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
"I have been saying the whole year that she is a dark horse," Lipinski said of Lipnitskaia — yes, the names are nearly the same. "I loved the energy and the fight in her."