Sochi, 2014. Winter Olympics. Spectators chant: "Yu-la, Yu-la." A small, fragile girl comes to the rink. The hall freezes. The music turns on, and the audience does not stop looking as the figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya performs one complex figure after another ...
A family
Lipnitskaya Julia Vyacheslavovna was born in Yekaterinburg on June 5, 1998. The married life of the parents broke up before the birth of the girl. When the mother of the future champion, Daniela, was pregnant, her fiancé was taken into the army. Where did he never return to the family. The young woman concentrated all her strength on raising her daughter.
According to friends and acquaintances of the family, Daniela was not easy to independently raise her daughter to her feet. I had to work on several jobs and even freeze up in the winter market. By the way, Julia bears the name of her mother.
Julia grew up a very active, restless girl. Her first skates were roller. In them she cut through the yard. The neighbors only clutched at their heart - so small and so fearless. Seeing that her daughter was showing remarkable abilities, her mother took her to the Lokomotiv School of Sports. Yulia was then only 4 years old.
First steps
The first coaches of young Lipnitskaya, Elena Levkovets and Marina Wojciechowska, immediately noted the girl’s ability to figure skating. The inborn flexibility, plasticity and grace of the girl became the key to success in the future. In Yekaterinburg, the figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya acquired a good base for further development in sports. Mom strongly supported her daughter in her endeavors. I even found an apartment closer to the ice palace.
After six years of training, Julia showed great promise in sports. In order for the girl’s talent to be fully revealed, trainers from Yekaterinburg advised the mother to move to Moscow. In her hometown, Daniela had everything - an apartment, work, friends and relatives. But Lipnitskaya Sr. sold everything that a small family had, and did a desperate act - she moved with her daughter to the capital.
The beginning of a sports career
It was in Moscow, from 2008, that Lipnitskaya’s career began to fully develop. Julia was transferred to Moscow Sports School No. 37. She got to the legendary coach Eteri Grigorievna Tutberidze.
“I remember Julia when she came to see me. Each trainer is looking for the material with which to work. But there is no separate material, parents are important, ”said the trainer. Eteri Tutberidze calls Daniela Leonidovna “the right mother” and notes that the success of Julia is a merit of her mother. Mom always supports her daughter. Before the performance, she sets up Julia to win. During - he is a fan of the champion on the podium.
Ups and downs
Already in 2010, after the championship of Russia, Julia is among the five leaders of the competition. The 2011-2012 season brings with it a series of victories - at the Grand Prix in Poland, at competitions in Italy and Canada. Next - silver at the Russian championship and gold at the world championship.
The next season was marked by new victories and serious injury. In 2012, Julia cut her chin and suffered a concussion and because of this she could not perform in the Grand Prix finals. For the same reason, skating Yulia Lipnitskaya did not take place at the Russian championship. Post-traumatic recovery was not easy. Performance after rehabilitation was rather weak. The girl did not enter the three leaders in the championship of Russia. But after the period of prizes began again.
Strength is restored completely at the end of 2014. Yulia Lipnitskaya becomes the triumph of the European Championship, bypassing experienced rivals. The Sochi Olympics is a new challenge and the next stage in the career of a young figure skater.
Winter Olympics 2014
Winter Olympics. Figure skating. Julia Lipnitskaya represents the Russian team. Julia performed with dignity and brought a maximum of victory points. During skating, the skater performed almost perfectly seven of the seven elements, including the most complex.
Plushenko himself admitted that he was proud of his acquaintance with Lipnitskaya. He called the young champion a genius and now sets her as an example to other skaters. However, the champion herself is unhappy with her performance at the Olympics. And this shows her sporting character. She constantly strives for excellence in technology.
After the triumph
Yulia Lipnitskaya’s career continues to go up, despite the difficulties she encounters on her way. During puberty, the girl even considered quitting sports. The body of the skater grew and changed so quickly that Julia could not always adapt to these changes. The support of mom and coach, as well as Olympic zeal, helped to overcome the difficulties of adolescence. A hormonal explosion has also led to weight problems. Figure skater Julia Lipnitskaya quickly gaining extra pounds, which causes difficulties in the implementation of complex elements. We have to adhere to a strict diet. Julia practically does not eat anything before the competition, except for fiber.
Interesting facts about Julia Lipnitskaya
Last year, Julia Lipnitskaya became the face of the cover of Time magazine. And immediately in its two versions - European and Asian.
Choreographers of the programs for the skater's performances are Ilya Averbukh and Nikolai Morozov.
Since 2014, Lipnitskaya Julia Vyacheslavovna - Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
The skater is considered the youngest champion of the Winter Olympics. She received a gold medal at age 15.
At the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russian President Putin applauded while standing.
After speaking at the Olympics, the figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya became so popular that her Twitter account was frozen. The number of subscribers has grown exponentially, and the system considered this a “wraparound”.
Yulino hobby - solving crosswords. Another girl loves to draw and is just crazy about horses.