The injury still bothers me full training It doesn’t work out, and it’s wrong to enter competitions in such a situation. Now we need to cure the injury, which still exists due to the fact that, unfortunately, the diagnosis was incorrect, Adeline has not recovered, and this damage worries her. She had a torn ankle ligament and a broken bone in her foot. Initially, they thought that Adeline would quickly recover from this injury. Initially, they did not put a plaster cast, and in general a completely different diagnosis was made.
Missing a season does not mean the end of a career,” Plushenko said.
The President of the FFKKR stated that in figure skating there are often cases when, after a long break, a returning athlete could go out again high level.
“It happened so, no one is to blame for this. Zhenya (Plushenko) explained the situation in great detail - there was an injury, they did not begin to treat it quite correctly. Now she (Sotnikova) can skate, but train in full force- No. Considering the time left, it will be unrealistic for her to enter this season.
He also emphasized that in history there were many examples of skaters returning to a high level. “We have many examples of athletes returning and performing at a high level again. The same (Italian),” noted Gorshkov.
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Name: Julia Lipnitskaya
Zodiac sign: Twins
Age: 20 years
Place of birth: Ekaterinburg, Russia
Height: 160
Activity: Russian figure skater, Olympic champion
Marital status: not married
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian figure skater, participant in figure skating competitions at the Sochi Olympics (2014), who received the title of team champion. He is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2014).
Russian figure skating star, Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya was born on June 5, 1998 in the city of Yekaterinburg. The young athlete began her career when she was just 4 years old. In early childhood, not being able to pronounce words correctly, she 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 herself, since the father left her before the birth of her daughter. Daniela Leonidovna brought the girl 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 views sports.
Mom Daniela Leonidovna, who chose figure skating for her daughter, could not even think what success her little daughter would achieve in the near future. Since the initial goal was to strengthen the child’s health and do something useful and exciting.
After 6 years, 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 young skater. She learned everything that a girl could be taught in Yekaterinburg.
Yulia was assigned to the Moscow Sports School No. 37. She was in the group of the famous Eteri Grigorievna Tutberidze, who trains athletes in single skating. Igor Pashkevich also helped in preparing the aspiring athlete.
Yulia naturally has very good flexibility and excellent stretching. It was these qualities that allowed Lipnitskaya to perform the most complex elements that adult and experienced athletes have been honing for several years. By the end of 2009, she could perform all triple jumps “excellently.”
In the 2009-2010 season, the figure skater participated in the Russian Championship and was among the top 5 winners. The next season, in which Yulia participated as an adult athlete, also became significant for her: the girl ended up in 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 received gold. Then there was a victory in Canada, where Yulia showed herself worthy and was able to significantly get ahead of her main rival.
Soon the Russian figure skater went to the Russian Championships with the main goal - to win. Julia did it. The athlete deservedly took silver at this championship. The next step was winning the World Junior Championships. Lipnitskaya managed to get a gold medal and beat the famous American, who was predicted to win.
Yulia began preparing for the Olympic Games in Sochi in advance. The first was a victory in the 2012-2013 season in a tournament that took place in Finland. After this, the skater achieved victory in China and in France at adult competitions.
The victory in Paris was double for Yulia: Lipnitskaya was able to not only get gold, but also get the maximum level. However, the girl 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 figure skater missed not only the finals, but also the Russian Figure Skating Championships in 2013.
Only in the second half of the 2012-2013 season was the athlete able to take 5th position at the Russian Championship. This was the first exit after the injury. After this tournament, the stellar period in the biography of Yulia Lipnitskaya began, the athlete again began to take first place.
The World Championship was a prize for her. Julia took silver in Milan. Of course, after the injuries the athlete received, she needed some time for rehabilitation. However, 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 the girl victory. Canada, Grand Prix - a new victory. In the Grand Prix final, the skater took 2nd place due to a small mistake she made in her program.
Yulia’s landmark victory was the gold medal at the European Championships in 2014. The girl was quite ahead of her main competitors. large number points. She skated the program perfectly and deserved the victory. It’s interesting that at this championship Yulia’s opponents were experienced colleagues who had won prizes many times. At the European Championships in 2014, Yulia was the youngest.
