Olympic Skating: Ashley Wagner Can’t Beat Teen Yulia Lipnitskaya

After a disillusioning indicating at the US National Championships, figure skater Ashley Wagner got a digit of reclamation throughout the group short program on Feb. 8. Not considerably her extraordinary execution could exceed her 15-year-old Russian adversary — and you should simply see the look all over to know how she felt about it!

The Winter Olympics are extraordinary for numerous things, however nothing truly matches the acting piece of figure skating. There were two champions throughout Day 1 of the group occasions in Sochi on Feb. 8 — the comeback story of U.s. skater Ashley Wagner and the turning out gathering for the Russian 15-year-old phenom, Yulia Lipnitskaya.

Ashley Wagner Experience Triumph & Disappointment At Winter Olympics 

There was a huge amount of weight on Ashley heading into the Winter Games, as numerous expressed that she didn't even should be on the U.s. group after a poor execution at the national titles in December. Yet she utilized the feedback as fuel and vindicated herself with a stunning solo short program.

Her sum score of 63.10 was sufficient to guarantee that the United States group might development to the last adjust.

Anyway Ashley formally turned into a true American victor by taking the light from the "not astounded" Mckayla Maroney with her facial responses. Ashley initially looked excited when she ventures off the ice after her program. Yet after she saw her score, which was exceptional not extraordinary, she began shooting passing gazes and confounded takes a gander at the judges.

Polaroids likewise found her mouthing "bulls**t" to a buddy. Approach to speak to, Ashley!

Yulia Lipnitskaya: Russian Figure Skater Steals The Show

On the other hand, the genuine star of the day was a young lady who appeared as though she was still in evaluation school. Yulia Lipnitskaya is really 15 years of age however, and the really young looking skater put forth a tremendous expression throughout her performance run, verifying everybody realizes that she ought not be belittled.

With a huge number of impeccably executed winds and twists and unfathomable grace and adaptability, the young'n commanded the performance program with a score of 72.90. She's been an enormous part in moving the Russian figure skating group to ahead of all comers two days later of the group rivalry, yet all the more essentially, she's attested herself as the leader for when the performance rivalries initiate beginning on Feb. 19.

Yulia's childhood and unparalleled ability has numerous contrasting her with Oksana Baiul, the Ukrainian skater who won gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics at the age of 16.