Julia Lipnitskaia

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Yulia Lipnitskaya
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Lipnitskaya at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Full name Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya
Alternative names Julia Lipnitskaia
Schol.: Julia Vjačeslavovna Lipnickaja
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 15)
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Coach Eteri Tutberidze
Former coach Elena Levkovets, Marina Voitsekhovskaya
Choreographer Ilia Averbukh
Former choreographer Nikolai Morozov
Training locations Moscow
Former training locations Yekaterinburg
Began skating 2002
World standing 3 (As of 18 January 2014 (2014-01-18))[1]
Season's bests 5 (2012–2013)[2]
5 (2011–2012)[3]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 209.72
2014 Europeans
Short program 72.90
2014 Winter Olympics (Team Event)
Free skate 141.51
2014 Winter Olympics (Team Event)
Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Ladies Figure skating
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
European Championships 1 0 0
ISU Grand Prix Final 0 1 0
Russian Championships 0 2 0
World Junior Championships 1 1 0
Junior Grand Prix Final 1 0 0
Total 4 4 0
Olympic Games
Gold 2014 Sochi Team
European Championships
Gold 2014 Budapest Ladies' singles
Grand Prix Final
Silver 2013–2014 Fukuoka Ladies' singles
Russian Championships
Silver 2012 Saransk Ladies' singles
Silver 2014 Sochi Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold 2012 Minsk Ladies' singles
Silver 2013 Milan Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold 2011–2012 Quebec Ladies' singles

Yulia Lipnitskaya (full name in Russian: Юлия Вячеславовна Липницкая (Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya))[4] (born 5 June 1998), is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2014 European champion, the 2013 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist (2012, 2014). Competing as a junior, she won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011 JGP Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Lipnitskaya holds the record for the youngest skater in ladies' singles to win the European title and for the combined total and free skate scores on the ladies' junior level.[5] On 9 February 2014, by winning gold in the team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, she became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in ladies singles figure skating history, six days younger than American Tara Lipinski, when she won the 1998 Winter Olympics at 15 in Nagano, Japan. [6]

Career[edit]

Yulia Lipnitskaya was raised by her mother Daniela Leonidovna Lipnitskaya. Her father, Vyacheslav, had left the family before Yulia was born to enlist in the Russian army, and never returned to his home city, whereupon Daniela gave her surname to Yulia.[7] At the age of four her mother convinced the experienced ice skating coach Yelena Levkovets to accept her daughter into training.[8][9] Lipnitskaya skated in Yekaterinburg until 2009 when she and her mother began to discuss her future, concluding that they should either relocate for the purposes of her skating career or leave the sport.[10] They moved to Moscow where Lipnitskaya joined Eteri Tutberidze's group in March 2009.[8][10] In the 2009–2010 season, she placed 5th on the junior level at the 2010 Russian Championships. She was 4th on the senior level the following season at the 2011 Russian Championships. She also competed at the 2011 Russian Junior Championships but withdrew from the competition after the short program.

2011–2012 season[edit]

Lipnitskaya became age-eligible for junior international competition in the 2011–2012 season. She debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series at the JGP Baltic Cup in Gdansk, Poland, winning both programs to take the gold medal.[11] She then won her second assignment in Milan, Italy, to qualify for the JGP Final. At the JGP Final in Quebec, Lipnitskaya placed first in both segments to win the gold medal.

Lipnitskaya won silver on the senior level at the 2012 Russian Championships, having placed third in the short program and first in the free skate, and later took gold at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships. At the 2012 World Junior Championships, she won gold while achieving the ladies' World Junior record for the combined total (187.05 points) and the free skate. After the event, she said: "I liked everything and the performance was ideal. Now I am in a great mood. It was a great ending for a great season".[12] She had no falls on the ice in all her competitions throughout the entire 2011–2012 season.[13]

2012–2013 season: Senior debut[edit]

Lipnitskaya became age-eligible for some senior events but not the World or European Championships. She made her senior debut at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy where she won the gold medal. Lipnitskaya was assigned to two Grand Prix events. She had some boot problems early in the season.[14] Having placed first in the short program and second in the free skate, Lipnitskaya won the silver medal at the 2012 Cup of China behind gold medalist Mao Asada.[15][16] She said she was more nervous than usual.[14] The day before she left for Paris for the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard, Lipnitskaya twisted her right ankle during off-ice training and could hardly do any jumps a day before the start of the event, but decided to compete in the short program as she felt better.[17][18] She placed first in the short program and third in the free skate and won the bronze medal behind teammate Elizaveta Tuktamysheva.

