Sophia Schaller

Sophia Schaller
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Schaller and Mayr at the 2024 World Championships
Born (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 24)
Salzburg, Austria
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Austria
DisciplinePair skating (since 2022)
Women's singles (2016–23)
PartnerLivio Mayr
CoachBruno Marcotte
Severin Kiefer
Brian Shales
Julia Kiefer
Violette Ivanoff
Skating clubEiskunstlaufverein Salzburg
Began skating2007
Austrian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 St. Pölten Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2024 Feldkirch Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gmunden Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Klagenfurt Singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Linz Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 St. Pölten Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Vienna Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Graz Singles

Sophia Schaller (born 17 September 2000) is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2018 Sarajevo Open champion, the 2019 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalist, the 2017 Austrian junior national silver medalist, and a six-time Austrian national medalist in singles.

Schaller began competing in pair skating after teaming up with Livio Mayr in 2022.[1] Together, they are two-time Austrian national champions (2023 and 2024).

Personal life

Schaller was born on September 17, 2000 in Salzburg, Austria.[2] Her younger sister, Flora Marie Schaller, is also a competitive figure skater, competing in the women's singles event.[3]

Career

Early career

Schaller at the 2019 World Championships

Schaller began figure skating in 2007. Joining the Salzburg Skating Club, she was first coached by Iva Žvachtová before switching to Julia Kiefer and Sandra Riegler prior to the 2016–17 figure skating season.[2] On the junior level, she would win silver at the 2016–17 Austrian Championships and the 2017–18 Austrian Championships in the women's singles discipline.[4]

In her first year competing on the national senior level, Schaller would win bronze at the 2018–19 Austrian Championships. The following year, Violette Ivanoff would join Schaller's coaching team and after winning silver at the 2019–20 Austrian Championships, Schaller was selected to represent Austria at the 2020 European Championships and the 2020 World Championships. She would place twenty-sixth and thirty-seventh at these events, respectively.[4]

Continuing on as a singles skater, Schaller would win silver at the 2020–21 Austrian Championships and bronze at the 2021–22 Austrian Championships.

Competing with Mayr in pairs

2022–23 season: Debut of Schaller/Mayr

In May 2022, Schaller decided to try pair skating with longtime Salzburg Skating Club-mate, Livio Mayr, after having a tryout session in Paris.[5][6] Mayr was initially interested in teaming up with Schaller in 2018 when he was first beginning his pairs career, but at the time, Schaller had chosen to prioritize her future in singles. The skaters would attribute their ease adapting to skating together to their long-standing relationship, having known one another since childhood and trained at the same rink for many years.[7] Schaller/Mayr chose to train under Schaller's longtime coaches, Violette Ivanoff and Julia Kiefer, with the addition of former Austrian champion pair skater, Severin Kiefer. It was also announced that the duo would also make trips to Oakville, Ontario, Canada to work with Canadian pair coaches, Bruno Marcotte and Brian Shales.[8]

The pair started the season by finishing fourth at the 2022 Tayside Trophy, fourth at the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, and fourth at the 2022 Ice Challenge. They would then compete on the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eleventh at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[9]

In December, Schaller/Mayr won their first national title at the 2022–23 Austrian Championships. They were then selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, where they finished in twelfth place. The pair would then conclude their season by finishing fifth at the 2023 Bavarian Open and ninth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[9]

2023–24 season

Schaller/Mayr started the season with an eighth-place finish at the 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge. Going on to compete on the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, the pair would place seventh at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International. They would subsequently win a bronze medal at the 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and place ninth at the 2023 Warsaw Cup.[9]

In December, Schaller/Mayr would win gold at the 2023–24 Austrian Championships for a second consecutive time.[9]

Going on to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, the pair would finish in eighteenth place. They would then go on to place fifth at the 2024 International Challenge Cup.[9]

Making their World Championship debut as a team at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the pair would finish twenty-second.[9]

2024–25 season

Schaller/Mayr began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifteenth at the 2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition and ninth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[9]

Programs

With Mayr

Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024
[10]
  • Voices Carry
    by ADONA, UNSECRET, & Roary and The Colony
    choreo. by Mark Pillay
2022–2023
[11]

Women's singles

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[8]
2021–2022
[12]
2020–2021
[13]
2019–2020
[14]
2018–2019
[15]
2017–2018
[16]
2016–2017
[2]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Livio Mayr

Competition placements at senior level [9]
Season 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 22nd
European Championships 12th 18th
Austrian Championships 1st 1st
CS Autumn Classic 7th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 11th
CS John Nicks Pairs 8th 15th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
Bavarian Open 5th
Challenge Cup 9th 5th
Ice Challenge 4th
Tayside Trophy 4th
Trophée Métropole Nice 4th 3rd
Warsaw Cup 9th

