Carlo Röthlisberger
Swiss-Italian ice dancer (born 1994)
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Carlo Röthlisberger (born 23 August 1994) is a Swiss-Italian ice dancer who competes for Italy. With his skating partner and wife, Victoria Manni, he is the 2016 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalist, a four-time Swiss national champion, and a four-time Italian national silver medalist (2023–26). As a team, they have competed in nine ISU Championships.
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| Other names | Carlo Roethlisberger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1994 Sorengo, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Coldrerio, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy (since 2021) Switzerland (2016–20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Victoria Manni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Barbara Fusar Poli Charlie White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CP Biasca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Carlo Röthlisberger was born on 23 August 1994 in Sorengo, Switzerland.[1] He studied geography at the University of Milan, graduating in 2020.[1][2][3]
He has been in a relationship with his ice dance partner, Victoria Manni, since 2015. The couple announced their engagement in July 2023 and married in May 2025.[4][5]
Career
Early years
Röthlisberger began skating in 1999.[1] Early in his career, he represented Switzerland in men's singles. Coached by Sabrina Martin in Bellinzona,[6] he made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2011, placing nineteenth in Riga, Latvia. He placed fourteenth in the preliminary round and twenty-seventh in the short program at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus.
In the 2013–14 season, he trained in both Bellinzona and Milan, coached by Cristina Mauri and Jean-Christophe Simond.[7] He placed twenty-eighth in the short at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In 2014, Röthlisberger teamed up with Valentina Schär to compete for Switzerland in ice dancing. Coached by Roberto Pelizzola in Milan,[8] the two made their international debut at the 2014 NRW Trophy in November. In March, they placed twenty-seventh at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
The following season, Schär/Röthlisberger were coached by Pelizzola, Barbara Riboldi, and Nicoletta Lunghi.[9] They competed at a pair of JGP events but withdrew from the 2016 World Junior Championships before the start of the competition.
2016–2017 season: Debut of Manni/Röthlisberger for Switzerland
In 2016, Röthlisberger teamed up with Italy's Victoria Manni to compete for Switzerland. They decided to train in Milan, coached by Roberto Pelizzola.[10] Making their international debut, the duo placed fourteenth at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy in November. They would then go on to win the bronze medal at the 2016 Santa Claus Cup as well as finish ninth at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[11]
In December, Manni/Röthlisberger won their first national title at the 2016–17 Swiss Championships. They would then finish ninth at the 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup.[11]
Selected to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, the duo finished in twenty-fifth place. They then concluded the season with a fourteenth-place finish at the 2017 Bavarian Open.[11]
2017–2018 season
Prior to the season, Barbara Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso would join Manni/Röthlisberger's coaching team.[12]
The duo started the season by finishing eighteenth at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before going on to win their second national title at the 2017–18 Swiss Championships. Selected to compete at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, Manni/Röthlisberger finished twenty-third. They would then end the season by finishing eighth and seventh at the 2018 Bavarian Open and the 2018 Egna Dance Trophy, respectively.[11]
2018–2019 season
Manni/Röthlisberger began the season by finishing tenth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy. They then went on to place eighth at the 2018 Halloween Cup and tenth at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup. Continuing to compete on the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series, Manni/Röthlisberger finished tenth at the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy and eighth at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. Two days following the latter event, Manni/Röthlisberger finished sixth at the 2018 Bosphorus Cup.[11]
In December, the duo competed at the 2018–19 Swiss Championships, winning their third national title. They would then go on to finish seventh at the 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup.[11]
Selected to compete at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Manni/Röthlisberger would finish twenty-fourth. They then competed at the 2019 Egna Dance Trophy a couple weeks later, where they placed fifth.[11]
At the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, they would finish ninth.[11]
They ended the season by making their World Championship debut at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, finishing twenty-third.[11]
2019–2020 season
Prior to the season, Manni/Röthlisberger decided to relocate to Zürich, Switzerland, where Alexander Gazsi would become their new coach.[1] Beginning their season at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup, they would finish the event in sixth place. They would then go on to compete at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup and the 2019 Bosphorus Cup, finishing tenth and seventh, respectively.[11]
In December, Manni/Röthlisberger won their fourth and final national title for Switzerland at the 2019–20 Swiss Championships. They then went on to finish eighth at the 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup.[11] At the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, they qualified to the free dance and finished twentieth overall.[13]
