Lukas Britschgi
Lukas Britschgi (born 17 February 1998) is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 2023 European bronze medalist, the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy silver medalist, the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Swiss national champion (2019–20, 2022).
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Born | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | 17 February 1998||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Coach | Michael Huth | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | ES Frauenfeld | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Britschgi was born on February 17, 1998 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.[1]
He has a brother and is bilingual, able to speak German and English fluently. He is also a university student, studying business administration.[2]
His figure skating idol is Stéphane Lambiel.[2]
Career
Britschgi began figure skating in 2005 at about seven years old, having been introduced to the sport by his mother who was a former ice dancer.Initially skating only for fun, Britschgi didn't decide to become a competitive figure skater until around the age of fourteen.[2][3]
He debuted at the 2014–15 Swiss Junior Championships, where he won the silver medal.
2015–16 season
Britschgi debuted on the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fifteenth at 2015 JGP Latvia.
He then went on to finish fifth at the 2015 Leo Scheu Memorial, fourth at the 2015 Merano Cup, and seventh at the 2015 NRW Trophy.
At the 2015–16 Swiss Junior Championships, Britschgi won the gold medal.
He closed his season with a fifth place finish at the 2016 Bavarian Open.[4]
2016–17 season
Britschgi started the season on the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix series, placing tenth at the 2016 JGP Czech Republic and thirteenth at the 2016 JGP Germany.
Britschgi went on to place fourth at the 2016 Cup of Nice and thirteenth at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy.
Competing at his first senior Swiss Championships, Britschgi won the silver medal.
Britschgi ended his season at the 2017 Bavarian Open, where he placed tenth.[5]
2017–18 season
Prior to the season, Britschgi decided to relocate to Oberstdorf, Germany, with Michael Huth becoming his coach.[6][7][2]
Britschgi opened the season with a fifteenth-place finish at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, a tenth-place finish at the 2017 Cup of Nice, a bronze medal at the 2017 Golden Bear of Zagreb, and a twelfth-place finish at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup.
He then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2017–18 Swiss Championships and closed his season with a silver medal at the 2018 Bavarian Open.[8]
2018–19 season
Britschgi opened his season at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy, finishing in eighth place. He then went on to place eighth at the 2018 Ice Star, ninth at the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy, and eighth at the 2018 Warsaw Cup.
At the 2018–19 Swiss Championships, Britschgi won his first national title and was subsequently selected to represent Switzerland at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, and the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.
At the European Championships, Britschgi placed thirty-first in the short program, failing to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition and finishing thirty-first overall.
He then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 International Challenge Cup.
Britschgi concluded his season at the World Championships, where he placed thirty-fourth in the short program, not qualifying for the free skate segment of the competition and finished thirty-fourth overall.[7]
2019–20 season
Britschgi started his season by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb as well as finishing sixth at both the 2019 Volvo Open Cup and the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup.
Britschgi then went on to win his second consecutive title at the 2019–20 Swiss Championships.
At the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, Britschgi finished in nineteenth place after placing twenty-second in the short program and nineteenth in the free skate.
He then went on to place fourth at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.
Although selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
2020–21 season
Britschgi began the season with an eighth-place finish at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
Despite the 2020–21 Swiss Championships being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Britschgi was ultimately selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Britschgi went on to place fifteenth at the event after placing seventeenth in the short program and sixteenth in the free skate. With this placement, Britschgi was able to secure one spot for Swiss men's singles skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11][12]
2021–22 season
Britschgi started the season by competing at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, the 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy, and the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, where he placed eighth, fifth, and seventh, respectively. He then went on to win the gold medal at the 2021 NRW Trophy.
At the 2021–22 Swiss Championships, Britschgi won his third national title and was subsequently named to the European, Olympic, and World team.
Britschgi went on to place eleventh at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, after placing thirteenth in the short program and eleventh in the free skate.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Britschgi managed to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition after placing twenty-fourth in the short program. In the free program, Britschgi placed twenty-third and moved up to twenty-third place overall.[13]
Shortly prior the 2022 World Championships, Britschgi tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the event.[14]
2022–23 season
Britschgi began his season by finishing fifth at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, before going on to compete at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy where he won the silver medal.
He then went on to make his Grand Prix series debut at 2022 Skate Canada International, where he finished sixth.
Shortly before the 2022 Grand Prix de France, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan withdrew from the event and Britschgi was called up to replace him.[15][16]
At the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, Britschgi won the bronze medal after skating a clean short and free program, scoring personal bests in the process. Following the event, however, Britschgi fell off his bicycle and broke his collar bone and had to five weeks off the ice to recover. As a result, Britschgi had to miss the 2022–23 Swiss Championships.
Competing at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Britschgi placed fifth in the short program. However, he managed to perform a near perfect free skate, placing third in that segment of the competition and winning the bronze medal. His bronze medal was the highest finish for a Swiss skater of any discipline at the European Championships in over a decade. Following the event, Britschgi stated, "I still can't believe it, I still have no words for it. A dream came true." This placement granted two spots for Swiss men's singles skaters at the 2024 European Championships.
