Livia Kaiser
Swiss figure skater (born 2004)
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Livia Kaiser (born 2 October 2004) is a Swiss figure skater. She is the 2023 Swiss national champion, a two-time Swiss national bronze medalist, and the 2021 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist. Kaiser has represented Switzerland at the European Championships three times, finishing as high as fourth in 2024.
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| Born | 2 October 2004 Frauenfeld, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Amlikon, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Linda Van Troyen Sindra Kriisa | |||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Duebendorf Skating Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
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Kaiser represented Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]
Personal life
Kaiser was born on 2 October 2004 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. She aspires to become either a veterinarian or a figure skating coach.[2]
Career
Early years
Kaiser became inspired to take up figure skating at age seven after watching countrywoman Sarah Meier win the 2011 European Championships.[2]
In the 2021–22 season, Kaiser reached the Swiss national podium for the first time as bronze medalist, and won silver medals internationally at the junior level at the Trophée Métropole Nice and the senior level at the Volvo Open Cup. She made her first appearance on the Challenger series at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, coming nineteenth.[3]
2022–23 season: Senior National title
Kaiser was assigned to make her debut on the Junior Grand Prix, placing thirteenth at the 2022 JGP France and twentieth at the 2022 JGP Italy. She made three appearances on the Challenger circuit, finishing fourtheenth at the Nebelhorn Trophy, seventh at the Ice Challenge, and sixth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.[3]
At the 2023 Swiss Championships, Kaiser won the gold medal for the first time. She finished the season by making her European Championship debut at the 2023 edition, where she placed eighteenth.[3]
2023–24 season: Top 10 at European and World Championships
Kaiser began the season with three Challenger assignments, coming fourth at both the Nebelhorn and Budapest Trophies and fifth at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup. She won her second bronze medal at the Swiss Championships.[3]
Appearing at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Kaiser set new personal best results in both segments and overall and finished fourth at the competition, 7.57 points back of bronze medalist Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium. Of the result, Kaiser remarked "I still could do a little bit better but honestly, I am super pleased."[4] Her new free skate program that she adopted for the second half of the season included music from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and drew praise from the film's star, Rachel Zegler.[5]
In the leadup to the 2024 World Championships, Kaiser won gold at the 2024 Bavarian Open.[3] At the World Championships, she came in ninth, and said she was "very happy I could finish my season with another good competition."[6]
2024–25 season: Grand Prix debut
Kaiser started the season by finishing fifth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. One month later, she debuted on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, finishing eighth at 2024 Skate America and ninth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France. She would then go on to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing sixth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup and seventh at the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[3]
In mid-December, Kaiser won the silver medal at the 2025 Swiss Championships behind Kimmy Repond.[7] She was assigned to compete at the 2025 European Championships; however, she withdrew after sustaining a two-centimeter deep cut on her calf from her training partner's blade only two days before she was set to leave for the event. It was soon determined that her wound had caused muscle damage as well as the formation of a fist-sized hematoma that required surgical removal.[8][9]
Shortly before the 2025 World Championships in March, Kaiser resumed training. At the event, she placed twenty-third in the short program and remained in twenty-third after the free skate.[10] Her placement, in addition to Kimmy Repond's twelfth-place finish won Switzerland two quotas for women's singles skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[11]
2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympics
Despite Kaiser still not being fully recovered from her injury the previous season, she still opted to compete in attempt to ensure her spot on the Swiss Olympic team.[9] She opened her season by competing at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy but withdrew following the short program. She then went on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, finishing twelfth at the 2025 Grand Prix de France and at the 2025 NHK Trophy. Between the two events, she placed sixth at the 2025 Swiss Open.[7]
Following a fourteenth-place finish at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy, Kaiser won the silver medal at the 2026 Swiss Championships behind Leandra Tzimpoukakis.[7][12] One month later, Kaiser placed seventeenth at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.[7] Following the event, she was named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team.[13]
In February, Livia competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics; she finished the event in 21st place overall.[14]
Programs
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| 2025–2026 [15][16] |
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| 2023–2024 [18][19][20] |
