Talent team

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 / 2026

The Talent Team has grown. In the 2025 audition, the five current Talents and four other young skaters were able to hold their own in front of the jury and are now part of the Talent Team 2025/2026.

ANASTASIA BRANDENBURG

The 16-year-old athlete from Wollerau began figure skating at the age of 6. She trains in Switzerland and Oberstdorf (Germany) and competes for the Rapperswil-Jona Skating Club. She took part in the casting for the first time and impressed the jury right away.

best results

  • 6. Place Junior World Championships 23/24
  • 2x Vice Swiss Junior Champion
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Gion Schmid

15-year-old Gion Schmid from Wädenswil, Canton of Zurich, has been skating since 2015 and has been one of the Art on Ice young talents since 2024. Last season saw the highlight of his career so far: bronze at the European Youth Olympic Festival!

Best results

  • 3. Place European Youth Olympic Festival 2025
  • 6. Place Junior Grand Prix Ankara 2025

Elisabeth Dibbern

Elisabeth Dibbern has been one of Art on Ice’s young talents since 2024. The 14-year-old has been skating since 2016 and is a member of the Dübendorf Skating Club. She has had a strong first half of the season, winning a JGP medal (bronze) in Riga – the first Swiss junior to do so in 24 years.

Best results

  • 3. Place JGP Riga 2025
  • 5. Place JGP Gdansk 2025 
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ValerIYa Ezhova

The 15-year-old has been competing for Switzerland since this season. She lives in Valais and trains with world champion Stéphane Lambiel in Champéry. In her first season for Swiss Ice Skating, she already made her mark with a top ten finish at the JGP.

best results

  • 7. Place JGP Gdansk 2025
  • 1. Place Swiss Ice Skating Open 2025

Noélie Haymoz

The 14-year-old from Fribourg is the current Swiss champion in the Advanced Novice U16 category. She recently achieved a major international success, winning her first international ISU competition in the junior category, Skate Celje in Slovenia.

best results

  • Swiss Champion U16 2025
  • 1. Place Skate Celje 2025
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Leandra Tzimpoukakis

Leandra Tzimpoukakis feels in her element when she is on the ice. The 16-year-old loves to jump and captivate the audience. She is a two-time Swiss junior champion and has already represented Switzerland at the Junior World Championships and the EYOF, where she won bronze.

best results

  • 3. Place European Youth Olympic Festival Batumi 2025 
  • 9. Place Junior World Championships 2025

Olivia Bacsa

Olivia Bacsa was already on the ice at the age of 3. Music, dance and ice skating are an important part of the 16-year-old’s life. Olivia has already been part of the Art on Ice show tour twice.

best results

  • Top 10 Junior Grand Prix Gdansk 2024
  • 3. Place Swiss Junior Championships 2023/24
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marina sekulovski

Marina is 14 years old and followed in the footsteps of her older sister Eugenia. She skates for the Fribourg Skating Club. She brings elegance and incredible agility to the ice.

best results

  • 4. Rang SM Advanced Novice 2025
  • 1. Rang Sofia Trophy 2025

mayuka süess

At just 12 years old, Mayuka is the youngest member of the Talent Team. The Lucerne native from Hochdorf already jumps all triples and has won the Swiss Championships twice in the U12 category.

best results

  • Swiss Champion U12 2024 und 2025
  • 1. Place Swiss Ice Skating Open U12 2025
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