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Lucas Broussard

Lucas Broussard (born June 15, 2006) is an American figure skater. He is the 2023 U.S. National junior champion and the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist.

Lucas Broussard
Broussard at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final
Born (2006-06-15) June 15, 2006 (age 18)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
HometownSeattle, Washington
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachDarin Hosier
Corrie Martin
Skating clubKraken Skating Academy
Began skating2016
Medal record
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2022–23 Turin Singles

Personal life

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Broussard was born on June 15, 2006, in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, to a French father and American mother. Broussard's father works at Amazon and his job had required the family to move to Luxembourg at the time. The family returned to Seattle, Washington, when Broussard was six years old. He has two brothers, Sebastian and Julien, and two Australian Shepherds named Chunk and Bear.[1][2]

Prior to figure skating, Broussard was a competitive ski racer. His figure skating idols are Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Broussard began figure skating in 2016 at the age of nine and has been coached by Darin Hosier and Corrie Martin since then.[2][3]

He won the 2019 U.S. Championships as a juvenile. Two years later, he would place sixth at the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships.[1][4]

2021–2022 season

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Broussard made his international debut on the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix. He began his season with winning a silver medal at the 2021 JGP France I behind fellow American, Ilia Malinin.[5] He then went on to finish eighth at the 2021 JGP Russia.[6][7]

Due to a back injury that would plague him, Broussard withdrew from the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships. Despite this, Broussard was still selected to compete at the 2022 World Junior Championships but withdrew due to the nagging back injury.[8][9][10][11][7]

2022–2023 season: Junior Grand Prix Final silver

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Competing on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix, Broussard began his season by winning gold at both of his assigned Junior Grand Prix events in Poland and Italy, respectively.[7][12][13][14] These results allowed Broussard to qualify for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy.[15][7]

At the Final, Broussard won the short program, scoring a new personal best. Despite skating a solid free skate, Broussard placed third in that segment of the competition after three of his jumping passes were downgraded.[16]

Competing at the 2023 U.S. Junior Championships, Broussard placed first in both the short and free program segments of the event, winning the gold medal by almost twenty-six points and setting a U.S. National Junior Men's record for combined total score.[1][17]

Broussard was selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta. Broussard placed fourth in the short program after stepping out of a planned triple axel, but ninth in the free skate after skating an error-ridden program. Broussard would drop to seventh-place overall.[7]

2023–2024 season

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Broussard began the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy.[18] He was invited to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Cup of China. After experiencing boot issues with his left skate in practice and skating with a back-up boot in competition, he finished twelfth of twelve skaters.[19]

In January, Broussard withdrew from the 2024 U.S. Championships prior to the short program for medical reasons.[20]

2024–2025 season

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Broussard started the season by winning gold at the 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International, earning personal best scores in all three segments. He went on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, finishing tenth at the 2024 Skate America.[7] In November, Broussard announced that he had fractured his pelvis and would be forced to miss the remainder of the season.[21]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2020–21
  • Morpheus Cello Concerto III, Mvt. 3
    By Oliver Davis
    Choreo. by Corrie Martin
 — [1]
2021–22 [22]
2022–23 [3]
2023–24 — [18]
2024–25
  • "Everybody Hurts"
 [23]

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [24]
Season 2023–24 2024–25
GP Cup of China 12th
GP Skate America 10th
CS Cranberry Cup 14th 1st
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
Competition placements at junior level [24]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
World Junior Championships 7th
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd
U.S. Championships 6th 1st
JGP France 2nd
JGP Italy 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Russia 8th

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [24]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 246.48 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
Short program TSS 85.77 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
TES 47.53 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
PCS 38.24 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
Free skating TSS 160.71 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
TES 83.79 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
PCS 77.92 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International

Senior level

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Results in the 2023–24 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 10–14, 2023   2023 Cranberry Cup International 13 60.38 11 113.93 14 174.31
Sep 21–22, 2023   2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4 69.99 4 146.11 4 216.10
Nov 10–12, 2023   2023 Cup of China 12 61.05 12 120.10 12 181.15
Results in the 2024–25 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 8–11, 2024   2024 CS Cranberry Cup International 1 85.77 1 160.71 1 246.48
Oct 18–20, 2024   2024 Skate America 11 65.31 8 141.26 10 206.57

Junior level

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Results in the 2020–21 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 9–21, 2021   2021 U.S. Championships (Junior) 12 55.06 4 120.43 6 175.49
Results in the 2021–22 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 18–21, 2021   2021 JGP France 3 62.65 2 129.66 2 192.31
Sep 15–18, 2021   2021 JGP Russia 7 64.00 5 134.77 8 198.77
Results in the 2022–23 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022   2022 JGP Poland I 5 69.12 2 140.27 1 209.39
Oct 12–15, 2022   2022 JGP Italy 1 74.79 2 136.35 1 211.14
Dec 8–11, 2022   2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final 1 81.11 2 139.32 2 220.43
Jan 21–29, 2023   2023 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 82.03 1 157.52 1 239.55
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023   2023 World Junior Championships 4 77.01 9 132.46 7 209.47

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2022–23 Figure Skating Roster". United States Figure Skating Fanzone. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Dombrowski, Judith (April 24, 2023). "Lucas Broussard sums up successful season". Golden Skate. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Lucas Broussard: 2022/23". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Junior Men". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Junior Men – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Junior Men – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Lucas Broussard: Competitions". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Lucas Broussard claims Junior Grand Prix title in Gdansk ahead of China's Yudong Chen". King 5. October 21, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "ISU World Junior Championships: 2022 Junior Men – Entries". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "ISU World Junior Championships: 2022 Junior Men – Entries". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Lucas Broussard claims Junior Grand Prix title in Gdansk ahead of China's Yudong Chen". Olympic Channel. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Junior Men – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "Junior Men – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2022/2023: Junior Men". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Junior Grand Prix Final – Nikolaj Memola wins Italy its first Junior GPF gold". Olympic Channel. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "Junior Men". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Lucas Broussard: 2023/24". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Slater, Paula (November 11, 2023). "Siao Him Fa surprises; takes Cup of China gold". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  20. ^ Jackie Wong [@rockerskating] (January 25, 2024). "Lucas Broussard has withdrawn due to medical reasons" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Broussard, Lucas. "Hi!". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "Lucas Broussard: 2021/22". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  23. ^ "Lucas Broussard: 2024/25". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h "USA–Lucas Broussard". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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