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| 2022–2023 [21] |
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| 2021–2022 [22] |
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Competitive highlights
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| Winter Olympics | 21st | ||||
| World Championships | 9th | 23rd | TBD | ||
| European Championships | 18th | 4th | 17th | ||
| Swiss Championships | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP France | 9th | 12th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 12th | ||||
| GP Skate America | 8th | ||||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 4th | ||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 19th | ||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7th | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 7th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 14th | 4th | 5th | WD | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 14th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 6th | 5th | 6th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 1st | ||||
| Swiss Open | 5th | 6th | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd |
| Season | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
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| World Junior Championships | 21st | ||
| Swiss Championships | 8th | ||
| JGP France | 13th | ||
| JGP Italy | 20th | ||
| Dragon Trophy | 6th | ||
| Prague Ice Cup | 3rd | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th | WD | 4th |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd |
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 194.72 | 2024 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 66.31 | 2024 European Championships |
| TES | 37.42 | 2024 European Championships | |
| PCS | 29.74 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 128.41 | 2024 European Championships |
| TES | 68.70 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 59.89 | 2024 European Championships |
Senior level
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 7–10, 2021 |  2021 CS Finlandia Trophy |
20 | 49.52 | 19 | 94.62 | 19 | 144.14 |
| Nov 3-7, 2021 |  2021 Volvo Open Cup |
2 | 56.35 | 2 | 113.02 | 2 | 169.37 |
| Nov 27–28, 2021 | 2022 Swiss Championships |
2 | 60.45 | 3 | 104.00 | 3 | 164.45 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 21–24, 2022 |  2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
14 | 47.21 | 14 | 81.13 | 14 | 128.34 |
| Nov 9–13, 2022 |  2022 CS Ice Challenge |
4 | 58.25 | 7 | 103.34 | 7 | 161.59 |
| Dec 15–17, 2023 | 2024 Swiss Championships |
1 | 60.46 | 2 | 115.47 | 1 | 175.93 |
| Jan 10–14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships |
9 | 60.25 | 20 | 90.95 | 18 | 151.20 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
6 | 57.72 | 4 | 111.75 | 4 | 169.47 |
| Oct 13–15, 2023 |  2023 CS Budapest Trophy |
3 | 62.77 | 6 | 107.62 | 4 | 170.39 |
| Oct 26-29, 2023 | 2023 Swiss Open |
1 | 63.61 | 8 | 73.94 | 5 | 137.55 |
| Nov 16–19, 2023 |  2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
1 | 65.21 | 5 | 107.99 | 5 | 173.20 |
| Dec 15–17, 2023 | 2024 Swiss Championships |
5 | 46.90 | 3 | 111.17 | 3 | 158.07 |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships |
4 | 66.31 | 4 | 128.41 | 4 | 194.72 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 |  2024 World Championships |
10 | 64.05 | 9 | 123.19 | 9 | 187.24 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 18–21, 2024 | 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy |
3 | 62.87 | 4 | 128.37 | 5 | 191.24 |
| Oct 18–20, 2024 |  2024 Skate America |
8 | 58.72 | 8 | 118.95 | 8 | 177.67 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 |  2024 Grand Prix de France |
8 | 58.35 | 9 | 109.92 | 9 | 168.27 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
5 | 56.98 | 5 | 109.91 | 6 | 166.89 |
| Dec 5–7, 2024 |  2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
15 | 45.35 | 5 | 115.95 | 7 | 161.30 |
| Dec 13–15, 2024 | 2025 Swiss Championships |
2 | 54.83 | 2 | 115.05 | 2 | 169.98 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 | 2025 World Championships |
23 | 53.68 | 23 | 93.22 | 23 | 146.90 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 25–27, 2025 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
13 | 43.82 | – | – | – | WD |
| Oct 17–19, 2025 | 2025 Grand Prix de France |
12 | 42.30 | 11 | 92.53 | 12 | 134.83 |
| Oct 23–26, 2025 | 2025 Swiss Open |
4 | 57.36 | 6 | 87.25 | 6 | 144.61 |
| Nov 7–9, 2025 |  2025 NHK Trophy |
12 | 47.95 | 12 | 86.26 | 12 | 134.21 |
| Nov 25–30, 2025 |  2025 CS Tallinn Trophy |
10 | 50.80 | 14 | 86.58 | 14 | 137.38 |
| Dec 19–21, 2025 | 2026 Swiss Championships |
3 | 55.60 | 2 | 115.68 | 2 | 171.28 |
| Jan 13–18, 2026 |  2026 European Championships |
9 | 57.02 | 19 | 97.02 | 17 | 154.04 |
| Feb 17–19, 2026 |  2026 Winter Olympics |
23 | 55.69 | 20 | 115.83 | 21 | 171.52 |
Junior level
| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 27 February–5 March 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | 18 52.71 |
23 78.24 |
22 130.95 |
| 28 November–4 December 2022 | 2022 Santa Claus Cup | 24 39.60 |
2 108.49 |
4 148.09 |
| 12–15 October 2022 | 2022 JGP Italy | 21 44.78 |
16 90.09 |
20 134.87 |
| 24–27 August 2022 | 2022 JGP France | 16 44.13 |
13 88.06 |
13 132.19 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 10–13 February 2022 | 2022 Dragon Trophy | 7 45.79 |
6 88.85 |
6 134.64 |
| 6–12 December 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | 8 51.78 |
WD | WD |
| 6–12 December 2021 | 2021 Cup of Nice | 2 49.87 |
2 101.62 |
2 151.49 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 7–8 December 2019 | 2020 Swiss Championships | 4 44.58 |
9 64.84 |
8 109.42 |
| 2–8 December 2019 | 2019 Santa Claus Cup | 6 41.26 |
9 70.91 |
8 112.17 |
| 8–10 November 2019 | 2019 Prague Ice Cup | 9 42.34 |
2 90.42 |
3 132.76 |
