Andrei Olegovich Lazukin (russian: Андрей Олегович Лазукин, born 19 November 1997) is a Russian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 2015

Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it is sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union. The event is held in February at Eiss ...

champion, 2017

Triglav Trophy The Triglav Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition held in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. The competition takes its name from the nearby mountain Triglav Triglav (; german: Terglau; it, Tricorno), with an elevation of ...

silver medalist, and

2018 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy was held in September 2018 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Entries The ...

bronze medalist. Earlier in his career, he won gold at the 2014

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Personal life

Andrei Olegovich Lazukin was born on 19 November 1997 in

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, Russia. He dated fellow figure skater

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Elizaveta Sergeyevna Tuktamysheva ( ; rus, Елизавета Серге́евна Туктамышева, , jɪlʲɪzɐˈvʲetə tʊktɐˈmɨʂɨvə; born 17 December 1996) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2015 World champion, the 202 ...

Career

Early career

Lazukin began learning to skate in 2001. Making his

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

(JGP) debut, he placed seventh in

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, Austria, in September 2012. During the 2013 JGP series, he was sent to

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, where he finished fifth. In early October 2014, Lazukin won gold at the 2014 JGP event in

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, Germany. In November, he placed fifth at the

2014 CS Volvo Open Cup The 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup was a senior international figure skating competition held in November 2014 at the Volvo Ice Rink in Riga, Latvia. It was part of the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's sin ...

, an

ISU Challenger Series The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. E ...

event and his first senior international. He won gold at the

in February 2015. Lazukin missed part of the 2015–2016 season due to a back injury. He finished fourth at the 2017 Russian Championships in

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and took the silver medal at the

in April 2017.

2017–2018 season

Lazukin started his season by competing in two

events. In mid-September he placed eighth at the

2017 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2017 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' si ...

and in early October he finished eighth again in

2017 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in October 2017 in Espoo. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair ...

. Two weeks later he made his

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debut at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup where he placed tenth. In December he skated his third Challenger event of the season at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where he placed sixth. In late December he finished seventh at the 2018 Russian Championships.

2018–2019 season

In September Lazukin won the bronze medal at the

with a personal best score of 243.45 points. This medal was his first

medal. In early November he placed sixth at the

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. Two weeks later he finished seventh at the

2018 Rostelecom Cup The 2018 Rostelecom Cup was the fifth event of six in the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held on November 16–18, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Medals were awarded in t ...

. At the 2019 Russian Championships, he debuted a new free skate to

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'', finishing in fourth place overall. In February 2019, he took silver at the 2019 Dragon Trophy in

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. At the 2019 Russian Cup Final he won gold, placing first in the short program and six in the free. In March 2019 Lazukin competed at the

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placed third in the short program, fifth in the free program, and fifth overall. Lazukin was assigned to the 2019 World Championships in Saitama,

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, following the withdrawal of

Maxim Kovtun Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun (russian: Максим Павлович Ковтун; born 18 June 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is a three-time European medalist (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016) and four-time (2014, 2015, 2016, 2 ...

. Lazukin placed tenth, setting a new personal best in the free skating and total score. He concluded the season at the 2019 World Team Trophy as part of the bronze medal-winning Team Russia.

2019–2020 season

Beginning the season on the Challenger series, Lazukin placed twelfth at

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and seventh at the

Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Since 1995, it is held annually in Finland in Greater Helsinki region, including Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014� ...

. At his first

assignment, Lazukin was sixth in the short program after a rough landing on his

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attempt and having to put a hand down on his triple Axel. He placed last in the free skate after numerous errors, dropping to eighth place overall. Lazukin was tenth at the

2019 Cup of China The 2019 SHISEIDO Cup of China was the fourth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Chongqing Huaxi Culture and Sports Center in Chongqing, China from ...

. He then placed twelfth at the 2020 Russian Championships, where he was reported to be dealing with a knee injury.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

Detailed results

''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.''

Senior level

Junior Level

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazukin, Andrei 1997 births Russian male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Tolyatti Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade