Julia Lautowa | |
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Lautowa at the 2004 European Championships
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Personal information | |
Native name | Юлия Лаутова |
Alternative names | Yulia Lautova |
Country represented | Austria |
Born |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
5 October 1981
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Former coach |
Marina Kudriavtseva Jana Hübler Peter Jonas Elena Tchaikovskaia S. Gromov |
Former choreographer | Igor Bobrin |
Skating club | Cottage Engelmann Verein Wien |
Began skating | 1985 |
Retired | 2004 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 123.66 2003 Trophée Lalique |
Short program | 45.58 2003 Trophée Lalique |
Free skate | 83.38 2003 Skate America |
Julia Lautowa (Russian: Юлия Лаутова; born 5 October 1981) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater in ladies' singles. She is the 1996 Cup of Russia silver medalist, a two-time Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, and a six-time Austrian national champion. She placed in the top ten at five ISU Championships.
Lautowa was born on 5 October 1981 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and moved to Vienna, Austria at the age of twelve. She became an Austrian citizen in 1996. She married Russian ice dancer Roman Kostomarov in June 2004 but the relationship has ended.
Lautowa began skating in 1985 in Moscow. Early in her career, she was coached by Marina Kudriavtseva, Elena Tchaikovskaia, and S. Gromov.
Competing for Austria, she made her first ISU Championship appearance at the 1994 Junior Worlds in Colorado Springs, Colorado; she qualified for the free skate and finished 15th overall.
In the 1994–95 season, Lautowa placed 24th at the 1995 World Junior Championships in Budapest and 21st at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund. She missed the cut-off for the free skate at the 1995 World Championships in Birmingham.