Single skating

Competition placements at senior level [4]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
World Championships 37th
European Championships 26th
Austrian Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd
CS Alpen Trophy 17th
CS Cup of Austria 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 18th
CS Lombardia Trophy 15th 8th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 19th
CS Nepela Memorial 15th
CS Warsaw Cup WD
Bavarian Open 7th 5th
Challenge Cup 10th 18th 5th
Christmas Cup 4th
Coupe du Printemps 10th
Dragon Trophy 7th 5th 5th 4th
EduSport Trophy 5th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 6th 10th 11th
Halloween Cup 15th
IceLab Cup 2nd
Merano Cup 3rd
Mentor Cup 14th
NRW Trophy 4th
Prague Ice Cup 5th
Santa Claus Cup 3rd WD
Sarajevo Open 1st
Skate Celje 6th 1st
Trophée Métropole Nice 7th 5th
Competition placements at junior level [4]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Austrian Championships 2nd 2nd
JGP Austria 19th
JGP Germany 19th
JGP Italy 22nd
JGP Lithuania 15th
JGP Russia 10th
JGP Slovakia 18th
Cup of Nice 9th
Cup of Tyrol 8th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 12th
Leu Scheu Memorial 5th
Santa Claus Cup 2nd 6th
Tallinn Trophy 8th

Detailed results

Pair skating with Livio Mayr

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [17]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 150.35 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
Short program TSS 50.94 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
TES 28.27 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
PCS 23.70 2024 World Championships
Free skating TSS 99.41 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
TES 53.82 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
PCS 46.59 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
Results in the 2022–23 season [9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 15–16, 2022 United Kingdom 2022 Tayside Trophy 5 38.06 4 90.51 4 128.57
Oct 19–23, 2022 France 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 4 43.12 4 84.27 4 127.39
Nov 9–13, 2022 Austria 2022 Ice Challenge 4 44.94 4 87.56 4 132.50
Dec 7–10, 2022 Croatia 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 10 47.46 11 85.50 11 132.96
Dec 14–18, 2022 Austria 2023 Austrian Championships 1 53.09 1 108.06 1 161.15
Jan 25–29, 2023 Finland 2023 European Championships 12 45.40 12 86.90 12 132.30
Jan 31 –Feb 5, 2023 Germany 2023 Bavarian Open 8 42.86 3 95.17 5 138.03
Feb 23–26, 2023 Netherlands 2023 International Challenge Cup 7 46.20 9 87.64 9 133.84
Results in the 2023–24 season [9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 6–7, 2023 United States 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge 5 52.21 10 83.47 8 135.68
Sep 14–17, 2023 Canada 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 8 50.94 7 99.41 7 150.35
Oct 18–22, 2023 France 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 3 53.23 3 95.14 3 148.37
Nov 16–19, 2023 Poland 2023 Warsaw Cup 9 40.95 8 81.05 9 122.00
Dec 13–17, 2023 Austria 2024 Austrian Championships 1 49.57 1 90.43 1 140.00
Jan 10–14, 2024 Lithuania 2024 European Championships 18 42.57 – – 18 42.57
Feb 22–25, 2024 Netherlands 2024 International Challenge Cup 4 53.29 5 105.17 5 158.46
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 22 49.54 – – 22 49.54
Results in the 2024-25 season [9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 3–4, 2024 United States 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition 14 42.27 15 81.90 15 124.17