Young Lipnitskaya receives strong support from her mother, who accompanies the figure skater at all competitions. They are together when Julia wins and when she falls. For an athlete, a mother is the most important and important person, as Yulia has said many times in her interviews.
The fact that Yulia Lipnitskaya will represent Russia at the Olympics in Sochi was quite expected. The girl was able 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 were held on February 6, 8 and 9 in Sochi, Yulia Lipnitskaya became Olympic champion. She won and skated both programs perfectly. It was Lipnitskaya who received the largest number of points, which helped the Russian figure skating team. Yulia performed quite complex elements in her performance and received all possible bonuses. To date, Yulia Lipnitskaya is the youngest Olympic champion in Russia.
In February 2014, information appeared that Yulia Lipnitskaya was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia. This event was a great incentive for the figure skater, when in the same month the girl participated in the women's short program figure skating competition. The Russian Federation was represented by 2 figure skaters - 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya and 17-year-old Adelina Sotnikova. After the short program, Yulia Lipnitskaya took 5th place because she fell while performing a flip.
On February 20, 2014, the decisive skate was held - the free program. Yulia Lipnitskaya performed to the music of the popular film “Schindler’s List”. The athlete did perfect jumps and unique spins, but a few moments before the final she fell.
As a result, the 15-year-old athlete took 5th place in the sum of both programs. Adeline unconditionally won those Olympic Games, giving the Russian Federation its first gold in modern history women's single skating.
Yulia Lipnitskaya, who was able to achieve incredible success, is a very young girl. Therefore, fans and fans of figure skating believed that more than one Olympics awaited Lipnitskaya.
After the Olympic Games in Sochi, Yulia Lipnitskaya did not rest on her laurels. The athlete began the next season at the Grand Prix stage in China, where she skated short program and became a leader. But, alas, the day after the success there was an unfortunate fall: the girl’s free program failed. In total, the skater was able to gain a foothold in 2nd place.
Accumulated fatigue became the reason for the unfortunate defeat in Barcelona and the Russian Federation. In her homeland, Yulia, based on the results of her free program, ended up in 5th position 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 championships, luck turned against Yulia again: the skater ended up in the middle of the table. She was included in the Russian national team as a reserve.
In November 2015, Yulia Lipnitskaya replaced coach Eteri Tutberidze, and Alexey Urmanov began preparing the athlete for further competitions. The training took place in the city of Sochi.
No matter how the dark and light stripes alternated in the sports career of this wonderful figure skater, Yulia undoubtedly had to have a brilliant future. Not only the girl’s Russian fans were sure of this, but also foreign fans of the figure skater’s athletic talent. For example, The Guardian wrote about Yulia Lipnitskaya’s abilities. The publication called her an unusually gifted figure skater and a rising star, who overshadowed even the famous Evgeni Plushenko with her skating.
But after the Olympics, the figure skater’s star began to gradually fade.
With the move to Sochi, where the athlete now trains under the leadership of Alexei Urmanov, changes occurred in the girl’s personal life. The girl escaped from the care of her mother and, as can be seen from the pictures on her Instagram page, now has time not only to prepare for further games, but also to rest.
Seventeen-year-old Yulia spent time with her colleague Vladislav Tarasenko when he came to Sochi. According to media reports, the young athlete also wants to change his training location and move to a southern city.
At the end of 2015, information also appeared on the Internet about the relationship of the young figure skater with the athlete Maurice Kvitelashvili. The girl was introduced to the young man by her friend, figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, 2015 world champion.
While studying in Sochi, Yulia Lipnitskaya mastered the technique of makeup artistry, graduating from the Make-up ART Stylish beauty school. Professional figure skaters need this skill to independently prepare for competitions.
At home, the athlete has a cat, Chop, and a spitz, Peach, who was given to the girl by fans. Yulia also does not miss the opportunity to ride horses – the figure skater has loved loyal animals since childhood.
At the beginning of the year before, Lipnitskaya performed at the Russian Championship, where she took 3rd place; in February of the year before, Yulia received silver in the final of the Russian Cup, held in the city of Saransk. Luck smiled on the athlete in March 2016. Yulia Lipnitskaya received 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 performance of the Russian figure skater was not entirely successful. Typing for the short program maximum quantity points, she performed a free program with blots. In the end, she ended up in 2nd place.
