SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian teenager Julia Lipnitskaya made a spectacular debut at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, upstaging her older rivals to leave the host-nation in a strong position to win the inaugural figure skating team event.
Lipnitskaya, who at 15 is the youngest skater in the competition, showed that her surprise victory at last month's European Championships was no fluke as she easily outclassed Japan's twice former world gold medallist Mao Asada in the women's short programme.
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