# Andrei Lazukin

Andrei Olegovich Lazukin (Russian: Андрей Олегович Лазукин, born 19 November 1997) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is the 2015 Bavarian Open champion, 2017 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, and 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy bronze medalist. Earlier in his career, he won gold at the 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany.

## Personal life

Andrei Olegovich Lazukin was born on 19 November 1997 in Tolyatti, Russia. He dated fellow figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva.

## Career
### Early career

Lazukin began learning to skate in 2001. Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, he placed seventh in Linz, Austria, in September 2012. During the 2013 JGP series, he was sent to Mexico City, where he finished fifth.
In early October 2014, Lazukin won gold at the 2014 JGP event in Dresden, Germany. In November, he placed fifth at the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup, an ISU Challenger Series event and his first senior international. He won gold at the Bavarian Open 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 Chelyabinsk and took the silver medal at the Triglav Trophy in April 2017.

### 2017–2018 season

Lazukin started his season by competing in two ISU Challenger Series 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 Grand Prix 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 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy with a personal best score of 243.45 points. This medal was his first ISU Challenger Series medal. In early November he placed sixth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. Two weeks later he finished seventh at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. At the 2019 Russian Championships, he debuted a new free skate to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, finishing in fourth place overall.
In February 2019, he took silver at the 2019 Dragon Trophy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 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 placed third in the short program, fifth in the free program, and fifth overall.
Lazukin was assigned to the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, following the withdrawal of Maxim Kovtun. 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 Lombardia and seventh at the Finlandia Trophy.
At his first Grand Prix assignment, Lazukin was sixth in the short program after a rough landing on his quad 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. He then placed twelfth at the 2020 Russian Championships, where he was reported to be dealing with a knee injury.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2019–2020 | Mack the Knife (from The Threepenny Opera) by Kurt Weill performed by Bobby Darin choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva | Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva |
| 2018–2019 | I Put a Spell on You by Joe Cocker choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva | Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva Prelude in C-sharp minor Op. 3, No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva |
| 2017–2018 | Malagueña (from Once Upon a Time in Mexico) by Ernesto Lecuona, Brian Setzer choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva | Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva |
| 2016–2017 2015–2016 | Nessun dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini performed by Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva | Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva |
| 2014–2015 | Piano Concerto No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva | Exogenesis: Symphony Part III, Redemption by Muse choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva |
| 2013–2014 | Music by Antonín Dvořák choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva | Dark Eyes by Florian Hermann choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 21–22 |
| Worlds | | | | | | | | 10th | | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | | | | 10th | |
| GP Finland | | | | | | | | 6th | | |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | | | | | | 10th | 7th | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | | | 8th | |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | 8th | | 7th | |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | | | 6th | WD | | |
| CS Lombardia | | | | | | | 8th | 3rd | 12th | |
| CS Volvo Cup | | | | 5th | | | | | | |
| Bavarian Open | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | | 11th | | | | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | | | | | | | 2nd | | |
| Triglav Trophy | | | | | | 2nd | | | | |
| Universiade | | | | | | 9th | | 5th | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||
| JGP Austria | | 7th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | | 8th | | | | | | |
| JGP Germany | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| JGP Mexico | | | 5th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Spain | | | | | 9th | | | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | 1st J | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| Russia | | 13th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 12th | |
| Russia, Junior | 13th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 10th | | | | | |
| Russian Cup Final | 7th J | 5th J | 3rd | 3rd | | 5th | | 1st | | WD |
| Team events |||||||||||
| World Team Trophy | | | | | | | | 3rd T 8th P | | |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |||||||||||

