Natalia Lipkovskaya
Russian rhythmic gymnast
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Nickname(s) | Natasha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | ( 1979-04-26 ) 26 April 1979 (age 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Krasnoyarsk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Irkutsk , Irkutsk Oblast [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Krasnoyarsk Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Olga Buyanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalia Lipkovskaya ( Russian : Наталья Викторовна Липковская , born 26 April 1979) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast . She is the 1997 World All-around silver medalist and the 1997 Grand Prix Final All-around champion. She was coached by Olga Buyanova .
Personal life
Lipkovskaya holds a degree in psychology . [2] She now works as a psychologist working for the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation .
Career
Lipkovskaya began gymnastics training in 1983. She trained at the Dynamo Krasnoyarsk club, coached by Olga Buyanova . She was second in the national championship in 1993 and 1995. [1]
Lipkovskaya made her first international appearance at the 1995 tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes , ranking 7th. At the 1995 World championship in Vienna , she was included on the 1995 Russian team. Although Lipkovskaya won a team gold medal, she did not yet win an individual medal as opposed to her more experienced and recognized teammates Amina Zaripova and Yanina Batyrchina .
In 1996, Lipkovskaya won an international tournament in Portugal and a bronze in one event at the European championship , but missed the 1996 Summer Olympics in favor of her higher-ranking teammates. The Russian national team head coach, Irina Viner , opted to send then-Russian number one and number two Batyrchina and Zaripova to the Olympic competition in Atlanta.
In 1997, following the injury of Amina Zaripova , Lipkovskaya led the Russian national team at the 1997 World championship in Berlin , scoring two gold (hoop and team), three silver (All-around, rope, ribbon) and one bronze (in clubs). She was ranked second in the All-around finals behind Ukrainian Olena Vitrychenko . Lipkovskaya then became the 1997 Grand Prix Final champion in Deventer , Netherlands and in the event finals, she won gold in (rope, hoop); silvers in (clubs, ribbon).
Early in 1998, she began her first in a series of treatments for a recurring back injury—an injury many [ who? ] believe was caused by the increasing pressure on gymnasts to display more back flexibility. After several hospital stays and a short-lived return to the gym, she decided to end her career. [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Natalya Lipkovskaya page" . International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008 . Retrieved 24 October 2008 .
- ↑ "Interview with Irina Viner, November 2005 (in Russian)" . Retrieved 24 October 2008 .