In October, it turned out that Yulia Lipnitskaya would not participate in the Grand Prix series in Chicago: the girl’s old back injury had worsened. Because of 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 12th on the list of participants. A collective decision was made to suspend the girl’s sports career to restore her health.
In the spring of this year, new photographs 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 recovered after treatment.
On August 28 this year, the athlete’s mother said that Yulia Lipnitskaya completed sports career. The 19-year-old figure skater made this difficult decision immediately upon arriving from Europe, where she was undergoing treatment for anorexia.
Famous figure skater Tatyana Navka 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 in support of Yulia’s choice, hoping that the skater will return to big sport with new strength.
Currently, Yulia Lipnitskaya and her mother are organizing a new apartment in the south-west of the capital in the Rasskazzovo 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 Russian championships
- 2014 - European champion
- 2014 - silver medalist at the World Championships
- 2014 - Olympic champion
- 2013 - silver medalist of the Grand Prix final
The completion of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, made society remember the stars Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014. The parallel between athletes is drawn primarily in figure skating, where last season, as well as this season, quite young girls who were not ready for life’s difficulties climbed to the podium. In particular, the 2018 Olympic champion Alina Zagitova is compared to the sensational one in history domestic sports figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya.
In 2014, Yulia performed fantastically at the Olympics and, like Zagitova, was considered the youngest participant in the games - she was only 15. Yulia practically led the figure skating team to the gold medal, earning the maximum number of points during her performances. Lipnitskaya, like the current champions, was the ward of coach Eteri Tutberidze, which also influenced the future fate of the skater.
Julia became famous for her performance technique and ability to present an image - director Steven Spielberg personally thanked her for her skating to the music from Schindler's List, because the young figure skater simply gave the image of a girl in a red coat new life. After the Olympics, titles and regalia simply rained down on Yulia, invitations to interviews and talk shows, and journalists did not give the girl a pass - this was the decisive fact in Lipnitskaya’s future fate. Now society is very worried about Alina Zagitova, who may suffer a similar fate.
Yulia Lipnitskaya - what happened to the figure skater
After winning the 2014 Olympics, Julia appeared on the covers of the world's largest publications; they wanted to name her in her honor. new skating rink, street, house, she was simply in great demand and was invited to the most significant social events in the country. There was almost no time left for training - Yulia was losing shape and professionalism, which made her coach very angry. Tutberidze is known for being demanding of her students and always forces them to work on themselves as much as possible - after the Olympics, Yulia greatly disappointed her mentor with her inattentive attitude towards sports. 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.
According to the coach, the Olympics very often breaks young athletes who suddenly begin to believe in their success and think that nothing more is required of them. At the same time, no matter what “star” you are, you will always go out if you do not continue to strive for perfection. The relationship between coach and ward was also spoiled by Yulia’s parents, who often interfered in training and reproached the coach for being too demanding of the young champion.
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.
In 2016, Julia suddenly dialed overweight, which is why I sat down on the very strict diet— after the Olympics, she never made any great achievements in sports. As a result, the girl drove herself to anorexia - doctors began to seriously worry about her health.
Julia announced her retirement from her sports career in the summer of 2017. She openly admitted that ice no longer attracted her, which means she simply would not force herself. Figure skating experts, who saw great potential in Yulia, were surprised by the decision. Many said that Lipnitskaya was simply too lazy to continue studying, while others were sympathetic to the girl who was simply broken by the sudden fame that fell on her head.
Yulia Lipnitskaya - where is she now
At the end of 2017, it became known that Lipnitskaya was not going to completely say goodbye to the ice - she was opening her own Figure Skating Academy. Famous Russian figure skaters Elena Ilyinykh and Maxim Miroshkin became Yulia’s partners.
“Dear friends! We invite you to the Ilinykh-Lipnitskaya Academy of Champions. We will be glad to see you at our training camps and master classes,” Yulia wrote on Vkontakte.
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.
By the way, Lipnitskaya’s fans, who had been worried about their favorite for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief - the latest photos on social networks show that the girl is completely happy with her life, because she looks just great.
