Júlia Láng
Hungarian figure skater (born 2003)
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Júlia Láng (born 6 November 2003) is a Hungarian figure skater. She has represented her country at two (2018, 2019) Junior World Championships and three (2021, 2022, 2023) Senior World Championships. Láng is a four-time Hungarian national champion (2018, 2021–23). She is known for her signature move, a highly flexible layback slide variation performed while holding the blade, which she was the first to introduce in international competition. She was first documented performing the move in practice on July 17, 2017. After a long break in competitions, she announced an attempt to return into the pairs category with Italy's Filippo Clerici skating for Hungary in 2026.[1]
Júlia Láng at 2019 Junior Worlds | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 2003 Budapest, Hungary |
| Home town | Budapest |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Coach | Angelina Turenko Alisa Mikonsaari |
| Skating club | Sebestyén KSE |
| Began skating | 2009 |
| Retired | November 17, 2024 |
Career
2017–2018 season
Láng made her debut in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series at the 2017 event in Salzburg, where she also performed her signature slide move for the first time in competition. In January 2018 Láng became the junior national champion. In March, she represented Hungary at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked thirty-second in the short, she did not advance to the free skate.
2018–2019 season
In the 2018–2019 season, Láng competed in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing twelfth in the 2018 JGP Slovakia and tenth in the 2018 JGP Slovenia.
In March 2019, she represented Hungary at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Ranked tenth in the short, she vaulted into the penultimate (second-to-last) group for the free skate, where she placed fourteenth, falling to fourteenth overall.
2019–2020 season
Láng competed at both the 2019 JGP USA in Lake Placid and at 2019 JGP Russia in Chelyabinsk, placing tenth and eleventh, respectively.
In senior competition, she placed fifteenth in the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and competed at several minor senior events.
2020–2021 season
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting international competition, Láng nevertheless competed at several European international competitions. She was chosen as Hungary's entry for the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where she finished in thirtieth place.[2]
2021–2022 season
Láng began the season competing at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt again to qualify a berth for Hungary at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She placed sixteenth at the event, outside of the range of qualification. She was thirteenth at the Budapest Trophy, before medaling at several minor international events, including a gold at the Jégvirág Cup. Competing at the 2023 Four National Championships, she finished third overall in the standings and first among Hungarians, winning her second senior national title. She took the bronze medal at the International Challenge Cup. She was thirty-first at the 2022 World Championships.[3]
2022–2023 season
Making her season debut on home ice at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy, Láng finished in fourth position. She went on to place tenth at the Volvo Open Cup and was only seventeenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge shortly afterward before placing fourth at the Santa Claus Cup. Competing at the 2023 Four National Championships, she finished third overall in the standings and first among Hungarians, winning her third consecutive national title.[3]
At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Láng finished in twenty-third place. Following this event, Láng relocated from Budapest to Egna, Italy to train at the Young Goose Academy with Angelina Turenko, Alisa Mikonsaari, Lorenzo Magri, and Eva Martinek becoming her new coaches.[4]
Going on to compete at the 2023 International Challenge Cup, Láng finished the event in eighteenth place.
At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Láng placed thirty-fourth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[3]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [5] |
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| 2022–2023 [6] |
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| 2021–2022 [7] |
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| 2020–2021 [8] |
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| 2019–2020 [9] |
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| 2018–2019 [10] |
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| 2017–2018 [11] |
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International [3][12] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| Worlds | 30th | 31st | 34rd | |||
| Europeans | 23rd | |||||
| CS Budapest | 4th | 4th | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 17th | |||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 15th | WD | 16th | |||
| CS Nepela Memorial | WD | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 4th | |||||
| Budapest | 13th | |||||
| Celje Open | 4th | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 6th | 9th | 3rd | 18th | ||
| Halloween Cup | 2nd | |||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | ||
