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Lipnitskaia wins Junior Grand Prix ladies title by a landslide

Lipnitskaia wins Junior Grand Prix ladies title by a landslide

The 2011-12 ISU Grand Prix Final and Junior Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating continued with the Junior Ladies Long Program.

Julia Lipnitskaia spearheaded a Russian podium sweep with teammates Polina Shelepen and Polina Korobeynikova claiming the silver…

Lipnitskaia dominates Junior Ladies at Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating

Lipnitskaia dominates Junior Ladies at Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating

The 2011-12 ISU Grand Prix Final and Junior Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating continued with the Junior ladies Short Program.

Russia’s Julia Lipnitskaia dominated the event and skated to a four-point lead over her teammate Polina…

Polina Shelepen: Riding the wave

Polina Shelepen: Riding the wave

Those who have been watching the development of skating in Russia have seen a wave of strong new girls in the making. The first ones made an impact on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit this past season: three girls…

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Shelepen leads Junior ladies at Grand Prix Final

Russia’s Polina Shelepen  took the lead in the Junior Ladies short program with an impressive performance to Adagio which featured a triple Lutz-triple toeloop combination, a solid triple flip, and an excellent layback spin. The teen from Moscow picked up a personal best of 59.54 points.

“I am very pleased with my performance today,” said the 14-year-old. “I went for the triple-triple (Lutz-toe) combination for the first time in an…