Yulia lipnitskaya anorexia
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Russian Olympic figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya retires at 19 after battling anorexia
Yulia Lipnitskaya retired from figure skating at the age of 19 after battling anorexia.
(Reuters)
An Olympic gold medal-winning Russian figure skater retired from the sport at age 19 after a battle with an eating disorder.
Yulia Lipnitskaya’s mother, Daniela, told the Russian news agency Tass on Monday that Lipnitskaya reported her retirement to Russian skating authorities in April after undergoing three months of treatment for anorexia.
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Lipnitskaya became the youngest Olympic skating champion since after winning gold in the team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi when she was years-old.
However, the young skater missed the medals in the individual competition, where she had been considered a potential champion.
Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya competes during the Figure Skating Women's Short Program at the Sochi W