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| Born | (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Michael Huth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | ES Frauenfeld | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lukas Britschgi (born 17 February 1998) is a Swissfigure skater. He is the2025 European champion,2023 European bronze medalist, a two-timeGrand Prix medalist, a four-timeISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the2023 Warsaw Cup), and a five-timeSwiss national champion (2019–20, 2022, 2024–25). He represented Switzerland at the2022 Winter Olympics. He is the2025 European Figure Skating Champion in men's singles and is the first Swiss man to win the title since 1947.[1]
Britschgi was born on February 17, 1998, inSchaffhausen, Switzerland.[2] Coming from a family of athletes, Britschgi's mother is a former competitive ice dancer and his brother is a soccer player.[3]
Britschgi isbilingual, able to communicate inGerman andEnglish fluently.[4][5]
His figure skating idol isStéphane Lambiel.[4] In addition to figure skating, Britschgi also enjoys playing tennis.[5]
Britschgi began figure skating in 2005 at six or seven years old, having been introduced to the sport by his mother, who as a figure skating coach, would bring Britschgi and his brother to the rink while their father was at work.[5]
Initially skating only for fun, he did not decide to become a competitive figure skater until around the age of fourteen.[5][4][3][6]
He debuted at the2014–15 Swiss Junior Championships, where he won the silver medal.[7]
Britschgi debuted on the2015–16 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fifteenth at2015 JGP Latvia. He then went on to finish fifth at the2015 Leo Scheu Memorial, fourth at the2015 Merano Cup, and seventh at the2015 NRW Trophy.[7]
At the2015–16 Swiss Junior Championships, Britschgi won the gold medal. He closed his season with a fifth place finish at the2016 Bavarian Open.[7]
Britschgi started the season on the2016–17 Junior Grand Prix series, placing tenth at the2016 JGP Czech Republic and thirteenth at the2016 JGP Germany. He went on to place fourth at the2016 Cup of Nice and thirteenth at the2016 Tallinn Trophy.[7]
Competing at his first seniorSwiss Championships, Britschgi won the silver medal. He ended his season at the2017 Bavarian Open, where he placed tenth.[7]
Prior to the season, Britschgi decided to relocate toOberstdorf, Germany, withMichael Huth becoming his coach.[8][9][4]
Britschgi opened the season with a fifteenth-place finish at the2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, a tenth-place finish at the2017 Cup of Nice, a bronze medal at the2017 Golden Bear of Zagreb, and a twelfth-place finish at the2017 Warsaw Cup.[7]
He then went on to win the bronze medal at the2017–18 Swiss Championships and closed his season with a silver medal at the2018 Bavarian Open.[7]
Britschgi opened his season at the2018 Finlandia Trophy, finishing in eighth place. He then went on to place eighth at the2018 Ice Star, ninth at the2018 CS Alpen Trophy, and eighth at the2018 Warsaw Cup.[7]
At the2018–19 Swiss Championships, Britschgi won his first national title and was subsequently selected to represent Switzerland at the2019 European Championships inMinsk, Belarus, and the2019 World Championships inSaitama, Japan.[7] At the European Championships, Britschgi placed thirty-first in the short program, failing to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition and finishing thirty-first overall. He then went on to win the bronze medal at the2019 International Challenge Cup.[7]
Britschgi concluded his season at the World Championships, where he placed thirty-fourth in the short program, not qualifying for the free skate segment of the competition and finished thirty-fourth overall.[7]

