Jakub Lofek

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Jakub Lofek
Born (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18)
Oświęcim, Poland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Discipline Men's singles
CoachEwa Lofek
Vladimir Dvojnikov
Skating clubUKŁF Unia Oświęcim
Began skating2011
Polish Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Turnov Singles

Jakub Lofek (born 3 December 2005) is a Polish figure skater. He is the 2024 Polish national bronze medalist and qualified to the final segment at the 2022 World Junior Championships and the 2023 World Junior Championships.

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Career

Jakub Lofek began learning to skate as a five-year-old. [1] He is coached by his mother, Ewa Lofek. [2]

He made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in August 2019, placing 16th in Courchevel, France. His best JGP result, seventh, came in August 2021, also in Courchevel.

In the 2021–22 season, Lofek won the Polish national junior title and was nominated to represent his country at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he qualified to the final segment. [2]

In March 2023, he advanced to the free skate at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Canada. [3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skate Ref.
2019–20 [4]
2021–22 [5]
2022–23 [6]
2023–24
2024–25

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level [7]
Season 2024–25
CS Warsaw Cup TBD
Competition placements at junior level [7]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Junior Championships 24th19th11th
Polish Championships (Senior) 4th4th3rd
Polish Championships (Junior) 3rd3rd4th1st2nd1st
JGP Czech Republic 13th
JGP France 16th7th
JGP Poland I 22nd14th12th5th10th
JGP Poland II 15th
JGP Turkey 8th
Diamond Spin 1stTBD
European Youth Olympic Festival 9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th
Icebeat Winter Trophy1st
NRW Trophy 3rd
Santa Claus Cup 7th
Volvo Open Cup 6th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [7]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS199.04 2024 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS75.552024 World Junior Championships
TES41.852024 World Junior Championships
PCS33.702024 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS123.492024 World Junior Championships
TES54.692024 World Junior Championships
PCS69.802024 World Junior Championships

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