## 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

2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 24–29 December 2019 | 2020 Russian Championships | 5 85.56 | 15 137.53 | 12 223.09 |
| 8–10 November 2019 | 2019 Cup of China | 8 74.31 | 10 135.70 | 10 210.01 |
| 25–27 October 2019 | 2019 Skate Canada | 6 78.99 | 12 133.08 | 8 212.07 |
| 11–13 October 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 5 75.59 | 8 128.32 | 7 203.91 |
| 13–15 September 2019 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 10 63.23 | 13 105.31 | 12 168.54 |
| 2018–2019 season ||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 11–14 April 2019 | 2019 World Team Trophy | 5 88.96 | 8 160.37 | 3T/8P 249.33 |
| 18–24 March 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 11 84.05 | 9 164.69 | 10 248.74 |
| 7–9 March 2019 | 2019 Winter Universiade | 3 88.63 | 5 157.10 | 5 245.73 |
| 18–22 February 2019 | 2019 Russian Cup Final domestic competition | 1 91.57 | 6 150.60 | 1 242.17 |
| 7–10 February 2019 | 2019 Dragon Trophy | 1 91.34 | 4 123.03 | 2 214.37 |
| 19–23 December 2018 | 2019 Russian Championships | 5 81.43 | 6 156.23 | 4 237.66 |
| 16–18 November 2018 | 2018 Rostelecom Cup | 11 62.45 | 5 153.33 | 7 215.78 |
| 2–4 November 2018 | 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki | 5 82.54 | 7 135.68 | 6 218.22 |
| 12–16 September 2018 | 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy | 2 87.92 | 3 155.53 | 3 243.45 |
| 2017–2018 season ||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 21–24 December 2017 | 2018 Russian Championships | 5 85.47 | 9 145.47 | 7 230.94 |
| 6–9 December 2017 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 9 69.56 | 2 155.19 | 6 224.75 |
| 20–22 October 2017 | 2017 Rostelecom Cup | 9 78.54 | 11 133.60 | 10 212.14 |
| 6–8 October 2017 | 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy | 8 68.50 | 7 142.16 | 8 210.66 |
| 14–17 September 2017 | 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy | 9 67.92 | 8 131.50 | 8 199.42 |
| 2016–2017 season ||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 5–9 April 2017 | 2017 Triglav Trophy | 1 77.33 | 2 137.44 | 2 214.77 |
| 1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Winter Universiade | 4 84.74 | 12 135.26 | 9 220.00 |
| 20–26 December 2016 | 2017 Russian Championships | 4 83.19 | 6 157.81 | 4 241.00 |

### Junior Level

2015–2016 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 5 69.56 | 13 116.45 | 10 186.01 |
| 24–27 December 2015 | 2016 Russian Championships | Senior | 11 74.06 | 13 126.94 | 13 201.00 |
| 2014–2015 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 11–15 February 2015 | 2015 Bavarian Open | Senior | 1 74.26 | 1 121.93 | 1 196.19 |
| 4–7 February 2015 | 2015 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 3 69.74 | 7 122.51 | 6 192.25 |
| 24–28 December 2014 | 2015 Russian Championships | Senior | 10 70.92 | 17 110.74 | 13 181.66 |
| 5–9 November 2014 | 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 4 61.66 | 5 112.75 | 5 174.41 |
| 8–12 October 2014 | 2014 JGP Croatia | Junior | 9 56.44 | 8 113.52 | 8 169.96 |
| 1–5 October 2014 | 2014 JGP Germany | Junior | 1 68.73 | 1 133.95 | 1 202.68 |
| 2013–2014 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–25 January 2014 | 2014 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 4 70.15 | 11 113.87 | 8 184.02 |
| 24–27 December 2013 | 2014 Russian Championships | Senior | 18 58.42 | 13 127.83 | 14 186.25 |
| 2012–2013 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 1–3 February 2013 | 2013 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 9 66.40 | 8 132.84 | 8 199.24 |
| 24–28 December 2012 | 2013 Russian Championships | Senior | 16 60.51 | 13 124.13 | 13 184.54 |
| 2011–2012 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 5–7 February 2012 | 2012 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 12 55.54 | 15 98.01 | 13 153.55 |