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Yulia Lipnitskaya

sjid said:
From the little I've read, building strength, stamina, flexibility, and mobility is a science. There are well-established techniques to develop specific abilities. Strength training is a specialty that requires much study. Ability to motivate (and supervise) is also important. She lost a season before the Olympic year with recurring stress fractures, a concussion, and lesser injuries. She had shoes that didn't fit and were falling apart, she had to tack them together with shoestrings. Then the bloody feet sores the next year, orthopedic problems, surgeons' advice......... Nutrition is also critical, remember the powder diet. There is also a question of training for jumps, etc. if all they did was choreo. Recall that she had a jump specialist for part of the R&J season. She is even more an Olympian than we knew, overcoming everything to get the gold medal. I am glad she is making this experience public, someone with authority should intervene.
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Ugh, I forgot about that powder diet. Eteri's program is really starting to sound rotten to me.
 
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Ugh, I forgot about that powder diet. Eteri's program is really starting to sound rotten to me.
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Not to condone and of it, because I absolutely loathe the fact that teenagers are starving themselves to unknown physical/mental consequences all in the name of competitive glory and audiences' entertainment, but in some highly competitive environments...it is how things work (re: gymnastics, figure-skating, ballet). To get the desired results (or even to have the opportunity to be 'on the team' or 'in the company') people put themselves through untold pain and abuse, only most wouldn't fathom some of the aftereffects. 'Weight' and 'extreme dieting' might be a taboo subject for an athlete or coach to talk about in public, but it is certainly not a taboo practice....unfortunately.

I wouldn't blame it all on Eteri, although she may be be a hard-realist on such matters...who knows, but with so many students she might not be able to oversee every part of her students' training/conditioning. However, now that Yulia has mentioned this publicly (although her quote didn't point any fingers at anyone, only as a general comment on the differences between her former and current training environment) I really hope Sambo, Team Eteri or whoever's in-charge of programming athlete's physical-conditioning and nutrition get someone on the job ASAP! Zhenya and Polina and many other future skaters could REALLY benefit from this, because once puberty kicks in...staying healthy whilst 'keeping shape' is whole a different ballgame.
 
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moviebuff said:
Not to condone and of it, because I absolutely loathe the fact that teenagers are starving themselves to unknown physical/mental consequences all in the name of competitive glory and audiences' entertainment, but in some highly competitive environments...it is how things work (re: gymnastics, figure-skating, ballet). To get the desired results (or even to have the opportunity to be 'on the team' or 'in the company') people put themselves through untold pain and abuse, only most wouldn't fathom some of the aftereffects. 'Weight' and 'extreme dieting' might be a taboo subject for an athlete or coach to talk about in public, but it is certainly not a taboo practice....unfortunately.

I wouldn't blame it all on Eteri, although she may be be a hard-realist on such matters...who knows, but with so many students she might not be able to oversee every part of her students' training/conditioning. However, now that Yulia has mentioned this publicly (although her quote didn't point any fingers at anyone, only as a general comment on the differences between her former and current training environment) I really hope Sambo, Team Eteri or whoever's in-charge of programming athlete's physical-conditioning and nutrition get someone on the job ASAP! Zhenya and Polina and many other future skaters could REALLY benefit from this, because once puberty kicks in...staying healthy whilst 'keeping shape' is whole a different ballgame.
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I understand that the nature of skating and competitive sports breeds this kind of environment. If it was just the dieting then I wouldn't say anything but there seems to be a lot of questionable practices.

However you are right--we don't have the whole picture so it's not fair to condemn Eteri.
 
Olympic Champions:

2010 - Yuna Kim

2014 - Yuzuru Hanyu

2018 - Yulia Lipnitskaya????

Illuminati confirmed. I'm bored between classes....byeeeeeeee
 
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Olympic Champions:

2010 - Yuna Kim

2014 - Yuzuru Hanyu

2018 - Yulia Lipnitskaya????

Illuminati confirmed. I'm bored between classes....byeeeeeeee
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I pray that you are correct! In the beginning I thought you included Yulia due to her gold medal in the team event...but about 2018, I can only hope as I don't believe in voo doo.
 
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Imagine said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX-sc-C1Aa4

A conversation of champions :p
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Mao and Caro reaching out to a very nervous to communicate Yulia after the 2014 WC. You can see how she is afraid to speak because they are both speaking in English and she's only able to rock back and forth it would seem :laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX-sc-C1Aa4


Mao and Caro were so nice to her though. Had to go way back to find this post!

https://cs7054.vk.me/c540105/v540105815/208e5/uJLSNKOIL_M.jpg
 
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I wonder what are the odds we'll ever see that combo on the podium again...

It might be too late for Carolina but perhaps Yulia and Mao could happen some day?
 
Mao and Yulia sharing another podium would be a very welcomed reunion to see :love:

Caro would just be icing on the cake :yes:
 
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A little OT but, Caro was very kind to Liza also - when Liza's hands were full, she helped hold up her gold medal. It seems that Caro has no ego at all about being beaten by young girls. (I remember how kind she and Alissa looked; almost like proud older sisters of tiny little Liza.:))
 
FIREBIRD said:
So I was just listening to music on youtube when I accidentally came across this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQRhadr8fY

Ballet Butterfly composed by Yasser Farouk. Deep, soulful & emotional...right up Yulia's alley if you ask me. :love:
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Wow, that music is amazing. I love whatever she skates to but there was something just a little bit off with the LP music choice this year. Yulia liked it so that's great and what matters most but it just never seemed to build in the same way that all her other choices did. I keep thinking part of that might have been the jump mistakes but ROmeo and Juliet still seemed great even with many more jarring mistakes.

You should suggest it to her on VK if you haven't yet.
 
Isabel_O'Reilly said:
Wow, that music is amazing. I love whatever she skates to but there was something just a little bit off with the LP music choice this year. Yulia liked it so that's great and what matters most but it just never seemed to build in the same way that all her other choices did. I keep thinking part of that might have been the jump mistakes but ROmeo and Juliet still seemed great even with many more jarring mistakes.

You should suggest it to her on VK if you haven't yet.
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A little off may have been her jumps :slink:

I love her for always but I think she can get it together. Not even for the loonies like me but more importantly.....for herself. The reason people like me über and all that. ;)
 
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