Julia Lautowa (; 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.
Personal life 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.
Her daughter, Skylar Lautowa-Peguero, won the silver medal at the junior level at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Career 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.
In the 1996–97 season, Lautowa won her first senior international title at the Karl Schäfer Memorial. Appearing in the inaugural Champions Series (later known as the Grand Prix series), she placed fourth at the 1996 Skate America and was awarded the silver medal at the 1996 Cup of Russia. She also appeared twice on the junior level, placing sixth (12th in the short program, third in the free skate) at the 1997 Junior Worlds in Seoul, South Korea, and taking silver at the 1997 European Youth Olympic Festival in Sundsvall, Sweden. She finished 16th at the 1997 European Championships in Paris and 8th at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, having placed 5th in her qualifying group, 11th in the short, and 6th in the free.
In February 1998, Lautowa represented Austria at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Ranked 21st in the short, she qualified for the free skate, where she placed 13th, lifting her to 14th overall.
Lautowa was off the ice for one year after sustaining a back injury in August 2000. She trained under Jana Hübler in Vienna during the 2001–02 season. She placed 12th at the 2002 Europeans and 22nd at the 2002 Worlds.
Hübler, Peter Jonas, and Marina Kudriavtseva coached Lautowa in the 2002–03 season. She ranked 26th at the 2003 Europeans in Malmö and 15th at the 2003 Worlds in Washington, D.C.
In her final competitive season, Lautowa trained under Kudriavtseva in Moscow. She finished eighth at the 2004 Europeans in Budapest and 25th at the 2004 Worlds in Dortmund.
Lautowa coaches figure skating at the Ice House of New Jersey, where her students include Lindsay Thorngren.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2003–2004 Fever The Phantom of the Opera on Ice 2002–2003 Harlem Nocturne Malagueña Macarena The World of Flamenco 2001–2002 Marroccoba
Results GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
International Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 01–02 02–03 03–04 Olympics 14th Worlds 31st 8th 15th 22nd 15th 25th Europeans 21st 16th 8th 11th 12th 12th 26th 8th Cup of Russia 2nd Lalique WD 9th NHK Trophy 11th Bofrost 10th Skate America 4th 6th 9th 11th Skate Canada 8th Finlandia Trophy 2nd Golden Spin 3rd Nepela Memorial 2nd 3rd Schäfer Memorial 2nd 1st 13th 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds 15th 24th 12th 6th 10th 20th EYOF 2nd Blue Swords 5th J National Austrian Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
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