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Andrei Olegovich Lazukin (, born 19 November 1997) is a retired 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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...
. He is the 2015
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
champion, 2017
Triglav Trophy The Triglav Trophy is an international figure skating competition which is generally held in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. The competition takes its name from the nearby mountain Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. Medals may be awarded i ...
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 I ...
bronze medalist. Earlier in his career, he won gold at the 2014
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany – also known as the Blue Swords Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the German Ice Skating Union (). It is h ...
.


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 Figure Skating Cham ...
.


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 figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...
(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, 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 figure skating season, 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU ...
event and his first senior international. He won gold at the
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
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
Triglav Trophy The Triglav Trophy is an international figure skating competition which is generally held in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. The competition takes its name from the nearby mountain Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. Medals may be awarded i ...
in April 2017.


2017–2018 season

Lazukin started his season by competing in two
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 figure skating season, 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU ...
events. In mid-September he placed eighth at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and in early October he finished eighth again in 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. Two weeks later he made his
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debut at the
2017 Rostelecom Cup The 2017 Rostelecom Cup was the first event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on October 20–22. Medals were awar ...
where he placed tenth. In December he skated his third Challenger event of the season at the
2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 50th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova in December 2017 as part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. M ...
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
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 I ...
with a personal best score of 243.45 points. This medal was his first
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 figure skating season, 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU ...
medal. In early November he placed sixth at the
2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki The 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki was held in Helsinki, Finland, from November 2–4. It was the third event of the 2018–2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational ...
. 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 ...
. 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
2019 Winter Universiade The 2019 Winter Universiade (), the XXIX Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 Winter Universiade was the third Universia ...
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 (; 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, 2019) Russian national champion. On the junior level, ...
. 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
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. At his first
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assignment, Lazukin was sixth in the short program after a rough landing on his
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Lutz 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 fro ...
. He then placed twelfth at the 2020 Russian Championships, where he was reported to be dealing with a knee injury.


Programs


Competitive highlights

''GP:
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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 21st-century Russian sportsmen