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.
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.
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.
16-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! He had the opportunity to skate at Art on Ice 2026.
Elisabeth Dibbern has been one of Art on Ice’s young talents since 2024. The 15-year-old has been skating since 2016 and is a member of the Dübendorf Skating Club. She has had a strong first season, winning a JGP medal (bronze) in Riga – the first Swiss junior to do so in 24 years. She is the current vice-swiss junior champion.
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 and at the Junior World Championships.
The 15-year-old from Fribourg was Swiss champion in the Advanced Novice U16 category in 2024/25 and she was chosen to skate at Art on Ice 2026. She recently achieved a major international success, winning her first international ISU competition in the junior category, Skate Celje in Slovenia.
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.
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.
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.
At just 13 years old, Mayuka is the youngest member of the Talent Team and also at Art on Ice 2026. The Lucerne native from Hochdorf already jumps all triples and has won the Swiss Championships twice in the U12 category and recently in the U14 category.
The talented Leandra Tzimpoukakis, Olivia Bacsa and Ean Weiler were the first ‘young talents’ to make their debut at Art on Ice in 2024.
In 2025, the line-up included Ava D’Andrea, Elisabeth Dibbern, Ean Weiler, Olivia Bacsa and Tammaro Wyss.
In 2026, Noélie Haymoz, Gion Schmid, Elisabeth Dibbern and Mayuka Süess were able to realise their dream of taking centre stage at the Art on Ice show.