At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Britschgi placed ninth in both the short and free program segments of the competition and finished in eighth place overall, scoring a new personal best free skate and combined total score in the process. 's top ten finish guaranteed two spots for Swiss men's singles skaters at the 2024 World Championships.[17][2][3]
2023–24 season
Britschgi began the season with two appearances on the Challenger circuit, coming fourth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy before winning the silver medal the next week at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy.[18]
Programs
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2022–2023 [3] |
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2021–2022 [13] |
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2020–2021 [11] |
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2019–2020 [9] |
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2018–2019 [7] |
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2017–2018 [8] |
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2016–2017 [5] |
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2015–2016 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- C – Event was cancelled
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023-24 |
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Winter Olympics | 23rd | ||||||
World Championships | 34th | C | 15th | WD | 8th | ||
European Championships | 31st | 19th | 11th | 3rd | |||
GP France | 7th | TBD | |||||
GP NHK Trophy | TBD | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | 6th | ||||||
CS Alpen Trophy | 9th | ||||||
CS Asian Open | 5th | ||||||
CS Budapest Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 8th | 8th | 5th | 4th | |||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | ||||||
CS Nepela Memorial | 15th | ||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 12th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | TBD | |
Bavarian Open | 2nd | ||||||
Challenge Cup | 3rd | 4th | |||||
Cup of Nice | 10th | ||||||
Golden Bear of Zagreb | 3rd | 3rd | |||||
Ice Star | 8th | ||||||
NRW Trophy | 3rd | 1st | |||||
Volvo Open Cup | 6th | ||||||
Swiss Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | C | 1st |
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- S – Senior level, J – Junior level
Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
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CS Tallinn Trophy (S) | 13th | ||
Bavarian Open | 5th J | 10th S | |
Sofia Trophy (S) | 2nd | ||
JGP Czech Republic | 10th | ||
JGP Germany | 13th | ||
JGP Latvia | 15th | ||
Cup of Nice | 4th | ||
Leo Scheu Memorial | 5th | ||
Merano Cup | 4th | ||
NRW Trophy | 7th | ||
Swiss Championships | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd S |
Detailed results
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 257.34 | 2023 World Championships |
Short program | TSS | 86.51 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
TES | 46.18 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | |
PCS | 40.33 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | |
Free skating | TSS | 171.16 | 2023 World Championships |
TES | 88.27 | 2023 World Championships | |
PCS | 84.92 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 171.81 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup |
Short program | TSS | 57.51 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup |
TES | 29.61 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | |
PCS | 30.35 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup | |
Free skating | TSS | 119.99 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
TES | 61.19 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | |
PCS | 60.80 | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | |
Senior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 20–27, 2016 | ![]() |
16 | 45.09 | 9 | 119.99 | 13 | 165.08 |
Dec 15–17, 2016 | ![]() |
4 | 53.99 | 2 | 116.61 | 2 | 170.60 |
Feb 8–12, 2017 | ![]() |
3 | 57.57 | 2 | 123.13 | 2 | 180.70 |
Feb 14–19, 2017 | ![]() |
11 | 55.94 | 8 | 123.43 | 10 | 179.37 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 21–23, 2017 | ![]() |
15 | 54.19 | 15 | 107.87 | 15 | 162.06 |
Oct 11–15, 2017 | ![]() |
10 | 61.51 | 10 | 120.59 | 10 | 182.10 |
Oct 26–29, 2017 | ![]() |
4 | 51.65 | 3 | 112.08 | 3 | 163.73 |
Nov 16–19, 2017 | ![]() |
13 | 57.51 | 10 | 114.30 | 12 | 171.81 |
Dec 15–16, 2017 | ![]() |
1 | 61.88 | 3 | 113.42 | 3 | 175.30 |
Jan 26–31, 2018 | ![]() |
2 | 68.70 | 3 | 130.37 | 2 | 199.07 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 4–7, 2018 | ![]() |
