FILE PHOTO: Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya competes during the Figure Skating Women's free skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk
YANTARNY, Russia (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired from the sport at the age of 19, Russian media reported on Monday.
Lipnitskaya became the face of the 2014 Sochi Olympics as a 15-year-old after helping Russia win gold in the team event.
