Júlia Láng (born 6 November 2003) is a Hungarian

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. She has represented her country at two (

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) Junior World Championships and made her senior debut at the

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. Láng is a three-time Hungarian national champion (2021–23).

Career

2017–2018 season

In March 2018, Láng represented Hungary at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked thirty-second in the short, she did not advance to the free skate.

2018–2019 season

In the 2018–2019 season, Láng debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing twelfth in the 2018 JGP Slovakia and tenth in the 2018 JGP Slovenia. In March 2019, she represented Hungary at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Ranked tenth in the short, she vaulted into the penultimate (second-to-last) group for the free skate, where she placed fourteenth, falling to fourteenth overall.

2019–2020 season

Láng competed at both the 2019 JGP USA in Lake Placid and at 2019 JGP Russia in

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, placing tenth and eleventh, respectively. In senior competition, she placed fifteenth in the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and competed at several minor senior events.

2020–2021 season

With the

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affecting international competition, Láng nevertheless competed at several European international competitions. She was chosen as Hungary's entry for the

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, where she finished in thirtieth place.

2021–2022 season

Láng began the season competing at the

2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 22–25, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. It was also the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the discipli ...

to attempt again to qualify a berth for Hungary at the

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. She placed sixteenth at the event, outside of the range of qualification. She was thirteenth at the

Budapest Trophy The Budapest Trophy is a senior- and junior-level figure skating competition held in Budapest, Hungary. The inaugural event was part of the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice da ...

, before medaling at several minor international events, including a gold at the Jégvirág Cup. Láng won her second senior Hungarian national title, then took the bronze medal at the

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. She was thirty-first at the 2022 World Championships.

2022–2023 season

Making her season debut on home ice at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy, Láng finished in fourth position. She went on to place tenth at the

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and was only seventeenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge shortly afterward before placing fourth at the

Santa Claus Cup The Santa Claus Cup is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Hungarian National Skating Federation. It is held annually in late November or early December in Budapest, Hungary. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of ...

. Competing at the 2023 Four National Championships, she finished third overall in the standings and first among Hungarians, winning her third consecutive national title.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''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.''

Senior results

Junior results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Julia 2003 births Hungarian female single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Budapest