Meet our young talents and learn about their passion for figure skating. Find out more about their stories and their enthusiasm for this fascinating sport.
Talent team 2025
The Talent Team has grown. In the 2024 audition, the three current Talents and five other young people were able to hold their own in front of the jury and are now part of the Talent Team 2025.
Figure skating is Vivienne’s great passion. For example, she gave up her two-week family holiday in the USA to go to training at the Dübendorf ice rink while almost all of her training colleagues were training at a camp abroad. She was able to see Art on Ice live in the Hallenstadion for the first time in 2024 and was so impressed that she signed up for the Art on Ice young talents casting programme.
Successes
2nd place Swiss Championships U13 2024
Swiss Champion Team UBS Kids Cup 2019
Ava D’Andrea
At 12 years old, Ava D’Andrea is the youngest member of the Talent Team. She skates at the ice sports club in Zurich-Oerlikon and has been training since 2017. She loves being on the ice and can never get enough of it: ‘Ever since I started skating, all I’ve wanted to do is skate more and more! My big goal is to take part in the Olympic Games one day.’
Successes
Fourth place at the Swiss Championship U12, 2024
Elisabeth Dibbern
By joining Art on Ice young talents, Elisabeth Dibbern is one step closer to her dream of performing at the Art on Ice show. The 13-year-old has been skating since 2016 and is based at the Dübendorf Ice Skating Club. She has shown a strong first part of the season and immediately skated into the top 10 in her first Junior Grand Prix competitions.
Erfolge
Swiss champion U15 2024
Top 10 Junior Grand Prix Ljubljana and Ostrava 2024
Gion Schmid
14-year-old Gion Schmid from Wädenswil ZH has been on the ice since 2012. His greatest success in the 23/24 season is the bronze medal at the Swiss U15 Championships – a successful comeback after a long injury break.
Erfolge
3rd place at the Swiss Championships U15 2024
Top 20 Junior Grand Prix Riga in 2024
Tammaro Wyss
Tammaro is a born entertainer and loves to wow the audience with his performance. He has been skating since 2017 and is a member of the Bern Ice Skating Club. When he’s not on the ice, the 16-year-old can be found playing athletics or on the football pitch.
Successes
Swiss champion U15 2024
Leandra Tzimpoukakis
Leandra Tzimpoukakis is in her element when she’s on the ice. The 15-year-old loves jumping and whirling through the air. Leandra said of her win at the audition: ‘I’m so happy. I can hardly put it into words.’ But what she then was able to experience at the show was beyond even her greatest expectations.
Successes
Swiss Junior Champion
6th place Junior Grand Prix Bangkok
5th place JGP Gdansk
Swiss Champion Juniors 2023/2024
1st place Coupe du Primtemps, Juniors 2024
1st place Bavarian Open 2024
Swiss champion U14, 2021/2022
“It was simply incredible to perform in front of so many people. I really want to experience that again.”
“I learnt a lot and the experience gave me additional motivation.”
Olivia Bacsa
Olivia Bacsa was already on the ice as a 3-year-old. Music, dance and the ice rink are the greatest things for the 15-year-old and an important part of her life. Olivia is sure that the extraordinary experience of being part of Art on Ice will help her on her journey through life.
Successes
3rd place SM Juniors
Top 10 Junior Grand Prix Gdansk
3rd place Swiss Junior Championships 2023/2024
1st place Swiss Ice Skating Open Juniors 2023
1st place Bavarian Open 2023
11th place JGP Yerevan 2023
12th place JGP Osaka 2023
Ean Weiler
For Ean Weiler, figure skating is a way of life. The conscientious and hard-working figure skater did not expect to leave the ice as the winner. “There were a lot of strong skaters there. I’m super grateful and happy to be there,” says the 17-year-old. After taking part in the Art on Ice Tour, he is once again impressed by the other skaters – of which he is now one.
Successes
2nd place SM Juniors 2024
4th place Junior Grand Prix Ankara
2nd place Swiss Junior Championships 2023
18th place Junior Grand Prix Istanbul 2023
Swiss Champion U15 2022
Swiss Champion U14 2021
“It’s cool to see the stars up close as they train and perform.”
Show talents of tomorrow
Performing at Art on Ice
The talents Ava D’Andrea, Elisabeth Dibbern, Ean Weiler, Olivia Bacsa and Tammaro Wyss have the chance to realise their dream of one day taking centre stage at the Art on Ice show and are on tour with Art on Ice 2025.
Naoki Rossi
The 2023 Junior Vice World Champion Naoki Rossi, 17, from Zumikon ZH was also selected at the 2023 casting. Unfortunately, he was unable to take part in the 2024 show for health reasons.
Talent Team 2025
The new talents will be selected in a casting in autumn 2024 and added to the talent pool.
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In order to be accepted into the Talent Team, an annual casting takes place in which the best talents present themselves to a jury. You can find all the important information about taking part here.