Gleb Olegovich Lutfullin (; born 31 March 2004) is a Russian figure skater who currently competes as an Individual Neutral Athlete. He is the 2025 Russian national silver medalist, the winner of the junior Grand Prix stages in Russia and Poland (2021), and a Master of Sports of Russia (2023).
Personal life Gleb Lutfullin was born on 31 March 2004 in Kazan, Russia to parents Renata and Oleg. He is the eldest of three brothers.
Career
Early career At the age of four, he was enrolled in figure skating lessons so that he could learn to skate and later play hockey. However, he eventually continued with figure skating under the guidance of Elvira Selskova at "Ak Bure" sports school. Later, his coach became Rezeda Sibgatullina.
In 2018, Sibgatullina arranged for Lutfullin to move to train under Alexei Mishin in Saint Petersburg. Initially, the coach and skater traveled to Mishin for consultations and internships, after which Lutfullin permanently joined his training group.
At the Junior Cup of Russia, Lutfullin won bronze in the final. In the same season, he won three international competitions: the Warsaw Cup 2018, the Dragon Trophy 2019, and the Skate Victoria 2019.
In the fall of 2019, he became the bronze medalist at a stage of the Junior Grand Prix series in the United States.
In September 2021, Lutfullin won a stage of the Junior Grand Prix series held in Krasnoyarsk, and later earned another medal in Gdańsk. He was scheduled to compete in the Grand Prix Final in Osaka, Japan, but it was canceled due to the pandemic.
At the Panin–Kolomenkin Memorial that same year, he placed third.
In the fall of 2022, he entered his first full senior season. At the 2022 Panin–Kolomenkin Memorial, he won the silver medal. At the Grand Prix of Russia stage in Moscow, he placed second, and at the Samara stage, he took first place. In the free skate, the 18-year-old Lutfullin performed four quadruple jumps (a loop, a toe loop, a solo salchow, and a salchow in combination with a double toe loop).
At the 2025 Russian Championships, Lutfullin won the silver medal.
2026–27 season: International debut On 30 June 2026, the International Skating Union announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each of these skaters are be required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they meet the criteria for neutral status. Lutfullin's application was approved, making him eligible to compete internationally as a neutral athlete.
Lutfullin made his international debut at the 2026 CS Nepela Memorial, placing fourth overall.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–2026 All The Lies The Godfather Love Theme Waltz Fun 2024–2025 Caruso Nature Boy El Tango de Roxanne 2023–2024 La Bohème Rose and Air Mon Reve le 31 Mars The Water 2022–2023 Smile Once Upon a Time in America 2021–2022 Black Earth Malo Luna 2020–2021 2019–2020 Jeszcze raz Vabank Moonlight Sonata
Caruso
Competitive highlights
Skating as an Individual Neutral Athlete
Skating for Russia National Event 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25 25–26 Russian Championships 8th 8th 12th 2nd 5th Russian Cup (Final) 2nd Jr. 5th Russian Junior Champ. 8th Team events Channel One Trophy 1st
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