Olivia Lisko

Lisko was born on 18 May 2006 in Turku, Finland.^[1] She has three younger siblings, Aurora, Alvar, and Iiris, who are also skaters.^[2]

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Lisko competed at the junior level during the 2019–20 figure skating season, winning two international bronze medals at the 2019 Halloween Cup at the 2020 Nordic Championships. At the 2020 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed third in the short program and second in the free skate, placing second overall.^[1]

Lisko did not compete during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the season, she began training to land a triple axel.^[3]

Lisko began the season by competing at the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing eleventh at the 2021 JGP Slovakia and tenth at the 2021 JGP Slovenia, before going on to finish third at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy.^[1]

Lisko would then go on to compete at the 2022 Finnish Championships, placing fifth at the senior level.^[4]

During the second half of the season, Lisko made her senior international debut at the 2022 Bavarian Open, placing sixth. She next competed at the 2022 Nordic Championships, winning the bronze medal, and the 2022 Jégvirág Cup, where she won the silver medal.^[1]

Lisko finished her season at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, where she won the silver medal.^[4]

During the 2022–23 figure skating season, Lisko competed fully at the senior level. She began the season by competing at the 2022 Tirnavia Ice Cup and 2022 NRW Trophy, placing seventh and fifth respectively. At the 2023 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed second in the short program and fourth in the free skate, finishing fourth overall and missing the podium by less than a point.^[4]

Lisko next competed at the 2023 Volvo Open Cup and 2023 Nordic Championships, winning the bronze medal at both competitions.^[4]

Lisko opened the 2023–24 figure skating season at the 2023 Jelgava Cup, placing ninth. Lisko competed at her first ISU Challenger Series competition at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, finishing seventeenth. She then competed at the 2023 Swiss Open, winning the bronze medal, then the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, placing eleventh with a new personal best score of 149.21.^[4]

At the 2024 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed first in the short program and third in the free skate, finishing second overall. This marked her first senior national championship medal. At the 2024 Nordic Championships, Lisko once again won the bronze medal.^[4]

Lisko began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing fourteenth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and eighth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, earning a personal best score of 152.79 at the latter competition. She followed these results up with a second-place finish at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup.^[4]

Lisko made her ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy after being selected as a host pick alongside Janna Jyrkinen. Lisko finished the event in twelfth place.^[4]

In December, she won her first national title at the 2025 Finnish Championships after winning both the short program and free skate. Lisko would go on to medal at every event she competed in during the rest of the season. Lisko won gold at both the 2025 Volvo Open Cup and 2025 Nordic Championships, bronze at the 2025 Bellu Memorial, and silver at the 2025 Sonja Henie Memorial.^[4]

Lisko began her season on the 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing seventh at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy and 13th at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. Her score of 173.95 at the Lombardia Trophy marked a 20-point improvement upon her previous personal best score. At the 2025 Swiss Open, Lisko won the silver medal.^[4]

Lisko was once again selected as a host pick to the Finnish Grand Prix event. At the 2025 Finlandia Trophy, Lisko placed seventh in the short program and ninth in the free skate, finishing ninth overall with a score of 164.67. The next week, Lisko competed at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy, where she placed first in both the short program and free skate, finishing first overall and winning her first ISU Challenger Series title. Her final score of 196.23 incresaed her personal best score by over 20 points yet again.^[4]

At the 2026 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed first in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second overall behind Iida Karhunen. In January, she won the silver medal at the 2026 Sofia Trophy, gold at the 2026 Crystal Skate of Romania, and bronze at the 2026 Nordic Championships. In March, she won the gold medal at the 2026 Sonja Henie Trophy.^[4]

Season	Short program	Free skating
2025–2026 [5]	I Knew I Loved You by Le Muse choreo. by Sari Hakola	Across the Stars (from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones) Julian Riem & John Williams choreo. by Sari Hakola
2024–2025 [6]		Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla performed by Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica choreo. by Sari Hakola
2023–2024 [7]	Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin performed by Rodrigo y Gabriela choreo. by Sari Hakola
2022–2023 [8]	I Love Paris by Mathieu Boogaerts & Cole Porter choreo. by Sari Hakola	Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra on Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed by John Williams, Joshua Bell, & London Symphony Orchestra choreo. by Sari Hakola
2021–2022 [9]