Natalia Lipkovskaya
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Nickname(s) | Natasha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 April 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalia Lipkovskaya (
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
In 1996, Lipkovskaya won an international tournament in
In 1997, following the injury of
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
- ^ a b c d "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.