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Yulia Lipnitskaya

I'm very sorry for Yulia, but this is the crappy hand she's been dealt. How she comes back from it all, if she does, will be a true test of character. Based on what she's been through these past couple of years, I have faith that she will weather the storm once again.

Alas...a sudden vision of Yulia skating to I Dreamed a Dreamed...
 
So sorry about this news. Yes, Yulia has recovered from considerably more serious injuries, it's just that they're happening one after another this season. It's such a pity she won't be able to go to Nationals. I do hope she'll be able to do a competition or two before this season is over. Competing in a relaxed, no pressure situation is what she needs now (I don't mean right now, when she's injured, of course), so she could see for herself that she can do it. Once she's had a successful LP performance or two in competition, she'll be ready for next season psychologically.

And I disagree that she shouldn't have competed at Sochi. That Olympics is what she'd worked for all her life. She'd sacrificed so much to compete there. And she's had the satisfaction of skating two perfect programs in the team event, helping her team win gold. Dealing with pressure and expectations is what every elite athlete has to learn to deal with, unfortunately. I'm sure if she hadn't gone there, she would have been tormented by what-ifs for the rest of her life. All in all, I'm sure Yulia doesn't regret having competed at the Olympics.

I also disagree that it would be better for her to retire and skate in shows only. 18 is way too young to retire, unless one has a career-ending injury, and this is not that kind of injury at all. I hope she gets well, does well in a competition or two this season, gets two GP assignments for the next season, medals there, and hopefully qualifies for the GPF. She has a lifetime of skating in shows ahead of her, but A-level competitions are for the young. But meanwhile I do agree that it would be good for her to skate in some shows too.
 
QLutz said:
a few articles saying her season isn't exactly over yet...

http://rsport.ru/stat/figureskating/person/580237554/580237554/articles.html

anyways i think she needs a to take the olympic season off from competitive skating. this will almost certainly drain her mind of the pressure to perform, which i think is her main problem. she needs to learn to let go. i'm not buying all the shenanigans regarding injuries, problems with her equipment, and so on. her problem is the persistent burden of the high expectations placed on her after the sochi team event, which, btw, she should never have competed in. maybe she should even retire and skate professionally. her extraordinarily beautiful skating style is well-suited for this even compared to the other top russian ladies. she already has fame and even an iconic program which she'll likely never surpass. she even has a silver world medal, an olympic gold team medal, and a junior world medal. she has a legendary performance at 2014 euro's where she nearly broke the world record at 15 years old. she has accomplished a lot. the new russian ladies are coming in with superior training compared to what yulia received growing up. her and adelina were at the spearhead of the russian renaissance. eteri and the other coaches have been learning too, and it is (generally) showing more and more in each season's new batch of russian ladies. honestly though i still hold out hope for yulia simply because i can imagine that with her lovely skating and spins she can compete with even the best so long as her jumps are in order. none of the russian ladies, not even medvedeva, has yulia's beautiful skating and spins. but i really think yulia needs to learn to let go. this is the only way to beat the pressure.
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Sure, an 18 yo athlete should just retire, because she has to deal with a few injuries and can't compete right now :rolleye:
And seriously, i don't see so many new young russian girls coming every year and winning everything. They are sloppy girls with unstable jumps and as long as there are other strong skaters, these little girls won't just automatically win everything :rolleye:
Sotskova and Sakhanovich are the "new" girls this year and they don't look that strong. Tsurskaya is good, but is often injured. Don't even think about Zagitova, she is 14 but miles away from the previous "wonder" girls. Everytime when she jumps it looks like she is going to fall. It won't get better when she gets older.
So where are all these new "superior" russian ladies that would force Lipnitskaya to retire, even when she is in good form? :scratch3:
 
Biellmann said:
Tsurskaya is good, but is often injured.
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Tsurskaya reminds me a lot of Yulia. The talent and potential is there but injury repeatedly gets in the way.

I am absolutely gutted about Yulia's latest injury, as I was really hoping she'd pull something out of the bag at Nationals to show everyone that she's a fighter. I wish her the best of health for 2017 and a speedy recovery. I hope this injury won't linger on and take too long to heal, or that it doesn't come back to haunt her at a later date.