Lipnitskaya qualified for the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, but withdrew due to injury – during training on 28 November, she lost balance on the entry to a spin, split her chin and sustained a slight concussion.[19] Doctors recommended that she stay off the ice for at least two weeks.[19] She resumed partial training in mid-December, omitting jumps and spins, and then after eight days began full training.[20] Needing more preparation time, Lipnitskaya withdrew from the senior Russian Championships.[21] She returned to competition at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships and finished in 5th place. After the competition, Lipnitskaya said she was still working to return to form after her injury and puberty issues.[22] She then competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships where she won the silver medal with teammates Elena Radionova and Anna Pogorilaya taking the gold and bronze medals respectively.

2013–2014 season[edit]

Lipnitskaya became age-eligible for all senior ISU events. She began her season by winning the gold medal at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy. Her first 2013–14 Grand Prix event was the 2013 Skate Canada International. She placed second in the short program and first in the free skate, winning gold with 198.23 points in total. She won another gold medal at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup with a new personal best SP score of 72.24 points. The results qualified her to the Grand Prix Final. At the event in Fukuoka, Japan, she placed fourth in the short program, second in the free skate, and won the silver medal behind Mao Asada. She is Russia's youngest medalist at the Final since Irina Slutskaya.

Lipnitskaya won the silver medal behind Adelina Sotnikova at the 2014 Russian Championships, after placing second in the short and first in the free. In her European Championships début, she placed second to Sotnikova in the short program, first in the free skate, and scored a total of 209.72 points (the first Russian to score above the 200 mark in ladies' singles).[5] Finishing ahead of Sotnikova and Carolina Kostner, 15-year-old Lipnitskaya became the youngest European champion in ladies' singles and the first Russian to win the ladies' title since Slutskaya eight years earlier, in 2006.

Lipnitskaya was selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Assigned to both the short and the free program in the team event, she placed first in both segments to help team Russia win the gold medal. Lipnitskaya became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in ladies' singles figure skating history, six days younger than American Tara Lipinski, when she won the 1998 Winter Olympics at 15 in Nagano, Japan.

Personal life[edit]

Lipnitskaya was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. She is home-schooled[8] and her hobbies include horse riding and drawing.[23] Her idols in figure skating are Carolina Kostner, Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, and Javier Fernandez.[citation needed]

Records and achievements[edit]

  • Youngest Olympic gold medalist in team figure skating.
  • Youngest skater in ladies' singles to win the European title.
  • First Russian ladies' singles skater to win an Olympic gold medal in team trophy.
  • Record holder in ladies' junior level under the ISU Judging System for the highest combined total and free skate scores.

Programs[edit]

Lipnitskaya with Mao Asada and Kiira Korpi at the 2012 Cup of China podium
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[24][25]
2012–2013
[18][26]
2011–2012
[27]
2010–2011
  • Improvisation of Кино Кукушка
2009–2010

Competitive highlights[edit]

Lipnitskaya, gold medalist at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Results[28]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Olympics TBD
Europeans 1st
Grand Prix Final WD 2nd
GP Bompard 3rd
GP Cup of China 2nd
GP Rostelecom 1st
GP Skate Canada 1st
Finlandia 1st 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 1st 2nd
JGP Final 1st
JGP Italy 1st
JGP Poland 1st
National
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Russian 4th 2nd WD 2nd
Russian Junior 5th WD 1st 5th
Team events
Olympics 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results[edit]

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships – Worlds, Europeans, and Junior Worlds. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

Lipnitskaya at the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final
2013–2014 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
6–22 February 2014 2014 Winter Olympics (Ladies' Singles) Senior


