Yulia Lipnitskaya Short and Long Figure Skating Olympic 2014
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Yulia Lipnitskaya Short and Long Figure Skating Olympic 2014
Reviewed by Teresita Blanco
Today, I wanted to mention the short and long routines of the woman Team figure skating competition. However, the child prodigy Yulia stole all my attention. A day or so ago, she became the youngest Winter Olympics winner. Before she even starts skating, one can appreciate her seriousness. Her adorable face ,in her first Olympic performance, had a serious and intense look.
Dress wise, she was doing a whole Schindler's List. You remember, the little girl in the red dress from the movie? Some TV people thought it was a bit tasteless, but who cares? Still, I simply found her to be adorable. Aside from her jumps, I liked a lot her flexibility in her turns. She knew how to pick up speed in those round about.
Her flexibility allowed for her to do a move that no other female skater was able to replicate that day. Whenever she did that move, the TV guys would complained about a crammed neck. Indeed, she was trained in the classical style.
Something about her mannerism reminds one of the Russian ballet. Indeed, she has the gracefulness of a seasoned Ballerina. For the short performance, she got a 70, a personal best. In her second performance, Yulia was simply showing off. She jumped more times in one performance than all the ice skater girls put together. She did those jumps effortlessly.
In her last performance, she showed a little bit more emotion. She did not have the pressure of having to do good considering the 70 points she had under her belt. She was also able to perform well because her President was watching her. When she won, he greeted her and the team in his usual cold Russian fashion. Again, aside from the jumps, she did her spins marvelously. For that performance, she got 141 points. Since she is only 15, this means that she will be an Olympic contender for many more years to come.
Needless to say, she has raised the bar on women's Olympic Ice skating. For this, and many other adorable reasons, Yulia deserves 5 stars rating. You know, I was going to mention the routines of the other female skaters. There where some that where so, so. However, Yulia is the only female skater worth mentioning. Once again, the Russians have done it... For better or for worst.