Although assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event would ultimately be cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
2020–2021 season
Manni/Röthlisberger did not compete during this season.[11][15]
2021–2022 season: Debut for Italy
In January 2022, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger would begin competing for Manni's home country, Italy.[16] Appearing at two events that season, the duo finished fifth at the 2022 Egna Dance Trophy and at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.[15]
2022–2023 season
Prior to the season, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger had relocated to Milan, where Luca Lanotte became their new coach.[17] The team would start the season by competing on the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eighth at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy, sixth at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial, and fourth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup. Between the latter two events, Manni/Röthlisberger would also place fifth at the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and win gold at the 2022 Mezzaluna Cup.[15]
In December, Manni/Röthlisberger competed at the Italian Championships for the first time, where they won the silver medal behind Guignard/Fabbri. Selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, the team would come in eleventh place. They would follow this up with a gold medal win at the 2023 Egna Dance Trophy.[15]
They would then conclude the season with an eighteenth-place finish at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.[15]
2023–2024 season
Manni/Röthlisberger started the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy. They would follow this up by finishing fifth at the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup and winning bronze at the 2023 Swiss Open. Continuing to compete on the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, the team finished fourth at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup and eighth at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[15]
At the 2024 Italian Championships, Manni/Röthlisberger won the silver medal for a second consecutive time.[15]
Going on to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, the duo would finish fifteenth. They then concluded the season with a twenty-fifth place finish at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[15]
2024–2025 season
Manni/Röthlisberger began their season with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial. They followed this up by winning silver at the 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup. Continuing to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Manni/Röthlisberger finished eighth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy and seventh at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[15]
Going on to compete at the 2025 Italian Championships, the team won silver for a third consecutive time. They then went on to win silver at the 2025 Sofia Trophy.[15]
Selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Manni/Röthlisberger finished the event in fifteenth place. The following week, they took bronze at the 2025 Egna Dance Trophy.[15]
They finished the season with a twenty-third place finish at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[15]
2025–26 season
Manni/Röthlisberger opened their season with a bronze medal win at the 2025 International Ice Dance Dordrecht. They subsequently finished fifth at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy before going on to win silver at the 2025 Swiss Open and gold at the 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup.[15]
In late November, Manni/Röthlisberger placed ninth at the 2025 CS Warsaw Cup and seventh at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy. The following month, they won the silver medal at the 2026 Italian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Manni/Röthlisberger finished the event in sixteenth place.[15]
In late March, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger had made a coaching change, having begun training under Barbara Fusar Poli and Charlie White.[18]
Programs
Ice dance with Victoria Manni
With Schär
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2015–2016 [9] |
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| 2014–2015 [8] |
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Single skating
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 [7] |
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| 2012–2013 [22] |
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| 2011–2012 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Italy)
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 18th | 25th | 23rd | TBD | |
| European Championships | 11th | 15th | 15th | 16th | |
| Italian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8th | ||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | 7th | 5th | ||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 6th | 8th | |||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | 7th | |||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 4th | 4th | 7th | 9th | |
| Challenge Cup | 5th | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 5th | ||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Egna Dance Trophy | 5th | 1st | 3rd | ||
| ICE Dance Dordrecht | 3rd | ||||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 1st | 5th | |||
| Sofia Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Swiss Open | 3rd |
Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Switzerland)
| International[23] | ||||
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| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | 23rd | C | ||
| Europeans | 25th | 23rd | 24th | 20th |
| CS Alpen Trophy | 10th | |||
| CS Golden Spin | 13th | 18th | ||
