She was part of the Russian team to win the 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Lipnitskaya is the youngest Russian russian ladies coach to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Within the ladies’ singles category, she is the youngest gold medalist at the European Championships.

Yulia Lipnitskaya was born on 5 June 1998 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Lipnitskaya was raised by a single mother, Daniela Leonidovna Lipnitskaya, who gave her own surname to Yulia. Lipnitskaya began training at age four, when her mother convinced the experienced skating coach Elena Levkovets to accept her as a student. 10 season, Lipnitskaya placed fifth on the junior level at the 2010 Russian Championships. She was fourth on the senior level the following season at the 2011 Russian Championships. Lipnitskaya won silver on the senior level at the 2012 Russian Championships, having placed third in the short program and first in the free skate, and later took gold at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Lipnitskaya became age-eligible for some senior events but not the World or European Championships.

She made her senior debut at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy where she won the gold medal. Lipnitskaya was assigned to two Grand Prix events. She had some boot problems early in the season. Lipnitskaya qualified for the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, but withdrew due to injury — during training on 28 November, she lost balance on the entry to a spin, split her chin and sustained a slight concussion. Lipnitskaya selected all the music for her programs by herself. 14 season, Lipnitskaya became age-eligible for all senior ISU events.