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Livia Kaiser
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, finishing fourth in 2024. Personal lifeKaiser was born on 2 October 2004 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. She aspires to become either a veterinarian or a figure skating coach.[1] CareerEarly yearsKaiser became inspired to take up figure skating at age seven after watching countrywoman Sarah Meier win the 2011 European Championships.[1] 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.[2] 2022–23 seasonKaiser 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.[2] 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.[2] 2023–24 season 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.[2] 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."[3] 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.[4] In the leadup to the 2024 World Championships, Kaiser won gold at the 2024 Bavarian Open.[2] At the World Championships, she came in ninth, and said she was "very happy I could finish my season with another good competition."[5] 2024–25 seasonKaiser 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.[2] In mid-December, Kaiser won the silver medal at the 2025 Swiss Championships behind Kimmy Repond.[6] Programs
Competitive highlightsCS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix.
Detailed results
Senior levelISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Junior level
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