Julia Lipnitskaia Skates Through Cramp at Grand Prix 2016 | Playing through the Pain | CBC Sports

Russian figure skater Julia Lipnitskaya temporarily halts her free skate at the Rostelecom Cup, in Moscow, on November 5, 2016, due to a cramp.

Lipnitskaya won gold in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi when she was 15, becoming the youngest Olympic skating champion since 1936. She also won silver at the world championships in April 2014, which was her last major event.

She announced her retirement on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, after three months' treatment for anorexia.

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Julia Lipnitskaia Skates Through Cramp at Grand Prix of Russia 2016
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