Sochi Olympic champion in figure skating Julia Lipnitskaya appear before the fans in the form of Juliet in his free program in the upcoming season. About this ITAR-TASS reported choreographer Ilya Averbuch, who works with the athlete on the production of programs.
"Julia is preparing for the season, in any program this year, she will reveal an image of Juliet. Lipnitskaya will perform music from the soundtrack to the film "Romeo and Juliet", " said Averbuch. According to the choreographer, the costume for the athlete is not yet ready.
Earlier, her coach Etery Tutberidze stated that Lipnitskaya's start of the new season will be postponed only if an arbitrary program will not be prepared in time. It was planned that the 16-year-old figure skater will open the season on a one-day commercial tournament Japan Open, which is traditionally held in early October. On Saturday, Sept. 13, Tutberidze advised that with a trip to Japan is not yet resolved.
In July Lipnitskaya through social networks appealed to fans to help her choose a song and supporting the idea of an arbitrary program. In late August, the champion admitted that she did not stop at any of the tested variants.
Yulia Lipnitskaya: Приношу извинения болельшикам и любителям фигурного катания за свое снятие с турнира в Японии. Дело в том, что я вынуждена раскатывать уже третью пару ботинок в этом сезоне. И ещё пришлось пропустить неделю тренировок по болезни...) Сейчас уже тренируюсь, всё нормально!
The new season of figure skating began on August 6 - with the tournament «Asian Open Figure Skating». However, it did not play our athletes. Julia Lipnitskaya missed and Open Championship in Japan October 4 - Russia was represented by Anna POGORILAYA and Elena RADIONOVA.
As admitted herself Julia, the main problem now in the shoes that she can not fit in, and because of a cold the figure skater had to miss a week of training. Despite these difficulties, in the life of the Olympic champion was a place for joy.
The post-Olympic off-season for Julia Lipnitskaya was saturated: at once, she appeared in the world - came to the party Lena Lenina, starred in a steep "girlish" gloss and flew to the Seychelles island with his mother, where is away from prying eyes to splash in the ocean waves.
Julia looked after The Pomeranian Peach in her house. The champion is crazy about him: sleeping with a doggie in an embrace, takes with him to the workout. A month ago, the fans gave the skater also Persian kitten, something vaguely resembling herself mistress. Julia affectionately calls Pillow.
Russian figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia's rapid rise to fame at the Sochi Olympics has turned her life into "constant stress." Lipnitskaia won Olympic team gold with Russia in February when she was only 15, becoming the youngest figure skating gold medalist in 78 years and earning personal praise from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Lipnitskaia, now 16 and one of Russia's best known sports stars, said in comments on the Russian skating federation website that it was hard to live up to the expectations of her fans after her Olympic success. She said her life now has "no freedom at all."
"Whatever you do, everything is interpreted the wrong way and then has to be justified," Lipnitskaia said. "It's not life, it's constant stress. "I'm a person like everyone else. I try to work on the things people expect of me, but I can't live up to everyone's desires and whims."
After finishing second at last week's Cup of China, she called the performance the worst skate of her life and missed the award ceremony. Lipnitskaia said she had been so stressed after an error-strewn free skate that she forgot to attend. "I was very upset after skating the free program poorly," Lipnitskaia said, adding that she had gone to her hotel room to relax. She said she hurried to the rink after receiving a call from organizers, but was too late to attend the ceremony.
The bureau of the Executive Committee of the Russian Figure Skating Federation announced the team that will participate in the World Cup. The World Championships will be held in Shanghai from 23 to 29 March. According to the results of the last World Cup, which was held in Japan, the Russian team won the maximum quota of three events. Russia will be represented by three athletes in the women's figure skating, three pairs of dancers in the competitions and sports and two pairs skater in the men's figure skating.
Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova and Julia Lipnitskaya did not enter the team. Sotnikova continues to heal an injury due to which she missed all starts this season. She did not participate in any Russian Championship or the European Championship. She will not be on the ice until next season. Lipnitskaya after the Olympics did not miss the season, but she took it roughly. On the World Figure Skating Championships, which took place immediately after the Olympics, Lipnitskaya took second place.
At the stage of the Grand Prix in China, she won the short program, but then failed the free program and only took second place (another Russian figure skater Elizabeth Tuktamysheva became first). Annoyed, Lipnitskaya refused to enter the awards ceremony. Subsequently Lipnitskaya explained his refusal by saying that simply forgot about the ceremony.
Lipnitskaya became the second at the French stage of the series and the finals In the final, she successfully skated the short program, but again failed the free program and took only the fifth place. In the championship of Russia and it does become the ninth, failing thus to break into the European Championship. The European Championship qualifying tournament was before the world championship and, accordingly, Lipnitskaya failed to make it to the world championship.
Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya became the best in the category "Favorite Russian Sports Star."
Lipnitskaya's competitors in the category were the goalkeeper of the Russian national football team and CSKA Moscow Igor Akinfeev, six-time Olympic champion in short track Viktor Antonov and two-time Olympic champion snowboarder Vic Wild.
Lipnitskaya won gold in the team competition at the Games in Sochi. She also won the European Championships in 2014 and won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2014.
