You are right but are you saying they ever skated and spoke like lipnitskaia?
I'm not so sure the situations are all that similar when diagnosing the off ice issues With these girls. Liza was expected to make the Olympic team and fell short so in a way she still had something to prove this season. So her language has always been around coming back and proving herself. Adelina has essentislly been in a protective bubble since Sochi. Julia may have been burned out and majorly down last season but I think it was due to an unrelenting at times media circus. Coaches were publicly attacking her while expectations were soaring. The fed itself was adding pressure by making statements in the media leading up to Russian Nationals. I can't speak for anyone else but my heart went out for her.
Keep in mind she did have one of the best SP's last year and improved it by adding 3z-3t by the end. New boots, injuries, bad prep, media circus, uncertainty in even getting a FS Program could be the source of her "wanting to quit" statements.
The good news for fans is that in the face of all of this she did show up to every event, at the fed's urging. She faced up to it and in front of the entire world we saw her devestated but she didn't quit did she. I'm hoping for brighter days. I've never cried for an athelete before Julia and I hope I never do again