Figure skater Julia Lipnitskaya - the hope of Russian sports

Sochi, 2014 year. Winter Olympics. The audience chants: "Yu-la, Yu-la." On the rink comes a small, fragile girl. The hall stops. The music turns on, and the audience watches closely 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 conjugal life of the parents broke up before the birth of the girl. When the mother of the future champion, Daniela, was pregnant, her betrothed was taken into the army. From where he never returned to the family. The young woman concentrated all her energies on the upbringing of her daughter.

As friends and family friends tell, Daniela was not easy to raise her daughter on her own. I had to work on several jobs and even freeze in the winter on the market. By the way, Julia is the mother's name.

Julia grew very active, restless girl. Her first skates were roller skates. In them, she cut through the yard. The neighbors only clutched at the heart - so small and so fearless. Seeing that her daughter shows remarkable abilities, my mother took her to the SDOUSSHOR "Locomotive". Yulia was then only 4 years old.

First steps

The first coaches young Lipnitskaya, Elena Levkivets and Marina Voitsekhovskaya, immediately noted the girl's ability to figure skating. Congenital flexibility, plasticity and grace of the girl became the key to success in the future. In Yekaterinburg figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has acquired a good base for further development in sports. Mom supported her daughter in all her endeavors. Even found an apartment closer to the ice palace.

After six years of training, Julia had high hopes in the sport. In order for the girl's talent to be fully revealed, the trainers from Yekaterinburg advised the mother to move to Moscow. In her hometown, Daniela had everything - an apartment, a job, friends and relatives. But Lipnitska-senior sold everything that had a small family, and made a desperate act - she moved with her daughter to the capital.

The beginning of sports career

It was in Moscow, beginning in 2008, that Lipnitskaya's career began to fully develop. Julia was transferred to the Moscow SDYUSSHOR number 37. She got to the legendary coach Eteri Grigorievna Tutberidze.

"I remember Julia when she came to see me. Each coach is looking for the stuff that you can work with. But there is no separate material, parents are important, "said the coach. Eteri Tutberidze calls Daniil Leonidovna "the right mother" and notes that the success of Julia is the merit of her mother. Mom always supports her daughter. Before the performance, Yulia tunes to victory. In time - he is rooting for the champion on the podium.

Ups and downs

Already in 2010, after the championship of Russia, Yulia 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 Championships.

The next season was marked by new victories and a serious injury. In 2012, Julia severed her chin and received a concussion and because of this she could not perform in the Grand Prix final. For the same reason, the skating of Yulia Lipnitskaya did not take place at the Russian championship. Post-traumatic recovery was not easy. Speech after rehabilitation was rather weak. The girl was not included in the top three in the Russian championship. But after again the period of prize places began.

The forces are being restored at the end of 2014. The triumphant European championship, bypassing experienced rivals, becomes Julia Lipnitskaya. The Olympics in Sochi are a new challenge and the next stage of the career of the young figure skater.

Winter Olympics 2014

Winter Olympics. Figure skating. Julia Lipnitskaya represents the Russian team. Yulia acted with dignity and brought the maximum victory points. During the skating skater performed almost perfect 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 puts her now as an example to other skaters. However, the champion herself is unhappy with her performance at the Olympics. And in this is shown its sporting character. She constantly strives for excellence in technique.

After the triumph

Career of Julia Lipnitskaya continues to go up, despite the difficulties that she meets on her way. During puberty, the girl even thought about quitting the sport. The skater's body grew so fast and changed that Julia could not always adjust to these changes. Support for Mom and the coach, as well as Olympic zeal helped overcome the difficulties of the transition years. The hormonal explosion led to problems with weight. Figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya quickly gaining extra pounds, which causes difficulties in performing complex elements. It is necessary to adhere to a strict diet. Julia practically does not eat anything before the competition, except for cellulose.

Interesting facts about Yulia Lipnitskaya

Last year, Julia Lipnitskaya became the face of the cover of the magazine Time. And at once in its two versions - European and Asian.

The choreographers of the programs for the appearances of the figure skater are Ilya Averbukh and Nikolai Morozov.

Since 2014, Lipnitskaya Yuliya Vyacheslavovna - Honored Master of Sports of Russia.

The figure skater is considered the youngest champion of the Winter Olympics. She received a gold medal at 15 years old.

At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian President Putin applauded Julia standing.

After the performance at the Olympics, figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya became so popular that her Twitter account was frozen. The number of subscribers grew exponentially, and the system found this to be a "wrap-up".

Yulino hobby - to solve crossword puzzles. Another girl loves to draw and just crazy about horses.