Davide Lewton Brain
Monégasque figure skater (born 1998)
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Davide Lewton Brain (born 23 December 1998) is a Monégasque figure skater who competes in men's singles. He is a multiple-time Monégasque national champion and has represented Monaco at the European and World Figure Skating Championships. He was the first alternate for the men's singles event at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Davide Lewton Brain at the 2025 World Championships | |||||||||
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| Born | 23 December 1998 | ||||||||
| Home town | Monaco | ||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||
| Country |  Monaco | ||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||
| Coach | Michael Huth Nicole Schott | ||||||||
| Skating club | Skating Club of Monaco | ||||||||
| Began skating | 2008 | ||||||||
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In 2024, Lewton Brain became the first Monégasque figure skater to qualify for the World Championships.[1]
Personal life
Lewton Brain was born on 23 December 1998 in Nice, France, and was raised in Monaco until the age of 15.[2] He studied marketing at INSEEC Business School, earning a master's degree in 2022.[3]
His father, Peter Lewton-Brain, danced professionally with the National Ballet of Portugal and Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo before becoming an osteopath specializing in movement sciences and earning a PhD focused on performance health and rehabilitation for dancers.[4] His mother, Paola Cantalupo, trained at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and became a principal dancer (Étoile) with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, performing leading roles in both classical and contemporary repertoires. After retiring from the stage, she was appointed Artistic and Pedagogical Director of the École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower.[5]
Career
Early career
Lewton Brain began skating in 2008 at the age of nine. Initially attracted to playing hockey, he decided to switch to figure skating after watching videos of Philippe Candeloro competing. At the age of fifteen, Lewton Brain moved from his hometown of Monaco to Annecy to be coached by Didier Lucine, Claudie Lucine, and Sophie Golaz.[6][7] He has always competed internationally for Monaco.[6]
As a junior skater, Lewton Brain competed at the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships, finishing forty-third and thirty-second, respectively. He also made his European Championship debut in 2018, where he finished thirty-first.[8]
2018–19 season
In his first season as a full-fledged senior level skater, Lewton Brain started the season by finishing 2018 Master's de Patinage, finishing fifth. He then went on to place eleventh, ninth, and nineteenth at the 2018 Ice Star, the 2018 Volvo Open Cup, and the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, respectively.[9]
At the 2018 French Championships, Lewton Brain finished sixth. He then competed at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, where he advanced to the free skate for the first time at these championships, finishing twenty-fourth overall.[8] He would go on to end his season by winning silver at the 2019 Coupe du Printemps and finishing seventh at the 2019 Egna Spring Trophy.[9]
2019–20 season
Lewton Brain started the season by finishing sixth at the 2019 Master's de Patinage, eleventh at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup, and fifth at the 2019 Denkova-Staviski Cup. Selected to compete at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, Lewton Brain placed twenty-ninth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.[9]
He would end the season by finishing second at the 2020 Dragon Trophy, seventh at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup, and thirteenth at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.[9]
2020–21 season
Lewton Brain began the season by finishing tenth at the 2020 Master's de Patinage. He then finished fourth out of the five skaters that competed at the 2021 French Championships. Lewton Brain would go on to close his season by winning silver at the 2021 Sofia Trophy and placing fifth at the 2021 Egna Spring Trophy.[9]
2021–22 season
Beginning the season by competing on the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, Lewton Brain placed ninth at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy and nineteenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. He would go on to finish fifth at the 2021 Master's de Patinage, sixth at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, third at the 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, and sixth at the 2021 Tayside Trophy.[9]
At the 2022 French Championships, Lewton Brain would come in fifth place. He would then compete at the European Championships for a fourth time, finishing twentieth at the event in Tallinn, Estonia. Lewton Brain then took silver at the 2022 Sofia Trophy, gold at the 2022 Dragon Trophy, before finishing eleventh at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.[9]
2022–23 season
Lewton Brain began the season by competing at the 2022 Master's de Patinage and the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, finishing fourth and third, respectively. He would then go on to finish sixth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge before winning gold at both the 2022 Open d'Andorra and the 2022 Santa Claus Cup.[9]
At the 2023 French Championships, Lewton Brain would place fifth for a second consecutive time. One month later, he competed at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, where he finished in twenty-second place. Lewton Brain then finished the season by winning silver at the 2023 Dragon Trophy and ninth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[9][8]
2023–24 season
