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). Britschgi was born on February 17, 1998 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He has a brother and is bilingual, able to speak German and English fluently. He is also a university student, studying business administration. His figure skating idol is Stéphane Lambiel. 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. He debuted at the 2014–15 Swiss Junior Championships, where he won the silver medal. 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. 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. Prior to the season, Britschgi decided to relocate to Oberstdorf, Germany, with Michael Huth becoming his coach. 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.