Gold medallist Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia poses during medal ceremony after the Ladies Free Skating event at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Budapest, January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
(Reuters) - Julia Lipnitskaia's youthful exuberance shone out as the 15-year-old Russian trumped five-times gold medallist Carolina Kostner to win the women's title on her debut appearance at the European championships in Budapest on Friday.
She was the youngest competitor in the field but easily outclassed her more experienced rivals with a spellbinding routine to John Williams' score from "Schindler's List".
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