Britschgi started his season by winning the bronze medal at the2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb as well as finishing sixth at both the2019 Volvo Open Cup and the2019 Warsaw Cup. Britschgi then went on to win his second consecutive title at the2019–20 Swiss Championships.[7]
At the2020 European Championships inGraz, Austria, Britschgi finished in nineteenth place after placing twenty-second in the short program and nineteenth in the free skate. He then went on to place fourth at the2020 International Challenge Cup.[7]
Although selected to compete at the2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7][10]
Britschgi began the season with an eighth-place finish at the2020 Nebelhorn Trophy.[7]
Despite the2020–21 Swiss Championships being cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Britschgi was ultimately selected to compete at the2021 World Championships inStockholm, Sweden. He went on to place fifteenth at the event after placing seventeenth in the short program and sixteenth in the free skate. With this placement, Britschgi was able to secure one spot for Swiss men's singles skating at the2022 Winter Olympics.[11][12]
Britschgi started the season by competing at the2021 Finlandia Trophy, the2021 Asian Open Trophy, and the2021 Warsaw Cup, where he placed eighth, fifth, and seventh, respectively. He then went on to win the gold medal at the2021 NRW Trophy.[7]
At the2021–22 Swiss Championships, Britschgi won his third national title and was subsequently named to the European, Olympic, and World team. He went on to place eleventh at the2022 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, after placing thirteenth in the short program and eleventh in the free skate.[7]
At the2022 Winter Olympics inBeijing, China, Britschgi managed to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition after placing twenty-fourth in the short program. In the free program, Britschgi placed twenty-third and moved up to twenty-third place overall.[7]
Shortly prior the2022 World Championships, Britschgi tested positive forCOVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the event.[13]
Britschgi began his season by finishing fifth at the2022 Finlandia Trophy, before going on to compete at the2022 Budapest Trophy where he won the silver medal. He then went on to make hisGrand Prix series debut at2022 Skate Canada International, where he finished sixth.[7] Shortly before the2022 Grand Prix de France,Mikhail Shaidorov ofKazakhstan withdrew and Britschgi was called up to replace him.[14][15]
At the2022 Warsaw Cup, Britschgi won the bronze medal after skating a clean short and free program, scoring personal bests in the process.[7] Following the event, however, he fell off his bicycle and broke hiscollar bone and had to five weeks off the ice to recover. As a result, Britschgi had to miss the2022–23 Swiss Championships.[16]
Competing at the2023 European Championships inEspoo, Finland, Britschgi placed fifth in the short program after fall on his quad toe loop attempt.[16] However, he managed to perform a near perfect free skate, placing third in that segment of the competition and winning the bronze medal. His bronze medal was the highest finish for a Swiss skater of any discipline at theEuropean Championships in over a decade. Following the event, Britschgi said he was "relieved" to have performed so well with only four weeks of post-accident training. This placement granted two spots for Swiss men's singles skaters at the2024 European Championships.[17]
At the2023 World Championships inSaitama, Japan, Britschgi placed ninth in both the short and free program segments of the competition and finished in eighth place overall, scoring a new personal best free skate and combined total score in the process. 's top ten finish guaranteed two spots for Swiss men's singles skaters at the2024 World Championships.[7][4]