10 | 68.40 | 8 | 138.36 | 8 | 206.76 |
Oct 18–20, 2018 | ![]() |
4 | 69.03 | 10 | 105.89 | 8 | 174.92 |
Nov 11–18, 2018 | ![]() |
9 | 62.16 | 9 | 120.11 | 9 | 182.27 |
Nov 23–25, 2018 | ![]() |
10 | 55.52 | 4 | 121.69 | 8 | 177.21 |
Dec 14–16, 2018 | ![]() |
1 | 71.67 | 1 | 139.05 | 1 | 210.72 |
Jan 21–27, 2019 | ![]() |
31 | 55.86 | – | – | 31 | 55.86 |
Feb 21–24, 2019 | ![]() |
3 | 70.43 | 3 | 136.45 | 3 | 206.88 |
Mar 18–24, 2019 | ![]() |
34 | 54.58 | – | – | 34 | 54.58 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 24–27, 2019 | ![]() |
6 | 60.41 | 3 | 126.05 | 3 | 186.46 |
Nov 5–10, 2019 | ![]() |
4 | 70.05 | 10 | 123.59 | 6 | 193.64 |
Nov 14–17, 2019 | ![]() |
7 | 66.60 | 7 | 122.83 | 6 | 189.43 |
Dec 7–8, 2019 | ![]() |
1 | 73.58 | 1 | 132.40 | 1 | 205.98 |
Jan 20–26, 2020 | ![]() |
22 | 66.32 | 19 | 124.43 | 19 | 190.75 |
Feb 20–23, 2020 | ![]() |
6 | 69.02 | 5 | 132.96 | 4 | 201.98 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 23–26, 2020 | ![]() |
11 | 66.63 | 4 | 143.53 | 8 | 210.16 |
Nov 26–29, 2020 | ![]() |
5 | 64.52 | 2 | 119.71 | 3 | 184.23 |
Mar 22–28, 2021 | ![]() |
17 | 78.27 | 16 | 147.28 | 15 | 225.55 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 7–10, 2021 | ![]() |
15 | 65.28 | 8 | 145.81 | 8 | 211.09 |
Oct 13–17, 2021 | ![]() |
6 | 69.07 | 3 | 147.97 | 5 | 217.04 |
Nov 4–7, 2021 | ![]() |
1 | 76.42 | 1 | 142.14 | 1 | 218.56 |
Nov 18–21, 2021 | ![]() |
6 | 79.34 | 12 | 134.42 | 7 | 213.76 |
Nov 27–28, 2021 | ![]() |
1 | 85.13 | 1 | 155.28 | 1 | 240.41 |
Jan 10–16, 2022 | ![]() |
13 | 72.96 | 11 | 145.95 | 11 | 218.91 |
Feb 8–10, 2022 | ![]() |
24 | 76.16 | 23 | 136.42 | 23 | 212.58 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 5–9, 2022 | ![]() |
10 | 66.62 | 4 | 149.80 | 5 | 216.42 |
Oct 13–16, 2022 | ![]() |
5 | 72.85 | 2 | 166.81 | 2 | 239.66 |
Oct 28–30, 2022 | ![]() |
8 | 64.35 | 6 | 148.08 | 6 | 212.43 |
Nov 4–6, 2022 | ![]() |
9 | 74.25 | 7 | 148.61 | 7 | 222.86 |
Nov 17–20, 2022 | ![]() |
2 | 86.51 | 3 | 167.15 | 3 | 253.66 |
Jan 25–29, 2023 | ![]() |
5 | 79.26 | 3 | 168.75 | 3 | 248.01 |
Mar 22–26, 2023 | ![]() |
9 | 86.18 | 9 | 171.16 | 8 | 257.34 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 6–8, 2023 | ![]() |
6 | 74.02 | 4 | 155.35 | 4 | 229.37 |
Oct 13–15, 2023 | ![]() |
6 | 77.78 | 1 | 168.34 | 2 | 246.12 |
Nov 3–5, 2023 | ![]() |
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Nov 15–19, 2023 | ![]() |
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Nov 24–26, 2023 | ![]() |
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Junior results
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 17–18, 2015 | ![]() |
1 | 46.57 | 3 | 76.24 | 2 | 122.81 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 27–29, 2015 | ![]() |
21 | 40.57 | 15 | 89.46 | 15 | 130.03 |
Oct 27–31, 2015 | ![]() |
3 | 51.09 | 5 | 93.02 | 5 | 144.11 |
Nov 12–15, 2015 | ![]() |
2 | 48.72 | 4 | 89.91 | 4 | 138.63 |
Nov 24–29, 2015 | ![]() |
7 | 46.08 | 7 | 88.55 | 7 | 134.63 |
Jan 9–10, 2016 | ![]() |
1 | 54.52 | 1 | 106.95 | 1 | 161.47 |
Feb 17–21, 2016 | ![]() |
7 | 51.23 | 3 | 107.60 | 5 | 158.83 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2016 | ![]() |
12 | 53.54 | 10 | 109.49 | 10 | 163.03 |
Oct 5–8, 2016 | ![]() |
19 | 48.63 | 12 | 105.65 | 13 | 154.28 |
Oct 19–23, 2016 | ![]() |
10 | 48.27 | 3 | 105.87 | 4 | 154.14 |
References
- "Lukas Britschgi". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- "Lukas Britschgi: 'This is a lifetime moment!'". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- Nobel, Urs (13 December 2018). "Hoffnungsträger für den Eissportclub Frauenfeld". tagblatt.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2018.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
- "2020 World Championship Cancellation". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
- "Olympic Entries". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.
- Britschgi, Lukas. "2022 World Championships". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Entries". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Britschgi, Lukas. "3rd at European Championships". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Competition Results: Lukas BRITSCHGI". International Skating Union.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- Solya, Adam. "Team Switzerland". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "Lukas BRITSCHGI". rinkresults.com.
External links
- Lukas Britschgi at the International Skating Union
- Lukas Britschgi at Olympedia
- Lukas Britschgi at Olympics.com
- Official website (in German and English)