Single skating

Senior level

2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 14–18, 2022 2023 Austrian Championships 1
58.98 		3
94.29 		2
150.83
November 28–December 4, 2022 2022 Santa Claus Cup 13
43.17
WD
WD
October 19–23, 2022 2022 International Cup of Nice 2
52.99 		7
96.40 		5
149.39
2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 24–27, 2022 2022 Challenge Cup 5
53.59 		1
104.47 		4
158.06
February 11–13, 2022 2022 Dragon Trophy 15
48.46 		7
103.55 		8
152.01
February 5–6, 2022 2022 Merano Ice Trophy 3
51.96 		2
100.09 		3
152.05
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Bavarian Open 5
55.52 		5
104.73 		5
160.25
January 13–14, 2022 2022 Icelab International 2
50.86 		3
83.90 		2
134.76
December 9–11, 2021 2022 Austrian Championships 3
58.82 		3
107.34 		3
166.16
November 18–21, 2021 2021 Skate Celje 3
53.58 		1
113.85 		1
167.43
November 11–14, 2021 2021 CS Cup of Austria 15
48.46 		7
103.55 		8
152.01
November 4–7, 2021 2021 NRW Trophy 6
50.56 		3
98.76 		4
149.32
October 20–24, 2021 2021 Cup of Nice 12
40.04 		5
99.99 		7
140.04
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 18
48.92 		20
89.83 		19
138.75
September 10–12, 2021 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 9
52.45 		6
106.63 		8
159.08
2020–2021 season
Date Event SP FS Total
12–14 February 2021 2021 Celje Open 7
49.33 		5
95.47 		6
144.80
10-12 December 2020 2020 Austrian Championships 2
47.48 		2
92.40 		2
139.88
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20-23 February 2020 2020 Challenge Cup 21
39.71 		16
91.09 		18
130.80
3-9 February 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 9
49.83 		5
101.00 		7
150.83
30 January - 2 February 2020 2020 Dragon Trophy 8
50.10 		5
99.51 		5
149.61
8-12 January 2020 2020 EduSport Trophy 5
47.98 		5
89.94 		5
137.92
12-14 December 2019 2020 Austrian Championships 1
56.72 		2
108.52 		2
165.24
2-8 December 2019 2019 Santa Claus Cup 4
47.24 		3
94.61 		3
141.85
22-24 November 2019 2019 Eiscup Innsbruck 2
52.44 		2
97.48 		2
149.92
8-10 November 2019 2019 Prague Ice Cup 7
46.48 		2
95.54 		5
142.02
24-27 October 2019 2019 Golden Bear 14
45.10 		7
95.50 		11
140.60
17-20 October 2019 2019 Halloween Cup 13
44.10 		14
77.58 		15
121.68
19-21 September 2019 2019 Ondrej Nepela 17
43.11 		14
81.54 		15
124.65
13-15 September 2019 2019 Lombardia Trophy 15
38.76 		15
81.32 		15
120.08
2018–2019 season
Date Event SP FS Total
18-24 March 2019 2019 World Championships 37
48.72
- 		37
48.72
21-24 February 2019 2019 Challenge Cup 14
47.23 		7
93.02 		10
140.25
7-10 February 2019 2019 Dragon Trophy 2
52.47 		5
90.39 		5
142.86
15-21 January 2019 2019 European Championships 26
44.20
- 		26
44.20
8-13 January 2019 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup 16
39.75 		10
80.82 		14
120.57
13-16 December 2018 2019 Austrian Championships 2
46.35 		1
87.33 		2
133.68
29 November - 2 December 2018 2018 Santa Claus Cup 2
51.30 		5
84.15 		4
135.45
11-18 November 2018 2018 Alpen Trophy 20
44.60 		16
85.45 		17
130.05
25-28 October 2018 2018 Golden Bear 15
43.43 		7
92.94 		10
136.37
5-7 October 2018 2018 Finlandia Trophy 17
45.48 		18
81.53 		18
127.01
2017–2018 season
Date Event SP FS Total
16-18 March 2018 2018 Coupe du Printemps 11
40.15 		10
74.75 		10
114.90
1-4 March 2018 2018 Sarajevo Open 1
50.03 		2
90.36 		1
140.39
13-16 December 2017 2018 Austrian Championships 2
49.69 		3
80.72 		3
130.41
26-26 October 2017 2017 Golden Bear 7
41.65 		7
70.04 		6
111.69
2016–2017 season
Date Event SP FS Total
9-12 February 2017 2017 Dragon Trophy 7
38.01 		7
63.75 		7
101.76

Junior results

2018–2019 season
Date Event SP FS Total
5-8 September 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lithuania 12
45.00 		15
79.84 		15
124.84
22-25 August 2018 2018 JGP SLovakia 19
41.04 		17
79.91 		18
120.95
2017–2018 season
Date Event SP FS Total
13-16 December 2017 2018 Austrian Junior Championships 1
51.19 		2
89.48 		2
140.67
4-10 December 2017 2017 Santa Claus Cup 3
47.10 		7
78.32 		6
125.32
20-22 November 2017 2017 Tallinn Trophy 6
45.19 		8
84.92 		8
130.11
8-12 November 2017 2017 Ice Challenge (Leo Scheu) 4
44.64 		5
74.47 		5
119.11
11-14 October 2017 2017 JGP Italy 21
36.34 		22
66.21 		22
102.55
30 August - 2 September 2017 20017 JGP Austria 13
44.61 		20
67.33 		19
111.94
2016–2017 season
Date Event SP FS Total
28 February - 5 March 2017 2017 Cup of Tyrol 10
40.86 		8
72.79 		8
113.65
14-17 December 2016 2017 Austrian Junior Championships 1
49.82 		2
81.54 		2
131.36
6-11 December 2016 2016 Santa Claus Cup 5
43.26 		2
88.70 		2
131.96
25-27 November 2016 2016 Eiscup Innsbruck 1
46.09 		1
80.74 		1
126.83
27-30 October 2016 2016 Golden Bear 13
40.19 		10
72.16 		12
112.35
19-23 October 2016 2016 Cup of Nice 11
38.84 		8
75.97 		9
114.81
5-8 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany 17
43.98 		22
74.59 		19
118.57
14-17 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia 11
40.23 		9
79.61 		10
119.84

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