Britschgi began the season with two appearances on theChallenger circuit, finishing fourth at the2023 Finlandia Trophy before winning the silver medal the next week at the2023 Budapest Trophy.[7] At theGrand Prix, he placed fourth at the2023 Grand Prix de France, including a third-place finish in the free skate with a new personal best score. His total score of 263.43 would have been sufficient to win the gold medal at the2023 Skate Canada International the prior week.[18] In between Grand Prix appearances, Britschgi competed at the2023 Warsaw Cup, winning the gold medal, his first Challenger title.[19] At the2023 NHK Trophy, he placed third in both segments to win the bronze medal, a result he described as "amazing."[20] This was the first Grand Prix medal for a Swiss skater sinceSarah Meier andStéphane Lambiel's silver medals on the2007–08 circuit.[21]
After winning another Swiss national title, Britschgi was assigned to the2024 European Championships inKaunas. He finished second in the short program, but errors in the free skate dropped him to fifth overall.[22] At the2024 World Championships inMontreal, Britschgi came sixth, despite dealing with a left knee injury. Of finishing in the top six, he said "I never thought that would be possible."[23]

Britschgi's short program incorporated sign language as part of his performance during a section of the song that quotedCharlie Chaplin's ending speech from his filmThe Great Dictator. Brischgi said his program was not meant as a specific political statement but as a call for more peace in the world.[24]
He started his season by competing on the2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, winning silver at the2024 CS Budapest Trophy and the2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[7]
Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Brischgi finished ninth at the2024 Grand Prix de France. Following the event, he shared that his preparation for the competition was hindered by a knee injury he had sustained prior.[7][25] Two weeks later, Britsghi would deliver stronger performances at the2024 Finlandia Trophy, where he would place fifth.[26] “It’s a relief,” he said. “This is a competition and a result I can build on. I am quite pleased.”[27]
In early December, Britschgi would win his fifth national title at the2025 Swiss Championships.[26] Ahead of the2025 European Championships in January, held inTallinn, he struggled with issues with hispatellar tendon.[1] At the championships, he was in eighth place after the short program, but he rose to first place to win the championships after the free skate, where he landed two quads and two triple axels.[28][29] He is the first Swiss man to win the European Championships sinceHans Gerschwiler won in 1947. In the winner's interview afterward, Britschgi expressed surprise at his victory.[1] “It wasn’t even a dream of mine to come out on top of the podium,” he said, after he was announced as the new champion. “We have so many great skaters here who are for sure better than me. I am just incredibly happy.”[29]
Ahead of the2025 World Championships, held in March inBoston, he cut himself during training atArt on Ice. The cut became infected and had to be operated on, which interrupted his preparations for the championships.[30] He finished in twelfth place overall and won Switzerland a quota in the men's event at the upcoming2026 Winter Olympics.[31] “Next, I actually have to take eight weeks off to do rehabilitation for my knee,” he said. “That means eight weeks off the ice. Three of those weeks, I’ll use for vacation."[32]
Britschgi opened the 2025-26 season at2025 Nebelhorn Trophy where he secured the bronze medal. He then placed fourth at2025 Grand Prix de France.[33]
Three weeks later, Britschgi captured the bronze at2025 NHK Trophy. "I have flashbacks," he said. "Two years ago, I was also here with Yuma and back then it was with Shoma (Uno). I'm very happy to be on the podium again."[34]
