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Yulia Lipnitskaya

What an improvement! The fact that she looked angry/upset after the best FP skate she had all season, makes me believe that she’s getting back to her old hungry Olympic season self.:dev2: And the “why…why!?” hands after the fall was everything.:laugh:
 
Love the performance, love the dress, love the artistry! Yulia love, Yulia fever:rock::dance2: Can't wait for next season! Urmanov does good to her:)
 
I wouldn't say she looks thinner, but fitter for sure.

Honestly, I'd dice it and send her to Worlds; she's sure to be a crowd favorite - I imagine a lot of Americans remember her from Sochi - and she looks *almost* there; I'm so curious to see where she'd be in time for Boston.
 
ovafanboy1 said:
Honestly, I'd dice it and send her to Worlds; she's sure to be a crowd favorite - I imagine a lot of Americans remember her from Sochi - and she looks *almost* there; I'm so curious to see where she'd be in time for Boston.
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Well, I think for now her chances of going to Worlds are pretty slim. But she's going to this Senior B that's still two weeks before Worlds to put her programs out there. And we never know what might happen after that. I think I just want her to do a clean free program until the end of the season, and I think she wanted that too today, given the way she reacted to her fall.
 
Yeah, she's not going to Worlds...never was I suppose. If she went completely clean here, I think she should be at Worlds instead of the Austrian event. That would have meant she was ready to peak. Right now, it looks like she's almost there...just needs to get the combos back in and the stamina up a little. Again, it's great to see her go for all the jumps instead of popping. She just ran out of gas on the last jump and couldn't get all the way around. No biggie....just need to train a bit more, and next season should start going her way. World's doesn't really matter this year IMO (for Yulia I mean)...it's mostly Evgenia's coming out party, and she, Elena, and the Japanese ladies have this year's competition all wrapped up. The American ladies will round out the top 10. It's better anyway that Yulia is getting over her problems now in these last two seasons, instead of the next season before the 2018 Games.

I really think the switch in coaching was the best decision she could have made....and I don't say that like Eteri sucks. Even within other sports, you often hear about the phenomenon where switching away from long time coaches often garners immediate improvements. It's that shift in environment to a new challenge that brings out the best in these athletes. I think that's what is happening with Yulia here. She got all the mileage she could out of the relationship with Eteri, and simply stagnated. The same approach just wasn't going to work after all that Yulia went through post Sochi. Eteri couldn't recognize this (and that's the only gripe I have against her) but I'm happy that Yulia did. She was very brave to just leave everything behind and head out to Sochi. Even as a fan, I felt that prior to this move she seemed to not like change, and was dependent on certain figures in her life (Eteri, her Mom). Now she's moving out, making friends, training harder, getting all chatty with the press, and coming back strong. It's definitely reflecting in her skating too and it's beautiful to watch. Now two years after the fact, we can see all the silver linings of her "failure" in Sochi. It would have been a shame if she got the "controversial" win instead of Adelina, and just retired like she was thinking about doing...to the glee of many detractors (and a certain psychotic demographic of the internet underground).

As for the actual performance...everything about her skating has become so polished. She's no Mao yet, but her skating is really flowing and effortless...minus the mental battle with the jumps. The jumps she did do were much better...nice take-offs and landings...especially that loop. The flip was still a little wonky. I'm a bit iffy on the tanos. I hope they won't become a distraction for her (which I think is what kind of happened with Serafima...). Her jumps are nice enough without them, but I do understand she's looking ahead and wants to stay competitive. I like the understated costuming this time (red is definitely her color!), but it looks a bit unfinished. Overall, I'm impressed and she has that fighting spirit again. Can't wait till next season. I am also very jealous of Yulia's giant stuffed fox :slink:
 
a good performance though falling down once. I believe she will do better next time! Now I am so glad she changed the coach...definitely a right decision
 
just watched the free. i also saw her raise her hand in frustration after the fall, which was a good sign that she expected more from herself as opposed to just having a meltdown. definite improvements overall and her skating was beautiful. cant wait for tyrol.
 
I agree that it might be best for her not to go to Worlds but for selfish reasons I so wish she could go - since I'm going and would love more than anything to see her live - and catch a glimpse of her handsome coach :slink:. But it probably will not be good for my poor heart, I'd be a nervous wreck, I think it's for the best. I'm so happy to see her improvements, more confident and the spark is slowly coming back. She's definitely more mature and once the jumps are secure, she has the whole package. Can't wait to see her next year.
 
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