Andrei Lutai
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 Andrei Lutai at the 2007 Russian Nationals |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrei Vladimirovich Lutai |
| Country represented |  Russia |
| Born | 24 July 1986 Belgorod |
| Residence | Saint Petersburg |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Coach | Tatiana Mishina Alexei Mishin |
| Former coach | Elena Malakhova Nina Ruchkina |
| Choreographer | Tom Dickson |
| Skating club | Yubileyny |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 204.99 2009 Worlds |
| Short program | 68.95 2009 Worlds |
| Free skate | 136.04 2009 Worlds |
Andrei Vladimirovich Lutai (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Лутай) (born 24 July 1986 in Belgorod, Russian SFSR) is a Russian figure skater. He is a three-time Russian national medalist (2007 & 2008 silver; 2009 bronze), and has placed as high as 5th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Championships.
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[edit] Career
Andrei Lutai was born in Belgorod, in southern Russia. He is the youngest of three children, having a sister, Elena Malakhova, a skating coach who is 15 years older, and a brother, Alexander, a manager in a firm who is 9 years older.[1] His mother sent all three children skating;[1] Andrei began skating in 1992.[2] His sister coached him in his early years; after the rink in Belgorod closed, he moved to Samara for one year, and then to Saint Petersburg in 2001 after his sister asked Alexei Mishin to take him in his group.[2] In 2005, he broke his foot which continued to bother him in later years.[1] In August 2009, Mishin said Lutai was very polite and responsible and his host families spoke highly of him.[1]
In November 2009, following his 10th place finish at the 2009 Skate America, Lutai was arrested in Lake Placid, New York and charged with third degree grand larceny and third degree criminal possession of stolen property, both felonies; and third degree unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated driving while intoxicated, which are misdemeanors.[3] At a hearing on November 18, Lutai, who had no criminal history, pled not guilty to all charges.[4] In September 2011, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to time served.[5][6]
Lutai was handed a one-year ban by Russia's figure skating governing body which meant he could not compete for a place on the Russian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[7]
After his plea of guilty to charges of reckless driving his lawyer announced Lutai wanted to compete in Sochi. He did not mention for which country, Russia which he represented or Bulgaria where he lives now. [8]
[edit] Personal life
In April 2010, Lutai married ice dancer Ina Demireva, sister of World champion Albena Denkova, in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9] Their daughter, Sylvia, was born in September 2010.[10]
Since the beginning of 2010, Lutai resides in Sofia and coaches with his wife at Denkova/Staviski's skating club.[9][10] One of his students is Georgi Kenchadze.
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | Carmina Burana by Carl Orff |
Peer Gynt (soundtrack) by John Williams Allegretto |
[edit] Results
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 20th | 10th | ||||||
| European Championships | 5th | 8th | 7th | |||||
| Russian Championships | 8th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Russian Junior Championships | 4th | |||||||
| Skate America | 7th | 10th | ||||||
| NHK Trophy | 9th | |||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 11th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia | 9th | |||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 10th | 4th | 8th | |||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 1st | |||||||
| Coupe International Nice | 1st | |||||||
| Winter Universiade | 5th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 4th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 2nd | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 7th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 4th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 5th |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Flade, Tatjana (August 9, 2009). "Andrei Lutai: Lutai Prepares for Olympic Season". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2009/080909.shtml. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ a b Andrei Lutai at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Russian skater gets stolen car, drunk charge". Associated Press (usatoday.com). November 17, 2009. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-11-17-4251670427_x.htm. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ Knight, Chris (November 19, 2009). "Skater pleads not guilty, is released". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. http://adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/509821.html. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ Knight, Chris (September 15, 2011). "Figure skater pleads guilty to lesser charge". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. http://adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/526620/Figure-skater-pleads-guilty-to-lesser-charge.html. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Lutai admits reckless driving in NY plea bargain". Associated Press (Wall Street Journal). September 15, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP26629a3e747340b0aedb65930aa9a5b5.html. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Lutai will miss Vancouver Games". ESPN. November 25, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/figureskating/news/story?id=4690264. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ EPSN Skater Andrei Lutai pleads guilty
- ^ a b "Сборная тропа хоро на сватба в София" (in Bulgarian). Standart News. April 18, 2010. http://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?article=321529. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (January 24, 2011). "Андрей Лутай: "Через год хочу снова начать кататься" [Andrei Lutai: "After a year I want to compete again"]" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. http://winter.sport-express.ru/figureskating/reviews/10998/. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Andrei Lutai info (Russian)
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