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Lucas Broussard
Broussard at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final
Born (2006-06-15) June 15, 2006 (age 17)
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

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.

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

2023–24 season[edit]

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 due to medical reasons.[20]

Programs[edit]

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 [21]
2022–23 [3]
2023–24 [18]

Competitive highlights[edit]

Competition placements at senior level 
Season 2023–24
GP Cup of China 12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
Competition placements at junior level 
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[edit]

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 220.43 2022–23 JGP Final
Short program TSS 81.11 2022–23 JGP Final
TES 43.95 2022–23 JGP Final
PCS 37.20 2023 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 146.11 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES 71.35 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS 76.22 2022–23 JGP Final

Senior level[edit]

Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–22, 2023 Germany 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4 69.99 4 146.11 4 216.10
Nov 10–12, 2023 China 2023 Cup of China 12 61.05 12 120.10 12 181.15

Junior level[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. "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 "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. 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. 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. ^ "Lucas Broussard: 2021/22". International Skating Union. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

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