| Skate Helena | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 14th | 8th | 10th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 32nd | 14th | ||||
| JGP Austria | 22nd | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 12th | |||||
| JGP Slovenia | 10th | |||||
| JGP U.S. | 10th | |||||
| JGP Russia | 11th | |||||
| EYOF | 13th | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 9th | |||||
| Christmas Cup | 3rd | |||||
| GP Bratislava | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Halloween Cup | 1st | 4th | ||||
| Ice Challenge (Leo Scheu) | 3rd | |||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 2nd | |||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 4th | |||||
| Skate Helena | 2nd | |||||
| Triglav Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 4th | |||||
| National | ||||||
| Hungarian Champ. | 1st J | 2nd J | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
Detailed results
Senior level
| 2022–2023 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 33 44.26 |
- |
33 44.26 |
| January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 23 46.33 |
23 83.95 |
23 130.28 |
| December 15–17, 2022 | 2023 Four National Championships | 3 51.04 |
3 112.17 |
3 163.21 |
| Nov. 28 – Dec. 4, 2022 | 2022 Santa Claus Cup | 2 54.37 |
5 89.15 |
4 143.52 |
| November 9–13, 2022 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge | 20 44.25 |
16 89.92 |
17 134.17 |
| November 2–6, 2022 | 47th Volvo Open Cup | 7 49.68 |
10 88.65 |
10 138.33 |
| October 13–16, 2022 | 2022 CS Budapest Trophy | 2 58.65 |
5 106.42 |
4 165.07 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 21–27, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | 31 47.93 |
- |
31 47.93 |
| February 24–27, 2022 | 2022 Challenge Cup | 2 58.46 |
3 110.08 |
3 168.54 |
| December 17–18, 2021 | 2022 Four National Championships | 4 54.86 |
2 113.21 |
3 168.07 |
| December 6–12, 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | 4 52.25 |
3 101.36 |
3 153.61 |
| October 14–17, 2021 | 2021 Budapest Trophy | 10 50.11 |
13 87.70 |
13 137.81 |
| September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 24 45.22 |
12 100.42 |
16 145.64 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 30 54.20 |
- |
30 54.20 |
| February 25–28, 2021 | 2021 International Challenge Cup | 14 48.17 |
7 101.60 |
9 149.77 |
| December 18–19, 2020 | 2021 Hungarian National Championships | 1 61.61 |
1 100.66 |
1 162.27 |
| October 15–17, 2020 | 2020 Budapest Trophy | 4 58.20 |
4 108.35 |
4 166.55 |
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 20–23, 2020 | 2020 Challenge Cup | 12 52.31 |
5 107.35 |
6 159.66 |
| February 14–16, 2020 | 2020 Jégvirág Cup | 1 52.68 |
1 96.92 |
1 149.60 |
| February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | 6 51.29 |
3 107.11 |
4 158.40 |
| January 14–18, 2020 | 2020 Skate Helena | 4 46.83 |
1 92.46 |
2 139.29 |
| December 2–8, 2019 | 2017 Santa Claus Cup | 2 50.39 |
1 89.43 |
2 139.82 |
| November 6–10, 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 10 50.39 |
14 89.43 |
14 139.82 |
| October 17–20, 2019 | 2019 International Halloween Cup | 5 51.60 |
2 98.11 |
2 149.71 |
| September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy | 18 41.95 |
12 90.62 |
15 132.57 |
Junior level
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11–14, 2019 | 2018 JGP Russia | 15 46.19 |
9 97.25 |
11 143.44 |
| August 28–31, 2019 | 2018 JGP United States | 12 50.95 |
11 83.84 |
10 134.79 |
| 2018–2019 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 5–11, 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | 10 55.86 |
14 97.38 |
14 153.24 |
| February 13–14, 2019 | 2019 EYOF | 7 50.78 |
22 67.78 |
13 118.56 |
| February 1–3, 2019 | 2019 Hungarian Junior Championships | 1 56.34 |
4 84.53 |
2 140.87 |
| January 15–19, 2019 | 2019 Skate Helena | 3 48.60 |
1 97.82 |
2 146.42 |
| December 14–16, 2018 | 2018 Grand Prix of Bratislava | 1 52.36 |
2 97.60 |
2 149.96 |
| Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2018 | 2018 Christmas Cup | 3 51.52 |
5 81.34 |
3 132.86 |
| November 7–11, 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | 5 46.48 |
2 92.86 |
4 139.14 |
| October 19–21, 2018 | 2018 International Halloween Cup | 3 48.38 |
5 88.61 |
4 136.99 |
| October 3–6, 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovenia | 10 46.67 |
10 92.79 |
10 139.46 |
| August 22–25, 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovakia | 12 48.42 |
13 83.03 |
12 131.45 |
| 2017–2018 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 4–8, 2018 | 2018 Triglav Trophy | 3 42.87 |
3 81.79 |
3 124.66 |
| March 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | 32 42.00 |
- | 32 42.00 |
| February 16–18, 2018 | 2018 Jégvirág Cup | 2 49.10 |
3 80.20 |
2 129.30 |
| January 26–31, 2018 | 2018 Bavarian Open | 9 46.12 |
10 87.07 |
9 133.20 |
| January 6, 2018 | 2018 Hungarian Junior Championships | 1 48.11 |
1 96.53 |
1 144.64 |
| December 15–17, 2017 | 2017 Grand Prix of Bratislava | 1 44.26 |
1 82.91 |
1 127.17 |
| December 4–10, 2017 | 2017 Santa Claus Cup | 10 40.16 |
2 87.48 |
4 127.64 |
| November 20–25, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Tyrol | 15 41.99 |
8 81.92 |
9 123.91 |
| November 8–12, 2017 | 2017 Leo Schenu Memorial | 3 45.55 |
3 77.45 |
3 123.00 |
| October 21–23, 2017 | 2017 International Halloween Cup | 1 43.93 |
2 77.89 |
1 121.82 |
| Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, 2017 | 2017 JGP Austria | 24 36.61 |
21 66.95 |
22 103.56 |