Natalia Lipkovskaya
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| Nickname(s) | Natasha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Russia
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| Born | 26 April 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Krasnoyarsk Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Olga Buyanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalia Lipkovskaya (Russian: Наталья Викторовна Липковская, born 26 April 1979) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 1997 World All-around silver medalist and the 1997 Grand Prix Final All-around champion. She was coached by Olga Buyanova.
Lipkovskaya holds a degree in psychology. She now works as a psychologist working for the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation.
Lipkovskaya began gymnastics training in 1983. She trained at the Dynamo Krasnoyarsk club, coached by Olga Buyanova. She was second in the national championship in 1993 and 1995.
Lipkovskaya made her first international appearance at the 1995 tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, ranking 7th. At the 1995 World championship in Vienna, she was included on the 1995 Russian team. Although Lipkovskaya won a team gold medal, she did not yet win an individual medal as opposed to her more experienced and recognized teammates Amina Zaripova and Yanina Batyrchina.
In 1996, Lipkovskaya won an international tournament in Portugal and a bronze in one event at the European championship, but missed the 1996 Summer Olympics in favor of her higher-ranking teammates. The Russian national team head coach, Irina Viner, opted to send then-Russian number one and number two Batyrchina and Zaripova to the Olympic competition in Atlanta.
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