You can, of course, to say that nothing extraordinary happened. Pubertal age - period is extremely difficult. If you look at the recent past, it is probably only the Adeline Sotnikova managed to cope with it without great losses. More precisely, its coach Elena Bujanovac, because in the period of a girl growing up as never before the important actions of those who work with the athlete. On the other hand Lipnitsky over the past year has become too prominent figure in women's figure skating and climbed too high to consider this failure is just an unfortunate misunderstanding. Moreover, it was predictable.
A year ago, when Julia became the champion of Europe in Budapest, I noticed in conversation with her mother that they are both very lucky to get to the Olympic season before the restructuring began organism. Daniela replied briefly: "we Have everything under control."
The growth process sportswomen and mother, and the coach then really controlled very tightly - constrained by all means, though not really advertise it. To the extent that at some period in Lipnik, according to her, ate some powder, which was dissolved in
kefir.
It was clear that long so can not continue, but "long" and was not required: it was necessary at any cost to bring the athlete to the Olympics, not allowing her body even slightly change - not to spill equipment.
About what can happen with technology jumps when the athlete will begin to grow before the Olympics predicted famous coach and one of the best jumping specialists
Viktor Kudryavtsev. In particular he noticed then that hopping technique Lipnitsky rather peculiar: the turns are not so much due to repulsive forces, but rather because of the sharpness of the swing arms, a tight grouping in the air and lightness of the body.
Once in Sochi ended the race of women, Kudryavtsev again remembered the conversation. And repeated:
Even when Julia rode in juniors I noticed that in her repulsion is not actually working the ankle. Even talked about this Sergei Dudakov working with Eteri Tutberidze. Itself Eteri is very private, Sergei in his time was my student, it was easy for me to discuss such issues. In September, when all the girls looked at test skating was also evident that Julia simply don't have enough physical readiness legs to cope with the elements. So there is nothing unexpected in its current presentation, I do not see. Rather, it is entirely appropriate. Another question that really need to pay attention to this period. Maybe even temporarily to facilitate the program. Continue to give the athlete a full load in such a situation is dangerous: you can break it and cannot be restored.