Audrey Lu (born August 30, 2002) is an American pair skater. With her former skating partner, Misha Mitrofanov, she is the 2022 Four Continents champion, 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 2018 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, and 2022 U.S. national bronze medalist.

Personal life Lu was born on August 30, 2002, in Dallas, Texas. She attended Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas. She graduated from Spring Creek Academy as a Salutatorian. She is attending the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

Early years Lu began learning to skate in 2007. She won the 2015 Southwestern Regional Championships. She placed seventh in the juvenile ladies' event at the 2015 U.S. Championships and sixth in the intermediate category at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–2017 season Lu's pair skating career began when she teamed up with Misha Mitrofanov in May 2016. Making their international debut, the pair placed twelfth 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. He underwent shoulder surgery and resumed training after six months.

2017–2018 season Lu/Mitrofanov placed fifth in 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 fifth (sixth in the short program, fourth 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. 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.

2020–2021 season With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting international travel, Lu/Mitrofanov were assigned to attend the 2020 Skate America, the Grand Prix having been arranged primarily based on training location. They placed third in the short program. Coming fourth in the free skate, their lead from the short program was nevertheless enough to remain in third place overall, winning their first Grand Prix medal as bronze medalists.

Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships, Lu/Mitrofanov placed third in the short program with a clean skate. They were fourth in the free skate, placing fourth overall and winning the pewter medal.

2021–2022 season After beginning the season with some minor America competitions, Lu/Mitrofanov competed on the Grand Prix at the 2021 NHK Trophy, finishing in fifth place. They went on to finish in fourth at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. They next competed at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they won the gold medal, their first Challenger title.

Lu/Mitrofanov won the bronze medal at the 2022 U.S. Championships. Mitrofanov said they were "very happy and grateful" for the event and its large audience. As a result of their placement, they were assigned to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, and named as alternates to the American Olympic team. Lu/Mitrofanov won both segments of the Four Continents competition to take the gold medal. The pair parted ways following the season due to Lu wishing to prioritize attending university.

In March, the cast list for the ice show An Evening with Champions was announced, announcing Audrey Lu skating a solo.

In July, Audrey Lu represented UCLA as a single skater at the 2022 U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships and won the silver medal.

Programs Women's singles Season Short program Free skating 2024–2025 Lovely - Billie Eilish feat. Khalid Moonlight Sonata 2023–2024 Can't Help Falling in Love - Dark Version feat. Brooke No Time to Die 2022–2023 Primavera

Pair Skating with Mitrofanov Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2021–2022 Toxic Survivor Ancient Lands In Too Deep Illusions 2020–2021 The Show Must Go On Charlie Chaplin medley 2019–2020 Skyfall Notre-Dame de Paris 2018–2019 Masquerade: Waltz El Tango de Roxanne Come What May 2017–2018 Once Upon a December Memory The Music of the Night The Prayer 2016–2017 O Fortuna

Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

Pairs with Mitrofanov International Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 Four Continents 1st France 6th NHK Trophy 7th 5th Rostelecom 8th 4th Skate America 3rd Golden Spin 1st Nebelhorn 5th U.S. Classic 2nd 5th Challenge Cup 2nd Cranberry Cup 6th John Nicks Challenge 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 5th Belarus 5th Czech Rep. 12th Poland 5th National U.S. Champ. 1st J 6th 6th 4th 3rd

Detailed results Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Mitrofanov Senior results 2021–2022 season Date Event SP FS Total January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Championships 1 68.35 1 120.75 1 189.10 January 3–9, 2022 2022 U.S. Championships 3 68.11 3 123.43 3 191.54 December 7–11, 2021 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3 66.41 2 128.91 1 195.32 November 12–14, 2021 2021 NHK Trophy 5 64.95 5 125.08 5 190.03 November 26–28, 2021 2021 Rostelecom Cup 4 64.97 4 121.19 4 186.16 September 9–10, 2021 2021 John Nicks Pairs Challenge 4 66.16 3 129.04 3 195.20 August 11–15, 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International 5 60.75 9 98.06 6 158.81 2020–2021 season Date Event SP FS Total January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 3 69.56 4 128.41 4 197.97 October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 3 67.52 4 122.13 3 189.65 2019–2020 season Date Event SP FS Total February 20–23, 2020 2020 International Challenge Cup 2 62.94 2 110.54 2 173.48 January 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 5 65.06 6 116.43 6 181.49 November 15–17, 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup 8 54.03 8 99.58 8 153.61 September 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. Classic 5 63.87 5 104.63 5 168.50 2018–2019 season Date Event SP FS Total January 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 5 66.21 6 116.21 6 182.42 November 23–25, 2019 2018 Internationaux de France 6 56.71 7 100.57 6 157.28 November 9–11, 2018 2018 NHK Trophy 7 52.35 7 96.90 7 149.25 September 26–29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 6 49.47 4 107.75 5 157.22 September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS U.S. Classic 2 57.25 2 86.68 2 143.93

Junior results 2017–2018 season Date Event Level SP FS Total March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 6 54.38 4 105.71 5 160.09 December 29–January 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Junior Championships Junior 1 60.80 1 112.51 1 173.31 October 4–7, 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 6 51.53 5 99.12 5 150.65 September 20–23, 2017 2017 JGP Belarus Junior 4 52.94 6 79.19 5 132.13 2016–2017 season Date Event Level SP FS Total August 31–September 3, 2016 2016 JGP Czech Republic Junior 12 44.71 12 78.48 12 123.19

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