Yulia Lipnitskaya

Personal Information

Country Represented

Russia

Full Name

Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya

Born

June 5, 1998

Age

25 years

Club

Sambo 70

Languages

Russian

Religion

Russian Orthodoxy

Career Info

Former Coaches

Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, Elena Levkovets, Marina Voisekhovskaya, Alexei Urmanov

Former Training Locations

Sochi

Began Skating

2002 (Age 4)

(WS) World Standing

50

Retired

August 2017

Physical Description

Height

160 cm (5' 3")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Green

Ethnicity

Russian

Personal International Bests

Yulia Lipnitskaya (born June 5, 1998) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater, a two-time Russian National Championships silver medalist (2012 and 2014), the 2014 European Championships champion, and a gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics team event. Additionally, she is the silver medalist for 2013-14 Grand Prix Final and the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships.

Personal Life

Yulia Lipnitskaya was born to Daniela Lipnitskaya and her father, Vyacheslav. While Daniela was pregnant, Vyacheslav was drafted into the Russian army and decided to not return. Lipnitskaya's hobbies include drawing, dancing, cooking, equestrian, and reading. She admires Patrick Chan and Javier Fernández.

Career

Lipnitskaya began figure skating at the age of four, and her mother encouraged a prominent coach to accept her as a student. Her mother worked several jobs to make ends meet and in 2009, they both moved to Moscow.

2013-14 Season

In the 2013-14 season, Lipnitskaya's freeskate during the 2014 Winter Olympics garnered enough media attention that Steven Spielberg formally thanked her for skating to the soundtrack from his movie, Schindler's List.

2014-15 Season

During the 2014-15 season, Lipnitskaya struggled greatly. Lipnitskaya noted her Cup of China free skate to be "probably the worst skate of my life". Later on, she didn't show up at the medal ceremony and as a result, the ISU deducted her prize money from the competition. Her second place finish at 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard qualified her for the Grand Prix Final.

At the 2014-15 Grand Prix Final, Lipnitskaya placed second in the short program, but a sixth place finish in the freeskate resulted in a fifth place finish overall. Later that month at 2015 Russian nationals, Lipnitskaya failed to qualify for Europeans or Worlds after a ninth place finish overall.

2015-16 Season

During the 2015-16 season, Lipnitskaya changed her longtime coaches Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov, as Lipnitskaya felt they were focusing their attention towards younger skaters instead of helping her improve. After a mistake-ridden freeskate at 2015 Skate America, Lipnitskaya ended the competition in a sixth place finish. In her next Grand Prix event, 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, she placed second in the short program, but was unable to compete in the freeskate after the event was cancelled as a result of terrorist attacks in Paris.

At the 2016 Russian Nationals, Lipnitskaya placed third in the short program after a clean skate. However, after Lipnitskaya placed tenth in the freeskate, she failed to qualify for Europeans or Worlds.

Retirement

Lipnitskaya informed the Russian Federation of her retirement in April 2017, although this was not publicized until four months later, being deemed as "gossip" by the president of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, Alexander Gorshkov. Lipnitskaya had underwent treatment for anorexia, and she had struggled with fame after her participation in the 2014 Winter Olympics, once noting she had "no freedom" and was under "constant stress."

Programs

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2016-2017	Les Feuilles Mortes by Joseph Kosma	Twisted Nerve by Bernard Herrmann Goodnight Moon by Ambrosia Parsley & Duke McVinnie Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Sonny Bono Ironside by Quincy Jones Battle Without Honor or Humanity by Tomoyasu Hotei
2015-2016	Can't Help Falling in Love by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, & George David Weiss Devil in Disguise by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, & Florence Kaye	Leningrad by William Joseph
2014-2015	Megapolis by Evgeny Sokolovsky	A Time for Us (Romeo and Juliet) by Nino Rota Good Bye, Lenin! by Yann Tiersen, Romeo and Juliet by Abel Korzeniowski
2013-2014	You Don't Give Up on Love by Mark Minkov	Schindler's List by John Williams
2012-2013	Sabre Dance (Gayane) by Aram Khachaturian	Pas de Deux (The Nutcracker) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2011-2012	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota
2010-2011	Nocturne by Rolf Løvland	Carmen by Georges Bizet
2009-2010	Kung Fu Panda by Hans Zimmer & John Powell	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2015-2016	Megapolis by Evgeny Sokolovsky
2015-2016	Dance for You by Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, & Beyoncé
2014-2015	Via Con Me by Paolo Conte
2013-2014	Je t'aime by Rick Allison
	Sabre Dance (Gayane) by Aram Khachaturian
	Battle Without Honor or Humanity by Tomoyasu Hotei Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Sonny Bono
2012-2013	Je t'aime by Rick Allison
2011-2012	Je t'aime by Rick Allison
2010-2011	Kukushka

