Sunday, February 09, 2014

Before the controversy about judging gets all the attention Julia Lipnitskaia gave a magnificent performance.

SOCHI, Russia — That rumble (click here) that swept through the Iceberg Skating Palace after Julia Lipnitskaia skated could be felt all the way to South Korea.
The Russian phenom's dazzling performance that won the short program in the figure skating team competition Saturday showed Yuna Kim isn't the only woman with the goods to win gold in Sochi. Lipnitskaia has the jumps, she's got the artistry and, despite being just 15, she's got the nerves.

"I've never seen anything out there like the atmosphere out there today," Lipnitskaia said. "There wasn't silence for a single second."...

This was her performance in 2014 in Europe.