Audrey Lu

Audrey Lu (born August 30, 2002) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Misha Mitrofanov, she is the 2018 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist and 2018 U.S. national junior champion. The pair placed within the top five at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Audrey Lu
Audrey Lu in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (2002-08-30) August 30, 2002
Dallas, Texas
Home townFrisco, Texas
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PartnerMisha Mitrofanov
CoachAlexei Letov
ChoreographerEvgeni Nemirovski, Olga Ganicheva
Skating clubDallas FSC Plano
Training locationsPlano, Texas
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total168.50
2019 U.S. Classic
Short program63.87
2019 U.S. Classic
Free skate107.75
2018 Nebelhorn

Personal life

Lu was born on August 30, 2002, in Dallas, Texas.[1] She attended Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas.[2]

Career

Early years

Lu began learning to skate in 2007. She won the 2015 Southwestern Regional Championships.[1] She placed 7th in the juvenile ladies' event at the 2015 U.S. Championships and 6th in the intermediate category at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[3]

2016–2017 season

Lu's pair skating career began when she teamed up with Misha Mitrofanov in May 2016.[4] Making their international debut, the pair placed 12th at an ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in the Czech Republic in September 2016. Their season came to an end in November, after Mitrofanov dislocated his shoulder at the Midwestern Sectional Championships.[4] He underwent shoulder surgery and resumed training after six months.[4]

2017–2018 season

Lu/Mitrofanov placed 5th at both of their JGP assignments. In January, they won the junior pairs' title at the 2018 U.S. Championships; they ranked first in both segments and outscored the silver medalists by 17.74 points. In March, the pair placed 5th (6th in the short program, 4th in the free skate) at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Lu/Mitrofanov won silver at the 2018 CS U.S. Classic in mid-September, and then placed fifth at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They were invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2018 NHK Trophy and 2018 Internationaux de France, where they placed seventh and sixth, respectively.[5] Debuting at senior Nationals at the 2019 U.S. Championships, they placed sixth.

2019–2020 season

Lu/Mitrofanov began the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. On the Grand Prix, they were eighth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup. They concluded the season at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where they finished sixth.[6]

Programs

(with Mitrofanov)

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[7] [8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[10]
  • Memory
    (from Cats)
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • The Music of the Night
    (from The Phantom of the Opera)
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Mitrofanov
International[11]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
GP France6th
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Rostelecom Cup8th
CS Finlandia TrophyWD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
CS U.S. Classic2nd5th
Challenge Cup2nd
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds5th
JGP Belarus5th
JGP Czech Republic12th
JGP Poland5th
National[2]
U.S. Championships1st J6th6th
Midwestern SectionalsWD1st J
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles
National[3]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16
U.S. Championships7th V6th I
Midwestern Sectionals5th V2nd V4th I
Southwestern Regionals2nd V1st V3rd I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate

References
  1. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
  2. "Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  3. "Audrey LU". rinkresults.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  4. Stigall, Kama (September 19, 2018). "Coaches See Champion Qualities in Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov". U.S. Figure Skating.
  5. "Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov Added to Internationaux de France". U.S. Figure Skating. September 28, 2018.
  6. Slater, Paula (January 25, 2020). "Knierim and Knierim reclaim U.S. National title in Pairs". Golden Skate.
  7. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
  8. https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/-nbsp-audrey-lu-and-misha-mitrofanov/127
  9. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  10. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  11. "Competition Results: Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018.
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