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold)

2016–17 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 4 - 6	2016 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	3 69.25	12 78.88	12 148.46
September 29 - October 1	2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	Senior	1 63.16	5 102.30	2 165.46
2015–16 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 9 - 13	2016 Cup of Tyrol	Senior	1 66.73	1 105.91	1 172.64
November 13 - 15	2015 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	2 65.63	Cancelled
October 23 - 25	2015 Skate America	Senior	5 62.24	7 108.39	6 170.63
October 8 - 11	2015 Finlandia Trophy	Senior	2 62.81	2 109.52	2 172.33
2014–15 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 11 - 14	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	Senior	2 66.24	6 111.55	5 177.79
November 21 - 23	2014 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	2 66.79	2 118.39	2 185.18
November 7 - 9	2014 Cup of China	Senior	1 69.56	4 104.01	2 173.57
2013–14 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 27 - 29	2014 World Championships	Senior	3 74.54	2 132.96	2 207.50
February 19 - 20	2014 Winter Olympic Games	Senior	5 65.23	6 135.34	5 200.57
February 6 - 9	2014 Winter Olympic Games - Team Event	Senior	1 72.90	1 141.51	1
January 15 - 19	2014 European Championships	Senior	2 69.97	1 139.75	1 209.72
December 5 - 8	2013-14 Grand Prix Final	Senior	4 66.62	2 125.45	2 192.07
November 22 - 24	2013 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	1 72.24	2 118.56	1 190.80
October 25 - 27	2013 Skate Canada	Senior	2 66.89	1 131.34	1 198.23
October 4 - 6	2013 Finlandia Trophy	Senior	1 65.49	1 125.82	1 191.31
2012–13 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
2–3 March 2013	2013 World Junior Championships	Junior	4 53.86	2 111.81	2 165.67
November 16 - 18	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	1 63.55	3 115.76	3 179.31
November 2 - 4	2012 Cup of China	Senior	1 63.06	2 114.86	2 177.92
October 5 - 7	2012 Finlandia Trophy	Senior	2 64.05	1 124.18	1 188.23
2011–12 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2 - 3	2012 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 63.09	1 123.96	1 187.05
December 8 - 11	2011-12 JGP Final	Junior	1 59.98	1 119.75	1 179.73
October 6 - 8	2011 JGP Italy	Junior	1 63.71	1 119.34	1 183.05
September 15 - 17	2011 JGP Poland	Junior	1 60.37	1 112.14	1 172.51

Medal Record (In Chronological Order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 Cup of Tyrol	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Trophée Éric Bompard - Short Program	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Finlandia Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2014 Trophée Éric Bompard	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Cup of China	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2014 Winter Olympics - Team Event	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2014 European Championships	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2014 Russian Championships	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2013-14 Grand Prix Final	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Rostelecom Cup	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Skate Canada	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Finlandia Trophy	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2013 World Junior Championships	2012-13	Junior
Bronze	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 Cup of China	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Finlandia Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 World Junior Championships	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2012 Russian Junior Championships	2011-12	Junior
Silver	2012 Russian Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011-12 JGP Final	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2011 JGP Italy	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2011 JGP Poland	2011-12	Junior

Small Medal Record (Awarded at ISU Championships Only)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Silver	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2014 European Championships	2013-14	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2014 European Championships	2013-14	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2013 World Junior Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Junior
Gold	2012 World Junior Championships	2011-12	Freeskate	Junior
Gold	2012 World Junior Championships	2011-12	Short Program	Junior