Yulia Lipnitskaya is a Russian figure skater, gold medalist of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, Honored Master of Sports. Born in Yekaterinburg, June 5, 1998. From birth she was raised in a single-parent family by her mother Daniela Leonidovna Lipnitskaya. WITH early childhood Julia was a very active and active child. In 2002, her mother sent her to the Yekaterinburg figure skating school - SDYUSSHOR "Lokomotiv". There under the guidance experienced trainers- Marina Voitsekhovskaya and Elena Levkovets, the girl began to learn the basics of figure skating. According to Elena Levkovets, the girl was initially very hardworking and, despite her age, took her training seriously, she didn’t even cry when she fell on the ice.
Start of a sports career
During the seven-year period of study at the Lokomotiv Sports and Youth Sports School, Yulia Lipnitskaya received the basic foundation of knowledge and skills, which later helped her become an Olympic champion. After several years of hard training, she began to win tournaments in Yekaterinburg and regional competitions, and soon she had no equal in the region. As soon as the young athlete began participating in all-Russian tournaments, it became clear that a higher level of skill was required to win such competitions. Therefore, after some time, Yulia and her mother chose a new coach from Moscow for her - Eteri Tutberidze, who, looking at the girl’s skills, accepted her into her group at Sports School No. 37 in Moscow. And in March 2009, Yulia and her mother moved from Yekaterinburg to Moscow.
Still very young Yulia Lipnitskaya at the awards ceremony
After six months of training with Tutberidze, the young athlete learned to perform all types of triple jumps. At the Russian junior championship of the 2009-2010 season, Yulia took fifth place. In 2011, Lipnitskaya participated in her first international competitions, she immediately won the Grand Prix in Poland. That same year, she won again at the Grand Prix in Italy. The next gold medal was won by the figure skater in December 2011, in the finals of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which took place in Canada.
Yulia won the first competition in 2012, at the Russian Junior Championships, with a significant advantage. The series of victories continued at the Junior World Championships, which took place in March of the same year. She confidently took first place, leaving American Gracie Gold far behind. At the Finlandia Trophy tournament held in October 2012, Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi beat Yulia by 5 points in the short program and became the winner. But according to the sum of both programs, Yulia beat the Finn by 7 points and eventually won the gold of the tournament. Coach Eteri Tutberidze noted that her student managed to win the tournament with a left leg injury.
Yulia Lipnitskaya speaking
But all these competitions were among juniors. In November 2012, Lipnitskaya had to begin a new stage in her biography and enter the cohort of adult skaters - this happened in China. Taking place in Shanghai Cup tournament of China was marked by Lipnitskaya's victory in the short program. In the free program, as in the tournament itself, the Japanese Mao Asada won, Yulia took an honorable second place. In mid-November 2012, the Russian figure skater turned right leg, but despite this, she agreed to participate in the Trophee Eric Bompard French Grand Prix. In the short program, Yulia managed to beat American Ashley Wagner and take first place, but, unfortunately, in terms of total points Russian athlete received only bronze medal. A head injury did not allow Lipnitskaya to take part in the Grand Prix finals of the 2012-2013 season, held in Sochi. Julia performed well in Milan (Italy) at the World Junior Championships, she won second place.
The new 2013-2014 season started very successfully for Lipnitskaya; she won the Finnish Finlandia Trophy championship, becoming the best in both the free and short program. At the end of October 2013, she wins again, but this time at the Grand Prix in Canada. In an interview, she admitted that her spins were far from ideal. The Grand Prix final in Fukuoka, Japan brought her second place. Having won the European Championships in Hungary, held in January 2014, Lipnitskaya once again proved that she is one of the strongest athletes in the world in women's single skating. Tatyana Tarasova admitted that she was impressed by the performance of the Russian figure skater, and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that with this victory the Russian figure skater earned her place in the Olympic team.
Olympics in Sochi
Lipnitskaya approached the Olympics in Sochi 2014 in good physical fitness, she came first at recent competitions in Finland, Canada and Hungary. However, in January 2014, coach Eteri Tutberidze said that her ward is putting a lot of effort into fighting excess weight.
But then the Olympics came. On February 8, at the team competition, Yulia perfectly performed the short program to the romance “Loving Do Not Renounce.” Having performed a very complex cascade, she smoothly and easily went through the entire performance, without making a single mistake. The young Russian took first place, beating Italian Caroline Costner by 2 points.
The next day, Lipnitskaya was again the best, emotionally performing her free program to a sad melody from the film “Schindler’s List.” These two performances by Yulia made a significant contribution to the overall victory of the Russian team in team competitions and allowed the skater herself to become the youngest Olympic champion in the history of Russia and the USSR.
