Swiss-Italian ice dancer
Carlo Röthlisberger Other names Carlo Roethlisberger Born (1994-08-23 ) 23 August 1994 (age 30) Sorengo , SwitzerlandHometown Coldrerio , SwitzerlandHeight 1.79 m (5 ft 10+ 1 ⁄2 in) Country Italy (since 2021)Switzerland (2016–20)Partner Victoria Manni Coach Luca Lanotte Skating club CP Biasca Began skating 1999
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] 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] Bellinzona ,[ 5] 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] 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] 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] 2016 World Junior Championships before the start of the competition.
Manni/Röthlisberger at the 2017 European Championships 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] 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]
Manni/Röthlisberger at the 2018 European Championships 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]
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]
Prior to the season, Manni/Röthlisberger decided to relocate to Zürich , Switzerland, where Alexander Gazsi would become their new coach.[ 1] 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] 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]
Manni/Röthlisberger did not compete during this season.[ 10] [ 14]
In January 2022, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger would begin competing for Manni's home country, Italy.[ 15] 2022 Egna Dance Trophy and at the 2022 International Challenge Cup .[ 14]
Prior to the season, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger had relocated to Milan , where Luca Lanotte became their new coach.[ 16] 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]
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]
Manni/Röthlisberger began the season with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial .[ 14]
Programs
Ice dance with Victoria Manni
Single skating
Competitive highlights
Detailed results
Ice dance with Victoria Manni
References
External links
Carlo Röthlisberger at Wikimedia Commons
