Lipnitskaya’s mother, Daniela, told Russia’s Tass news agency Monday that her … The Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya retired at 19 after a battle with anorexia. Back in 2014, Yulia Lipnitskaya burst onto the international skating scene by helping the Russians win team gold at the Olympics. Lipnitskaya’s mother, Daniela, was interviewed by Russia’s TASS news agency saying her daughter made the decision when she returned home from Europe after a three-month treatment for anorexia. MOSCOW—Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired at the age of 19 following a battle with anorexia. She retired from the professional sport on 9 September 2017 due to complications with ligaments of the legs and hip joints, as well as anorexia. Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired at the age of 19 following a battle with anorexia. Anorexia Forces Gold Medalist Yulia Lipnitskaia to Retire “The girl in red,” “a tiny genius,” “the future of figure skating,” “a little legend [telegraph].” These are just some of the titles accredited to powerhouse figure skater and Olympic gold-medalist Yulia Lipnitskaia. She also informed the Russian Figure Skating Federation after they returned home from Europe, where her daughter had to undergo medical treatment for three months for anorexia. "Yulia informed the (figure skating) federation of her decision (Brian Cassella / McClatchy-Tribune) Yulia Lipnitskaya, who became Russia’s youngest Winter Olympic gold medalist ever at the Sochi Games in 2014, has retired at the age of 19 after being treated for anorexia. She retired from the professional sport on 9 September 2017 due to complications with ligaments of the legs and hip joints, as well as anorexia. The news of Lipnitskaya’s apparent retirement was deemed “gossip” by the President of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, Alexander Gorshkov. Competing as a junior, Lipnitskaya won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 JGP Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Lipnitskaya, who won team event gold in Sochi at age 15, retired following a three-month treatment for anorexia, it was first reported in August. Yulia Lipnitskaya, known as the Girl in Red, is the youngest figure skater ever to win the Olympics gold medal.Famous for her signature triple-triple combination, Yulia won the Olympic gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.Unfortunately, the young skater announced the retirement from figure skating at … Lipnitskaya is the youngest Russian athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. - Olympic figure skating team gold medallist Yulia Lipnitskaya has decided to retire after undergoing treatment for anorexia and will not defend her title at next year's Pyeongchang Games, her mother told TASS state news agency. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired at the age of 19 following a battle with anorexia. On August 28, 2017, Lipnitskaya’s mother informed the Russian News Agency, TASS that her daughter decided to retire in February. Yulia Lipnitskaya after performing in the free skate at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Within the ladies' singles category, she is the youngest gold medalist at the European Championships.