6–9 February 2014 2014 Winter Olympics (Team Event) Senior 1
72.90		 1
141.51		 1
15–19 January 2014 2014 European Championships Senior 2
69.97		 1
139.75		 1
209.72
24–26 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 2
70.32		 1
140.49		 2
210.81
5–8 December 2013 2013–14 Grand Prix Final Senior 4
66.62		 2
125.45		 2
192.07
22–24 November 2013 2013 Rostelecom Cup Senior 1
72.24		 2
118.56		 1
190.80
25–27 October 2013 2013 Skate Canada Senior 2
66.89		 1
131.34		 1
198.23
4–6 October 2013 2013 Finlandia Trophy Senior 1
65.49		 1
125.82		 1
191.31
2012–2013 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2–3 March 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 4
53.86		 2
111.81		 2
165.67
1–2 February 2013 2013 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
67.03		 6
111.53		 5
178.56
16–18 November 2012 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard Senior 1
63.55		 3
115.76		 3
179.31
2–4 November 2012 2012 Cup of China Senior 1
63.06		 2
114.86		 2
177.92
5–7 October 2012 2012 Finlandia Trophy Senior 2
64.05		 1
124.18		 1
188.23
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2–3 March 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 1
63.09		 1
123.96		 1
187.05
5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
65.28		 1
126.64		 1
191.92
25–29 December 2011 2012 Russian Championships Senior 3
63.11		 1
128.54		 2
191.65
8–11 December 2011 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 1
59.98		 1
119.75		 1
179.73
6–8 October 2011 2011 JGP Italy Junior 1
63.71		 1
119.34		 1
183.05
15–17 September 2011 2011 JGP Poland Junior 1
60.37		 1
112.14		 1
172.51
2010–2011 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
26–29 December 2010 2011 Russian Championships Senior 5
59.13		 4
117.14		 4
176.27
2009–2010 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
3–6 February 2010 2010 Russian Junior Championships Junior 5
55.66		 5
99.84		 5
155.50

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. 
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Ladies". International Skating Union. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012. 
  4. ^ "Липницкая Юлия Вячеславовна" [Lipnitskaya Yulia Vyacheslavovna]. fskate.ru. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "Highest Total Scores of Seasons". International Skating Union. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  6. ^ Watson, Leon (10 February 2014). "New darling of Russia is 15-year-old who wins figure skating gold". Dailymail. 
  7. ^ "О родителях Юлии Липницкой". 12 February 2014. 
  8. ^ a b c ""Московский Фигурист" №1–2 (25–26) (2012)" [Publication of Moscow Figure Skater Magazine, No.1-2 (25–26) (2012)] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. 14 September 2012. 
  9. ^ Verezemskaia, Olga (31 August 2012). "Идеальный прокат: Московская фигуристка Юлия Липницкая выиграла золото чемпионата мира среди юниоров" [Moscow figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya won gold at the World Junior Championships]. Moskovskiy Figurist (in Russian) (Federation of Figure Skating in Moscow). 
  10. ^ a b Luchianov, Vladislav (8 March 2012). "Lipnitskaia enjoys freedom after golden season". Ice Network. 
  11. ^ Felton, Renee; Zinsmeister, Kristin (17 September 2011). "Team USA brings home two golds from Poland". IceNetwork. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  12. ^ Flade, Tatjana (3 March 2012). "Lipnitskaia golden at Junior Worlds". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
  13. ^ Hersh, Philip (3 March 2012). "Gold takes silver at world junior skate". Chicago Tribune. 
  14. ^ a b Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (3 November 2012). "Юлия Липницкая: "Не умею прыгать двойные"" [Yulia Lipnitskaya: "I don't know how to do a double"]. Sport Express (in Russian). 
  15. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of China – Day 1". International Skating Union. 2 November 2012. 
  16. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of China – Day 2". International Skating Union. 3 November 2012. 
  17. ^ Flade, Tatjana (16 November 2012). "Lipnitskaia leads ladies; Wagner close second in Paris". GoldenSkate. 
  18. ^ a b Golinsky, Reut (1 December 2012). "Eteri Tutberidze: "Everything happens for the best"". Absolute Skating. 
  19. ^ a b Ermolina, Olga (30 November 2012). "Юлия Липницкая снялась с финала Гран-при" [Yulia Lipnitskaya withdrew from the Grand Prix Final]. Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). 
  20. ^ Ermolina, Olga (2 February 2013). "Радионова лидирует после короткой программы, Саханович – вторая, Липницкая – третья" [Radionova leads after the short program, Sakhanovich second, Lipnitskia third]. Figure Skating Federation of Russia (in Russian). 
  21. ^ Simonenko, Andrei (18 December 2012). "Фигуристка Липницкая не выступит на чемпионате России" [Lipnitskaya withdraws]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 
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  25. ^ Simonenko, Andrei (7 October 2013). "Этери Тутберидзе: музыку "Списка Шиндлера" Липницкая выбрала сама" [Eteri Tutberidze: Lipnitskaya herself chose music of Schindler's List]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 
  26. ^ "Julia LIPNITSKAIA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. 
  27. ^ "Julia LIPNITSKAIA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. 
  28. ^ "Competition Results: Julia LIPNITSKAIA". International Skating Union. 

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