She trained at the Dynamo Krasnoyarsk club, coached by Olga Buyanova.

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.

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).

Early in 1998, she began her first in a series of treatments for a recurring back injury.

After several hospital stays and a short-lived return to the gym, she decided to end her career.