Career
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
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.
In 1997, following the injury of Amina Zaripova, Lipkovskaya led the Russian national team at the 1997 World championship in Berlin, scoring two gold (hoop and team), three silver (All-around, rope, ribbon) and one bronze (in clubs). She was ranked second in the All-around finals behind Ukrainian Olena Vitrychenko. Early in 1998, she began her first in a series of treatments for a recurring back injury—an injury many believe was caused by the increasing pressure on gymnasts to display more back flexibility.
After several hospital stays and a short-lived return to the gym, she decided to end her career.