Yulia Lipnitskaia, 15 year old Russian Figure Skating Phenomenon

Yulia is a fifteen year old girl, 5"2. Don't let her age and height fool you, she knows how to draw in the audience and mesmerize while skating. From her flawless jumps, to her even more flawless turns she is truly amazing. The incredible amount of speed and flexibility she has while turning is just astounding. She began training at age four after her mother convinced the experienced skating coach Elena Levkovets to accept her as a student. Some records and achievements she has accomplished are She is the youngest olympic gold medalist in team figure skating, Youngest skater in ladies' singles to win the European title, First Russian ladies' singles skater to win an Olympic gold medal in team trophy, and she is a record holder in ladies' junior level under the ISU Judging System for the highest combined total and free skate scores. She has an impressive history of winning championships and competitions previous to the olympics. Yulia is big competition for others, and dosen't feel threatened by other competitiors, only being fifteen. She competed in the Team ladies short program, Team ladies free skating, Ladies short program and the ladies free skate in the Sochi 2014 olympics, her first olympics.