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| 2021–2022 [39] |
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| 2019–2020 [40] |
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| 2018–2019 [9] |
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| Season | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024-25 | 2025–26 |
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| Winter Olympics | 23rd | |||||||||
| World Championships | 34th | C | 15th | 8th | 6th | 12th | ||||
| European Championships | 31st | 19th | 11th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | ||||
| Swiss Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | C | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| GPFinland | 5th | |||||||||
| GPFrance | 7th | 4th | 9th | 4th | ||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 6th | |||||||||
| CSAlpen Trophy | 9th | |||||||||
| CSBudapest Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| CSFinlandia Trophy | 8th | 8th | 5th | 4th | ||||||
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | TBD | |||||||||
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 8th | 3rd | ||||||||
| CSNepela Memorial | 15th | |||||||||
| CSTallinn Trophy | 13th | |||||||||
| CSTrophée Métropole Nice | 10th | 2nd | ||||||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 12th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | TBD | |||
| Asian Open Trophy | 5th | |||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 10th | 2nd | ||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 3rd | 4th | ||||||||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
| Ice Star | 8th | |||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | 1st | ||||||||
| Sofia Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 6th |
| Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
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| Swiss Championships | 2nd | 1st | |
| JGPCzech Republic | 10th | ||
| JGPGermany | 13th | ||
| JGPLatvia | 15th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 5th | ||
| Cup of Nice | 4th | ||
| Leo Scheu Memorial | 5th | ||
| Merano Cup | 4th | ||
| NRW Trophy | 7th |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 274.09 | 2024 World Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 93.41 | 2024 World Championships |
| TES | 50.93 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 42.89 | 2024 World Championships | |
| Free skating | TSS | 184.19 | 2024 European Championships |
| TES | 98.31 | 2024 European Championships | |
| PCS | 86.08 | 2024 World Championships |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 171.81 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TSS | 57.51 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup |
| TES | 29.61 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | |
| PCS | 30.35 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| Free skating | TSS | 119.99 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| TES | 61.19 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | |
| PCS | 60.80 | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Nov 20–27, 2016 | 16 | 45.09 | 9 | 119.99 | 13 | 165.08 | |
| Dec 15–17, 2016 | 4 | 53.99 | 2 | 116.61 | 2 | 170.60 | |
| Feb 8–12, 2017 | 3 | 57.57 | 2 | 123.13 | 2 | 180.70 | |
| Feb 14–19, 2017 | 11 | 55.94 | 8 | 123.43 | 10 | 179.37 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 21–23, 2017 | 15 | 54.19 | 15 | 107.87 | 15 | 162.06 | |
| Oct 11–15, 2017 | 10 | 61.51 | 10 | 120.59 | 10 | 182.10 | |
| Oct 26–29, 2017 | 4 | 51.65 | 3 | 112.08 | 3 | 163.73 | |
| Nov 16–19, 2017 | 13 | 57.51 | 10 | 114.30 | 12 | 171.81 | |
| Dec 15–16, 2017 | 1 | 61.88 | 3 | 113.42 | 3 | 175.30 | |
| Jan 26–31, 2018 | 2 | 68.70 | 3 | 130.37 | 2 | 199.07 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 4–7, 2018 | 10 | 68.40 | 8 | 138.36 | 8 | 206.76 | |
| Oct 18–20, 2018 | 4 | 69.03 | 10 | 105.89 | 8 | 174.92 | |
