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Carlo Röthlisberger
Carlo Röthlisberger
	Manni and Röthlisberger at the 2024 World Championships
Other names	Carlo Roethlisberger
Born	23 August 1994 (age 30); Sorengo, Switzerland
Hometown	Coldrerio, Switzerland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy (since 2021); Switzerland (2016–20)
Partner	Victoria Manni
Coach	Luca Lanotte
Skating club	CP Biasca
Began skating	1999
Medal record
Representing Italy
Italian Championships
Representing Switzerland
Swiss Championships

Carlo Röthlisberger (born 23 August 1994) is a Swiss-Italian ice dancer who competes for Italy. With his skating partner, Victoria Manni, he is the 2016 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalist, a four-time Swiss national champion, and a three-time Italian national silver medalist (2023–25). As a team, they have competed in nine ISU Championships.

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.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.^[6] 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,^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

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.^[10]

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.^[10]

2017–2018 season

Prior to the season, Barbara Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso would join Manni/Röthlisberger's coaching team.^[11]

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.^[10]

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.^[10]

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.^[10]

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.^[10]

At the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, they would finish ninth.^[10]

They ended the season by making their World Championship debut at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, finishing twenty-third.^[10]

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.^[10]

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.^[10] At the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, they qualified to the free dance and finished twentieth overall.^[12]

Although assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event would ultimately be cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[13]

2020–2021 season

Manni/Röthlisberger did not compete during this season.^[10]^[14]

2021–2022 season: Debut for Italy

In January 2022, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger would begin competing for Manni's home country, Italy.^[15] Appearing at two events that season, the duo finished fifth at the 2022 Egna Dance Trophy and at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.^[14]

2022–2023 season

Prior to the season, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger had relocated to Milan, where Luca Lanotte became their new coach.^[16] 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.^[14]

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.^[14]

They would then conclude the season with an eighteenth-place finish at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.^[14]

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.^[14]

At the 2024 Italian Championships, Manni/Röthlisberger won the silver medal for a second consecutive time.^[14]

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.^[14]

2024–2025 season

Manni/Röthlisberger began the season with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial.^[14]

Programs

Ice dance with Victoria Manni

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2023–2024 ^[17]	Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Need You Tonight by INXS Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol choreo. by Luca Lanotte, David Cipolleschi	Interstellar Main Theme (from Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer Gravity Main Theme (from Gravity) by Steven Price choreo. by Luca Lanotte, David Cipolleschi
2022–2023 ^[16]	Wicked Game by Chris Isaak performed by Daisy Gray Calabria (Ziggy & Chick Flix 2018 Remix) by Basshall Movement & Enur ft. Natasja Saad choreo. by Luca Lanotte, David Cipolleschi	Modigliani Suite by Guy Farley My Reason by Keedie Babb Rain, In Your Black Eyes by Ezio Bosso choreo. by Luca Lanotte, David Cipolleschi	Wicked Game by Chris Isaak performed by Daisy Gray Calabria (Ziggy & Chick Flix 2018 Remix) by Basshall Movement & Enur ft. Natasja Saad choreo. by Luca Lanotte, David Cipolleschi
2021–2022	Naughty Girl Love On Top Crazy in Love by Beyoncé	Andalusian Nights by Govi Mil pasos by Soha Dark Gipsy by Al Marconi
2019–2020 ^[1]	Everybody Needs Somebody to Love performed by The Blues Brothers Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway choreo. by Alexander Gazsi, Nikolai Morozov	Slumdog Millionaire by A. R. Rahman Ringa Ringa Latika's Theme Jai Ho performed by The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger choreo. by Alexander Gazsi, Nikolai Morozov
2018–2019 ^[18]	Tango: Tango (from Cirque du Soleil) Swing: Peter Gunn Theme performed by The Blues Brothers choreo. by Barbara Fusar Poli, Corrado Giordani	Unusual Way by Frank Grifith Cinema Italiano by Kate Hudson Unusual Way by Frank Grifith choreo. by Barbara Fusar Poli, Corrado Giordani
	Short dance
2017–2018 ^[11]	Cha Cha: I Like It Like That by Pete Rodriguez Rhumba: Beautiful Maria of My Soul by Andy Fortuna Samba: Do U Only Wanna Dance by Ángel "Cucco" Peña choreo. by Mathew Gates, Svetlana Kulikova	Sixteen Tons by LeAnn Rimes Tush by ZZ Top choreo. by Mathew Gates, Svetlana Kulikova
2016–2017 ^[9]	Blues: Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers Swing: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Blues Brothers choreo. by Silvia Brichese	Grande amore by Il Volo Code Name Vivaldi by The Piano Guys choreo. by Silvia Brichese

