Lipnitskaya struggled after becoming the youngest Olympic figure skating champion since 1936 and winning a world silver medal the following month.

These two women have won the world titles in ladies skating from 2015-2017. “Unfortunately, not everyone overcomes it. Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya (alt. That didn’t happen. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! That’s the whole story.”. Reporting by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, editing by Ed Osmond. I’ve considered that there was nothing bad if I’d openly speak about it. MORE: Sochi Olympic figure skating champion won’t defend title. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), said in an interview published by the Russian Figure Skating Federation, Sochi Olympic figure skating champion won’t defend title.

Russia has no shortage of up-and-coming young female skaters, so they didn’t actually need Lipnitskaya in peak form. Sotnikova’s coach, twice Olympic gold medallist Yevgeny Plushenko, told R-Sport news agency that her absence from next year’s Games should not be viewed as her retirement. Yulia Lipnitskaya, the darling figure skater of the Sochi Olympics, said she hasn’t seen her skates since November and spent a long time in an Israel health clinic to treat health problems before retiring. I only regret that I did not do this earlier, because this is not the first year this has been going on, nor the second or third year.”. Former general director of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, Valentin Piseev, said, “The decision to retire was made by Yulia Lipnitskaya in April and did not become a surprise.” Tatiana Tarasova, who is a Russian coach, compared Lipnitskaya to a star that lit up the sky.

She purchased a new phone, but she only knew one person’s phone number by heart — her mom.

In the years since Sochi, she was supplanted by the likes of Medvedeva and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. She also struggled with injuries, most notably hip problems. She responded to rumors that she was pregnant on social media, writing: “I am not pregnant, you are getting to me.

(Three years later, her countrywoman, Evgenia Medvedeva would take on another tragedy—9/11—in her long program at the world championships.). spelling: Julia Lipnitskaia; Russian: Ю́лия Вячесла́вовна Липни́цкая, Russian: [ˈjulʲɪjə vʲɪtɕɪˈsɫavəvnə lʲipˈnitskəjə]; born 5 June 1998) is a Russian former competitive figure skater.She was part of the Russian team … Lipnitskaya followed up her Olympic performance with a silver medal at the world championships later that year. Favorite us!

Staying in singles, she was ninth and seventh at the next two Russian Championships and ended her career at the Rostelecom Cup in November, finishing in last place. YANTARNY, Russia (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired from the sport at the age of 19, Russian media reported on Monday.