Yulia Lipnitskaya, the youngest gold medalist in Olympic figure skating history, has retired at 19, after spending three months recovering from anorexia

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Yulia Lipnitskaya, the youngest gold medalist in Olympic figure skating history, has retired at 19, after spending three months recovering from anorexia
Meduza
15:27, 28 august 2017

At the age of 19, Sochi Winter Olympics champion Yulia Lipnitskaya announced this Monday that she is retiring from figure skating. According to Lipnitskaya’s mother, Daniela, she informed Russia’s Figure Skating Federation of her decision back in April, after returning from three months of treatment for anorexia. Meduza reviews this star athlete’s career following her breakout success at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

Yulia Lipnitskaya became an Olympic champion at the age of 15, setting a new record in women’s single skating. In Sochi, she placed first in both the free skate and short program segments, helping Team Russia win the gold medal. Though Lipnitskaya finished only fifth in individual competition, she emerged as one of the symbols of the Russian national team’s success in 2014.

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