Molly Beth Lanaghan (born January 29, 1999) is a

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, who currently competes with

Dmitre Razgulajevs Dmitre Razgulajevs (born November 19, 1996) is a Canadian ice dancer, who currently competes with Molly Lanaghan. With his former partner Mackenzie Bent, he was the 2016 Canadian national junior champion and finished in the top ten at the 2 ...

Personal life

Molly Lanaghan was born on January 29, 1999, in

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. She has an older sister named Charlotte. In addition to figure skating, she is also a certified lash technician.

Career

Early career

Lanaghan began skating in 2007 after watching her older sister skate. At the age of thirteen, Lanaghan began pairs skating for

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with Jake Astill from 2013 to 2015. Together, they won the 2014 British Junior Figure Skating Championships Following the end of her partnership with Astill, Lanaghan decided to switch to the ice dancing discipline at the suggestion of her pairs coaches. She had a brief partnership with fellow British ice dancer, Joseph Buckland.

Partnership with Razgulajevs

Lanaghan partnered with Canadian ice dancer

. The two decided to compete for Canada. They debuted internationally at the

2017 CS Warsaw Cup The 2017 CS Warsaw Cup was a senior international figure skating competition, held in November 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, ...

, where they placed tenth. They went on to win a bronze medal at the 2018 Skate Canada Challenge, qualifying them for the 2018 Canadian Championships, where they placed seventh. Beginning the 2018–19 season, they placed sixth at the

2018 CS Autumn Classic International The 2018 CS Autumn Classic International was held in September 2018 in Oakville, Ontario. 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 dancin ...

and repeated as bronze medalists at the 2019 Skate Canada Challenge. The pair placed fifth at the 2020 Canadian Championships. They also placed fifth at the 2020 Bavarian Open. Lanaghan/Razgulajevs were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the

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2021-22 season

Lanaghan/Razgulajevs began their season with eleventh and eighth-place finishes at the

2021 CS Cup of Austria The 2021 CS Cup of Austria by Icechallenge was held on November 11–14, 2021 in Graz, Austria. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entr ...

and the

2021 CS Warsaw Cup The 2021 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 17–20 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Inter ...

, respectively. They ended their season by finishing eighth at the

2022 Canadian Figure Skating Championships The 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships were held on January 6–12, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance on the senior, junior, and novice levels. ...

2022-23 season

Lanaghan/Razgulajevs opened their season by finishing fourth at the

2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 21–24, 2022 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pa ...

. They then went on to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, where they finished in tenth place.

Personal life

Career

Early career

Partnership with Razgulajevs

2021-22 season

2022-23 season

Programs

With Razgulajevs

With Astill

Competitive highlights

With Razgulajevs

With Astill

References