With Schär

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2015–2016 ^[8]	Waltz: And the Waltz Goes On by Anthony Hopkins Polka by Johann Strauss	Canone Inverso by Ennio Morricone
2014–2015 ^[7]	Samba: Mariacaipirinha by Carlinhos Brown & DJ Dero Rhumba: Enseñame a Olvidar by La India Samba: Mariacaipirinha by Carlinhos Brown & DJ Dero	Come Fly with Me by Michael Bublé Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Michael Bublé Peroxide Swing by Michael Bublé

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014 ^[6]	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Prologue The Rumble Maria America I Feel Pretty	Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli Anna's Last Train Can-Can Dance With Me
2012–2013 ^[19]	Saw (soundtrack)	High Fever by J. Sanders Beale Street Blues by W.C. Handy Zonky by Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
2011–2012 ^[5]	Orobroy by David Peña Dorantes

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Italy)

International
Event	21–22	22–23	23–24	24–25
Worlds		18th	25th
Europeans		11th	15th	TBD
CS Golden Spin			8th
CS Lombardia		8th	7th
CS Nepela Memorial		6th		8th
CS Tallinn Trophy				8th
CS Warsaw Cup		4th	4th	7th
Challenge Cup	5th
Cup of Nice		5th
Denkova-Staviski Cup				2nd
Egna Trophy	5th	1st
Mezzaluna Cup		1st	5th
Swiss Open			3rd
National
Italian Championships		2nd	2nd	2nd

Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Switzerland)

International^[20]
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^[20]
Swiss Champ.	1st	1st	1st	1st

Ice dance with Schär (for Switzerland)

International: Junior^[21]
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^[21]
Swiss Champ.	1st J	1st J

Single skating (for Switzerland)

International^[22]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
Ice Challenge				16th
International: Junior^[22]
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^[22]^[23]
Swiss Champ.	2nd J	3rd J		4th	4th	4th

Detailed results

Ice dance with Victoria Manni

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[14]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	168.48	2024 CS Tallinn Trophy
Rhythm dance	TSS	67.45	2024 CS Tallinn Trophy
	TES	38.78	2024 CS Tallinn Trophy
	PCS	28.93	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free dance	TSS	103.34	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
	TES	59.44	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
	PCS	44.50	2024 CS Nepela Memorial

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[24]
Date	Event	RD		FD		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 19–21, 2024	2025 Italian Championships	3	71.75	2	108.57	2	180.32

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External links

Media related to Carlo Röthlisberger at Wikimedia Commons

Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER at the International Skating Union

[ISU-1920-1] "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.

[WUNI2019rd-2] "Winter Universiade 2019: Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER". Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.

[3] "Carlo Röthlisberger". LinkedIn. LinkedIn. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[4] Manni, Victoria. "It has been almost 8 years, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[ISU-1112-5] "Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.

[ISU-1314-6] "Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.

[ISU-1415-7] "Valentina SCHÄR / Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[ISU-1516-8] "Valentina SCHÄR / Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.

[ISU-1617-9] "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.

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[ISU-1718-11] "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.

[2020EC-12] "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.

[CBC-031120-13] "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC News. March 11, 2020.

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[ISU-2324-17] "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024.

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Carlo Röthlisberger

Personal life

Career

Early years

2016–2017 season: Debut of Manni/Röthlisberger for Switzerland

2017–2018 season

2018–2019 season

2019–2020 season

2020–2021 season

2021–2022 season: Debut for Italy

2022–2023 season

2023–2024 season

2024–2025 season

Programs

Ice dance with Victoria Manni

With Schär

Single skating

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Italy)

Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Switzerland)

Ice dance with Schär (for Switzerland)

Single skating (for Switzerland)

Detailed results

Ice dance with Victoria Manni

References

External links

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