| CS Lombardia | 10th | |||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 14th | 8th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 10th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 14th | 8th | ||
| Bosphorus Cup | 6th | 7th | ||
| Egna Trophy | 7th | 5th | ||
| Halloween Cup | 8th | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 3rd | |||
| Toruń Cup | 9th | 7th | 8th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 10th | 6th | ||
| Universiade | 9th | |||
| National[23] | ||||
| Swiss Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Ice dance with Schär (for Switzerland)
| International: Junior[24] | ||
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| Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Junior Worlds | 27th | WD |
| JGP Austria | 16th | |
| JGP Spain | 14th | |
| Bavarian Open | 12th | |
| NRW Trophy | 18th | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 7th | |
| Toruń Cup | 14th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 8th | |
| National[24] | ||
| Swiss Champ. | 1st J | 1st J |
Single skating (for Switzerland)
| International[25] | ||||||
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| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Ice Challenge | 16th | |||||
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| Junior Worlds | 27th | 28th | ||||
| JGP Latvia | 19th | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 19th | |||||
| JGP Turkey | 15th | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 4th | 8th | 14th | |||
| EYOF | 10th | |||||
| Gardena Trophy | 4th | |||||
| Merano Cup | 6th | 3rd | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 5th | |||||
| National[25][26] | ||||||
| Swiss Champ. | 2nd J | 3rd J | 4th | 4th | 4th | |
Detailed results
Ice dance with Victoria Manni
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 172.32 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 68.88 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
| TES | 39.75 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 29.93 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| Free dance | TSS | 104.22 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
| TES | 59.62 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 45.60 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Feb 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Egna Dance Trophy |
3 | 66.00 | 6 | 94.75 | 5 | 160.75 |
| Feb 24–27, 2022 |  2022 Challenge Cup |
6 | 55.23 | 4 | 90.19 | 5 | 145.42 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 16–19, 2022 | 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy |
8 | 57.66 | 6 | 95.64 | 8 | 153.30 |
| Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 |  2022 CS Nepela Memorial |
5 | 60.32 | 6 | 95.47 | 6 | 155.79 |
| Oct 19–23, 2022 |  2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
5 | 61.95 | 5 | 91.68 | 5 | 153.63 |
| Oct 28–30, 2022 | 2022 Mezzaluna Cup |
1 | 65.46 | 1 | 101.96 | 1 | 167.42 |
| Nov 17–20, 2022 |  2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
4 | 64.45 | 4 | 101.04 | 4 | 165.49 |
| Dec 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Italian Championships |
2 | 69.54 | 2 | 106.95 | 2 | 176.49 |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 |  2023 European Championships |
11 | 64.23 | 11 | 99.98 | 11 | 164.21 |
| Feb 9–12, 2023 | 2023 Egna Dance Trophy |
1 | 69.65 | 1 | 107.99 | 1 | 177.64 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 |  2023 World Championships |
18 | 64.02 | 17 | 98.95 | 18 | 162.97 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy |
7 | 60.41 | 6 | 100.49 | 7 | 160.90 |
| Oct 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Mezzaluna Cup |
6 | 64.83 | 4 | 103.06 | 5 | 167.89 |
| Oct 26–29, 2023 | 2023 Swiss Open |
3 | 62.66 | 3 | 99.87 | 3 | 162.53 |
| Nov 16–19, 2023 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
4 | 64.89 | 5 | 103.34 | 4 | 168.23 |
| Dec 6–9, 2023 |  2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
8 | 62.83 | 8 | 97.52 | 8 | 160.35 |
| Dec 22–23, 2023 | 2024 Italian Championships |
2 | 70.45 | 2 | 107.30 | 2 | 177.75 |
| Jan 10–14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships |
15 | 62.26 | 15 | 100.83 | 15 | 163.09 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 |  2024 World Championships |
25 | 63.64 | N/a | N/a | 25 | 63.64 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 24–26, 2024 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial |
8 | 66.46 | 9 | 99.76 | 8 | 166.22 |
| Nov 5–10, 2024 |  2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup |
2 | 69.74 | 2 | 106.98 | 2 | 176.72 |
| Nov 11–17, 2024 |  2024 CS Tallinn Trophy |
7 | 67.45 | 8 | 101.03 | 8 | 168.48 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
6 | 68.88 | 7 | 101.87 | 7 | 170.75 |
| Dec 19–21, 2024 | 2025 Italian Championships |
3 | 71.75 | 2 | 108.57 | 2 | 180.32 |
| Jan 7–12, 2025 | 2025 Sofia Trophy |
2 | 70.31 | 3 | 107.20 | 2 | 177.51 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships |
16 | 65.46 | 15 | 103.68 | 15 | 169.14 |
| Feb 7–9, 2025 | 2025 Egna Dance Trophy |
2 | 75.38 | 3 | 102.31 | 3 | 177.69 |
| Mar 24–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships |
23 | 66.57 | N/a | N/a | 23 | 66.57 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 16–17, 2025 | 2025 International ICE Dance Dordrecht |
3 | 64.80 | 2 | 94.94 | 3 | 159.74 |
| Sep 11–14, 2025 | 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy |
5 | 65.02 | 5 | 101.55 | 5 | 166.57 |
| Nov 7–9, 2025 | 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup |
1 | 73.58 | 2 | 107.81 | 1 | 181.39 |
| Nov 19–23, 2025 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
9 | 68.10 | 10 | 104.22 | 9 | 172.32 |
| Nov 25–30, 2025 | 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy |
7 | 68.23 | 7 | 103.11 | 7 | 171.43 |
| Dec 17–20, 2025 | 2026 Italian Championships |
2 | 73.72 | 2 | 106.32 | 2 | 180.04 |
| Jan 13–18, 2026 |  2026 European Championships |
13 | 67.84 | 17 | 102.21 | 16 | 170.05 |
| Mar 24–29, 2026 |  2026 World Championships |
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