| Nov 11–18, 2018 | 9 | 62.16 | 9 | 120.11 | 9 | 182.27 | |
| Nov 23–25, 2018 | 10 | 55.52 | 4 | 121.69 | 8 | 177.21 | |
| Dec 14–16, 2018 | 1 | 71.67 | 1 | 139.05 | 1 | 210.72 | |
| Jan 21–27, 2019 | 31 | 55.86 | – | – | 31 | 55.86 | |
| Feb 21–24, 2019 | 3 | 70.43 | 3 | 136.45 | 3 | 206.88 | |
| Mar 18–24, 2019 | 34 | 54.58 | – | – | 34 | 54.58 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 24–27, 2019 | 6 | 60.41 | 3 | 126.05 | 3 | 186.46 | |
| Nov 5–10, 2019 | 4 | 70.05 | 10 | 123.59 | 6 | 193.64 | |
| Nov 14–17, 2019 | 7 | 66.60 | 7 | 122.83 | 6 | 189.43 | |
| Dec 7–8, 2019 | 1 | 73.58 | 1 | 132.40 | 1 | 205.98 | |
| Jan 20–26, 2020 | 22 | 66.32 | 19 | 124.43 | 19 | 190.75 | |
| Feb 20–23, 2020 | 6 | 69.02 | 5 | 132.96 | 4 | 201.98 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 23–26, 2020 | 11 | 66.63 | 4 | 143.53 | 8 | 210.16 | |
| Nov 26–29, 2020 | 5 | 64.52 | 2 | 119.71 | 3 | 184.23 | |
| Mar 22–28, 2021 | 17 | 78.27 | 16 | 147.28 | 15 | 225.55 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 7–10, 2021 | 15 | 65.28 | 8 | 145.81 | 8 | 211.09 | |
| Oct 13–17, 2021 | 6 | 69.07 | 3 | 147.97 | 5 | 217.04 | |
| Nov 4–7, 2021 | 1 | 76.42 | 1 | 142.14 | 1 | 218.56 | |
| Nov 18–21, 2021 | 6 | 79.34 | 12 | 134.42 | 7 | 213.76 | |
| Nov 27–28, 2021 | 1 | 85.13 | 1 | 155.28 | 1 | 240.41 | |
| Jan 10–16, 2022 | 13 | 72.96 | 11 | 145.95 | 11 | 218.91 | |
| Feb 8–10, 2022 | 24 | 76.16 | 23 | 136.42 | 23 | 212.58 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 5–9, 2022 | 10 | 66.62 | 4 | 149.80 | 5 | 216.42 | |
| Oct 13–16, 2022 | 5 | 72.85 | 2 | 166.81 | 2 | 239.66 | |
| Oct 28–30, 2022 | 8 | 64.35 | 6 | 148.08 | 6 | 212.43 | |
| Nov 4–6, 2022 | 9 | 74.25 | 7 | 148.61 | 7 | 222.86 | |
| Nov 17–20, 2022 | 2 | 86.51 | 3 | 167.15 | 3 | 253.66 | |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 | 5 | 79.26 | 3 | 168.75 | 3 | 248.01 | |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 | 9 | 86.18 | 9 | 171.16 | 8 | 257.34 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 6–8, 2023 | 6 | 74.02 | 4 | 155.35 | 4 | 229.37 | |
| Oct 13–15, 2023 | 6 | 77.78 | 1 | 168.34 | 2 | 246.12 | |
| Nov 3–5, 2023 | 4 | 86.94 | 3 | 176.49 | 4 | 263.43 | |
| Nov 15–19, 2023 | 1 | 91.51 | 3 | 154.71 | 1 | 246.22 | |
| Nov 24–26, 2023 | 3 | 86.42 | 3 | 168.18 | 3 | 254.60 | |
| Dec 15–17, 2023 | 1 | 93.09 | 1 | 171.80 | 1 | 264.89 | |
| Jan 10–14, 2024 | 2 | 91.17 | 10 | 151.29 | 5 | 242.46 | |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 5 | 93.41 | 4 | 180.68 | 6 | 274.09 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 11–13, 2024 | 2 | 82.92 | 2 | 155.10 | 2 | 238.02 | |
| Oct 16–20, 2024 | 2 | 87.98 | 4 | 145.24 | 2 | 233.22 | |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 7 | 77.09 | 9 | 135.85 | 9 | 212.94 | |
| Nov 15–17, 2024 | 5 | 80.44 | 4 | 166.26 | 5 | 246.70 | |
| Dec 13–15, 2024 | 1 | 90.84 | 1 | 176.18 | 1 | 267.02 | |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 8 | 82.90 | 1 | 184.19 | 1 | 267.09 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 25-27, 2025 | 4 | 85.16 | 5 | 151.90 | 3 | 236.06 | |
| Oct 17-19, 2025 | 7 | 78.68 | 3 | 170.36 | 4 | 249.04 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Jan 17–18, 2015 | 1 | 46.57 | 3 | 76.24 | 2 | 122.81 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 27–29, 2015 | 21 | 40.57 | 15 | 89.46 | 15 | 130.03 | |
| Oct 27–31, 2015 | 3 | 51.09 | 5 | 93.02 | 5 | 144.11 | |
| Nov 12–15, 2015 | 2 | 48.72 | 4 | 89.91 | 4 | 138.63 | |
| Nov 24–29, 2015 | 7 | 46.08 | 7 | 88.55 | 7 | 134.63 | |
| Jan 9–10, 2016 | 1 | 54.52 | 1 | 106.95 | 1 | 161.47 | |
| Feb 17–21, 2016 | 7 | 51.23 | 3 | 107.60 | 5 | 158.83 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2016 | 12 | 53.54 | 10 | 109.49 | 10 | 163.03 | |
| Oct 5–8, 2016 | 19 | 48.63 | 12 | 105.65 | 13 | 154.28 | |
| Oct 19–23, 2016 | 10 | 48.27 | 3 | 105.87 | 4 | 154.14 | |