Yulia Lipnitskaya at the awards ceremony in Sochi
But after such an emotional and successful performance in team competitions, Lipnitskaya was unable to recover, primarily emotionally. She, already an Olympic champion, had to compete in single skating, under the weight of responsibility and under the gaze of fans who expected a second Olympic gold from her. It didn't work out. On February 19 and 20, the skater skated a short and free program, taking 5th and 6th places respectively. Both times Lipnitskaya fell on the ice, so she received low marks, and based on the sum of her two performances, she took only 5th place. Despite this result, everyone understood that Yulia was still young and there was still much ahead in her biography.
Lipnitskaya and her coach Eteri Tutberidze at the Olympics in Sochi
Career continuation
In March 2014, the World Championships in Japan showed that Lipnitskaya did not give up positions and maintained high professional level. She did not stop competing during the Olympic season, as many figure skaters did, and continued to compete. The championship in Japan brought the figure skater a silver award.
The new 2014-2015 season for Yulia began with the Grand Prix in Shanghai, the Russian won the short program, but in the end took only second place. The Russian figure skater was absent from the awards ceremony, for which she later apologized, but was still fined. At the 5th stage of the Grand Prix in Bordeaux on November 22-23, Yulia again took second place. Moreover, at both competitions she lost first place to Russian figure skaters. These two podiums allowed the athlete to participate in the Grand Prix final, but, unfortunately, the final did not go well. Having performed the short program well, Yulia fell twice in the free program and took 5th place.
The series of failures for the young figure skater continued after the Olympics in Sochi. At the 2014 Russian Championships, which was a qualifier for the European Championships, Lipnitskaya performed very poorly; 9th place was not the result that the Olympic champion was counting on.
Olympic champion, figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya told why she left the sport at the age of 19. In an interview with the Russian Figure Skating Federation, the girl honestly spoke about her illness, failures, thoughts and plans for the future.
It was incredibly difficult to come to the decision to end my sports career. Seriously, every day I fell asleep and woke up with one thought about what would happen,” said Yulia Lipnitskaya. - While I was in the clinic, we worked a lot with psychologists, there are strong psychologists there, and they helped me create life priorities that related to health, for example. I had to seriously think about many questions, because I was sure that I would recover and return to figure skating. I was sure of this, and everyone was sure! Mom, coach, everything... when I returned home, for the first week I sat and thought: what next, how to start, and what to do? The unknown is a scary thing.
In August, the figure skater’s mother reported that Yulia was being treated at one of the clinics in Gemania for anorexia. The figure skater believes that she was not fulfilled in the sport. And 99% of the reason for this is illness.
After my diagnosis was announced, they began to write to me and ask why I did this? But even if I hadn’t said it myself, the information would still have leaked out. Anorexia is a disease of the 21st century, it occurs quite often. Unfortunately, not everyone can cope with it. I thought that there was nothing like that if I spoke openly about it. The only thing I regret is that I didn’t do this earlier, because everything went on for more than the first, second or third year... - admitted Lipnitskaya. After the Cup of Russia, I came home, put my skates in the closet and haven’t seen them since. I don't feel like going on the ice anymore. In January I went to the clinic. That's the whole story.
According to the athlete, the victory at the Olympics in Sochi “squeezed her out” greatly emotionally. The girl is not used to such attention and hype around her name.
After the Olympics, Julia wanted to try herself in ice dancing. But no one supported her.
I had this desire for several years, but it was perceived with hostility by many, and the idea immediately disappeared,” says Yulia.
Lenta 
Now the athlete is at a crossroads and is thinking about what to do next. As Yulia admits, she will not work as a coach.
Now I am at a crossroads, because there are many offers, different options, projects... But I cannot and do not want to come somewhere just to sit in the role of a wedding general. I want to participate myself, to do things that make me as interested as possible, but without studying this will not work. Therefore, now my first priority is study. I'm actively studying English with tutors. In the near future I’ll focus on my studies, and we’ll see. They ask me if I will participate in the show? I can’t and don’t want to yet, although there are such proposals. Time will pass, and maybe something will change, it will take him to the ice, then we’ll see. But I know for sure that I will not work as a coach,” said Lipnitskaya.