In September 2023, it was announced that Lewton Brain had relocated to Oberstdorf, Germany, where Michael Huth had become his new coach.[10] He started the season by competing on the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, placing ninth at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and fourteenth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[8] He would then go on to compete at the 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and the 2023 Swiss Open, finishing fifth and first, respectively.[9]
In December, Lewton Brain competed at the 2024 French Championships, finishing in eleventh place. Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, Lewton Brain would finish twenty-fourth.[8] He then competed at the 2024 Bavarian Open and the 2024 Merano Cup, placing seventh and fifth, respectively.[9]
Making his World Championship debut at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Lewton Brain placed twenty-sixth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[9]
2024–25 season
Lewton Brain began the season by competing at the 2024 Master's de Patinage, finishing in eighth place. He then went on to place eighteenth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, fourth at the 2024 NRW Trophy, second at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup, and twelfth at the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8]
In December, Lewton Brain finished ninth at the 2025 French Championships. The following month, he placed seventh at the 2025 Bavarian Open and twenty-fifth at the 2025 European Championships.[9]
Following a seventh-place finish at the 2025 Merano Ice Trophy, Lewton Brain closed the season by placing thirty-ninth at the 2025 World Championships.[9]
2025–26 season
Lewton Brain opened his season with a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Master's de Patinage.[8] In September, he competed at the ISU Skate to Milano, the final qualifying event for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Lewton Brain finished the event in sixth place and as a result, Monaco earned the first alternate position for the Olympic men's singles event.[11]
Lewton Brain went on to win bronze at the 2025 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, another bronze at the 2025 Swiss Open, and gold at the 2025 Cup of Innsbruck. He subsequently competed on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, finishing fourteenth at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy and sixteenth at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8]
In January, Lewton Brain competed at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, finishing in twentieth place overall.[8]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2015–2016 [6] |
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| 2016–2017 [12] |
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| 2017–2018 [13] |
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| 2018–2019 [14] |
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| 2019–2020 [15] |
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| 2020–2021 [16] |
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| 2021–2022 [17] |
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| 2022–2023 [18] |
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| 2023–2024 [10] |
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| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2025–2026 [19][20] |
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Competitive highlights
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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| World Junior Championships | 43rd | 32nd | |
| French Championships | 5th | 5th | |
| JGP Austria | 24th | ||
| JGP Croatia | 12th | ||
| JGP France | 22nd | ||
| JGP Italy | 20th | ||
| JGP Slovenia | 22nd | ||
| JGP Spain | 24th | ||
| Mentor Toruń Cup | 9th | ||
| Merano Cup | 11th |
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 216.12 | 2025 Skate to Milano |
| Short program | TSS | 73.56 | 2025 Skate to Milano |
| TES | 37.36 | 2025 Skate to Milano | |
| PCS | 36.20 | 2025 Skate to Milano | |
| Free skating | TSS | 142.56 | 2025 Skate to Milano |
| TES | 69.19 | 2025 Skate to Milano | |
| PCS | 73.92 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 26–28, 2024 |  2024 Master's de Patinage |
8 | 60.94 | 8 | 100.20 | 8 | 161.14 |
| Oct 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
11 | 68.02 | 18 | 108.30 | 17 | 176.32 |
| Nov 13–17, 2024 |  2024 NRW Trophy |
5 | 61.91 | 4 | 115.42 | 4 | 177.33 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2025 |  2024 Santa Claus Cup |
1 | 74.20 | 3 | 129.58 | 2 | 203.78 |
| Dec 4–7, 2024 |  2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
11 | 68.27 | 12 | 111.31 | 12 | 179.58 |
| Dec 20–21, 2024 | 2025 French Championships |
7 | 64.34 | 10 | 121.79 | 9 | 186.13 |
| Jan 20-26, 2025 | 2025 Bavarian Open |
4 | 71.91 | 9 | 112.14 | 7 | 184.05 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 |  2025 European Championships |
25 | 63.81 | N/a | N/a | 25 | 63.81 |
| Feb 13–16, 2025 |  2025 Merano Ice Trophy |
9 | 62.90 | 8 | 122.40 | 7 | 185.30 |
| Mar 24–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships |
39 | 47.90 | N/a | N/a | 39 | 47.90 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 28–30, 2025 | 2025 Master's de Patinage |
3 | 81.84 | 4 | 128.97 | 4 | 210.81 |
| Sep 18–21, 2025 |  2025 Skate to Milano |
5 | 73.56 | 5 | 142.56 | 6 | 216.12 |
| Oct 1–5, 2025 | 2025 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
4 | 63.61 | 4 | 119.99 | 4 | 183.60 |
| Nov 13–16, 2025 |  2025 Cup of Innsbruck |
1 | 76.88 | 1 | 134.62 | 1 | 211.30 |
| Nov 25–30, 2025 | 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy |
12 | 64.37 | 13 | 121.22 | 14 | 185.59 |
| Dec 3–6, 2025 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
15 | 66.99 | 15 | 122.81 | 16 | 189.80 |
| Jan 13–18, 2026 |  2026 European Championships |
21 | 65.28 | 18 | 127.59 | 20 | 192.87 |
| Feb 19-22, 2026 | 2026 Tallink Hotels Cup |
3 | 67.19 | 3 | 132.64 | 3 | 199.83 |