Watch pix of Julia Lipnitskaia, 15-Year-Old Russian Figure Skating Sensation
Watch pix of Julia Lipnitskaia, 15-Year-Old Russian Figure Skating Sensation
Sochi, Russia: Fifteen-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia had the look of an Olympic champion Saturday night, dazzling the home crowd with a near-perfect performance in the women's team short program.With her countrymen chanting her first name, Lipnitskaia
Lipnitskaia has burst onto the skating scene, and she easily outskated far more experienced competitors Carolina Kostner of Italy, who is in her third Olympics, and Japan's Mao Asada, in her second. The moment wasn't too big for her in any way.