Yulia's career is far from over. It's definitely a good idea for her to continue competing this season and scaling down the competitions is most certainly what she needs right now. She needs to keep in the routine of competing, but I think she needs to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Build up the number and seriousness of competitions over the next year, so as to rebuild her confidence in general - but especially for the FS - and help repair her psychological state when it comes to competing on a larger scale. The 2018 Olympics seem unlikely now however we shouldn't rule out 2022. I'm confident that she has a bright future ahead of her with Urmanov.
 
Oh no...I was really hoping she'd get more competition experience in before the end of the season... :hopelessness:

At least it doesn't sound like it'll linger. Maybe she can do a few of the smaller competitions during the summer, just to get a feel of the ice before the start of next season.
 
This is so sad News. I hope she recovers soon and doesnt lose faith since she's had a few unfortunate injuries in a row now....

This kinda reminds me of artistic gymnast Viktoria Komova who broke her ankle in 2011 while walking around the gym and tripping over a mat. It took her out for half a year and not even because of intense training but because of a normal activity: walking. It's just so unfortunate :(
 
So sorry to read about Yulia's fall. I'm sure that was very painful. I wish her a speedy recovery.
 
Imagine said:
I'm very sorry for Yulia, but this is the crappy hand she's been dealt. How she comes back from it all, if she does, will be a true test of character. Based on what she's been through these past couple of years, I have faith that she will weather the storm once again.

Alas...a sudden vision of Yulia skating to I Dreamed a Dreamed...
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it fits perfectly :(
 
Spiral said:
So sorry about this news. Yes, Yulia has recovered from considerably more serious injuries, it's just that they're happening one after another this season. It's such a pity she won't be able to go to Nationals. I do hope she'll be able to do a competition or two before this season is over. Competing in a relaxed, no pressure situation is what she needs now (I don't mean right now, when she's injured, of course), so she could see for herself that she can do it. Once she's had a successful LP performance or two in competition, she'll be ready for next season psychologically.

And I disagree that she shouldn't have competed at Sochi. That Olympics is what she'd worked for all her life. She'd sacrificed so much to compete there. And she's had the satisfaction of skating two perfect programs in the team event, helping her team win gold. Dealing with pressure and expectations is what every elite athlete has to learn to deal with, unfortunately. I'm sure if she hadn't gone there, she would have been tormented by what-ifs for the rest of her life. All in all, I'm sure Yulia doesn't regret having competed at the Olympics.

I also disagree that it would be better for her to retire and skate in shows only. 18 is way too young to retire, unless one has a career-ending injury, and this is not that kind of injury at all. I hope she gets well, does well in a competition or two this season, gets two GP assignments for the next season, medals there, and hopefully qualifies for the GPF. She has a lifetime of skating in shows ahead of her, but A-level competitions are for the young. But meanwhile I do agree that it would be good for her to skate in some shows too.
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Agree, and her performance will be remembered for many years. I know people even think she won olympics (I mean, they did not know that was the team event).
 
Tyranid said:
(Reposted from the satate of Russian Ladies thread)

Yup, bad news :sad21::

http://www.fsrussia.ru/news/2683-yu...pit-na-chempionate-rossii-v-chelyabinske.html

On Dec. 18, while walking back from training, Julia Lipnitskaia fell on a slippery sidewalk. She has damaged her hip axis along with her lower spine. The diagnosis is a post-traumatic cervical arthritis along with a right hip bone bruise. The nature of such damage will not allow Lipnitskaia to compete at the Russsian Nationals since the minimal course of treatment takes 14-17 days (So that's Jan 1-4, at best, and Rus. Nats are Dec. 22-25 :()

Not like she was gonna make the top 3 anyway.... :sad21: Get well you sunny and flexible artist!
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An important point. In the long run, the greatest loss will likely be another unfinished program. Yulia tells us she skates in order to show us what she feels. When the moment is right, I hope that she finds a way to bring all that was left unsaid to the world for the benefit of everyone, including herself.
 
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Will Yulia create some miracle comeback for Pyeongchang or it's gonna be just last year of Adidas deal?
She has a slim body for it, but what about those multiple-sprained ankles and sore feet?

She's still one of the most elegant Russian skaters ever, outclassing current field with exception of junior Gubanova.
 
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