Carlo Röthlisberger (born 23 August 1994) is a Swiss-Italian ice dancer who competes for Italy. With his skating partner and wife, Victoria Manni, he is a four-time Italian national silver medalist (2023–26), the 2016 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalist, and a four-time Swiss national champion. As a team, they have competed in twelve ISU Championships.
Personal life Carlo Röthlisberger was born on 23 August 1994 in Sorengo, Switzerland. He studied geography at the University of Milan, graduating in 2020.
He has been in a relationship with his ice dance partner, Victoria Manni, since 2015. The couple announced their engagement in July 2023 and married in May 2025.
Career Early years Röthlisberger began skating in 1999. Early in his career, he represented Switzerland in men's singles. Coached by Sabrina Martin in Bellinzona, 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. 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, 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. 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. 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.
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.
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.
2017–2018 season
Prior to the season, Barbara Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso would join Manni/Röthlisberger's coaching team.
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.
2018–2019 season: World Championships debut 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.
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.
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.
At the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, they would finish ninth.
They ended the season by making their World Championship debut at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, finishing twenty-third.
2019–2020 season Prior to the season, Manni/Röthlisberger decided to relocate to Zürich, Switzerland, where Alexander Gazsi would become their new coach. 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.
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. At the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, they qualified to the free dance and finished twentieth overall.
Although assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event would ultimately be cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–2021 season Manni/Röthlisberger did not compete during this season.
2021–2022 season: Debut for Italy In January 2022, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger would begin competing for Manni's home country, Italy. Appearing at two events that season, the duo finished fifth at the 2022 Egna Dance Trophy and at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.
2022–2023 season Prior to the season, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger had relocated to Milan, where Luca Lanotte became their new coach. 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.
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.
They would then conclude the season with an eighteenth-place finish at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.
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.
At the 2024 Italian Championships, Manni/Röthlisberger won the silver medal for a second consecutive time.
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.
2024–2025 season
Manni/Röthlisberger began their season with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial. They followed this up by winning silver at the 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup. Continuing to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Manni/Röthlisberger finished eighth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy and seventh at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.
Going on to compete at the 2025 Italian Championships, the team won silver for a third consecutive time. They then went on to win silver at the 2025 Sofia Trophy.
Selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Manni/Röthlisberger finished the event in fifteenth place. The following week, they took bronze at the 2025 Egna Dance Trophy.
They finished the season with a twenty-third place finish at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
2025–26 season Manni/Röthlisberger opened their season with a bronze medal win at the 2025 International Ice Dance Dordrecht. They subsequently finished fifth at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy before going on to win silver at the 2025 Swiss Open and gold at the 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup.
In late November, Manni/Röthlisberger placed ninth at the 2025 CS Warsaw Cup and seventh at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy. The following month, they won the silver medal at the 2026 Italian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Manni/Röthlisberger finished the event in sixteenth place.
In late March, it was announced that Manni/Röthlisberger had made a coaching change, having begun training under Barbara Fusar Poli and Charlie White.
Programs
Ice dance with Victoria Manni Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition 2024–2025 Boogie Shoes Please Don't Go That's the Way (I Like It) Titanic The Portrait Rose Southampton Death of Titanic My Heart Will Go On 2023–2024 Walk Like an Egyptian Need You Tonight Rhythm Nation I Want to Know What Love Is Dancing with Myself Interstellar Main Theme Gravity Main Theme 2022–2023 Wicked Game Calabria (Ziggy & Chick Flix 2018 Remix) Modigliani Suite My Reason Rain, In Your Black Eyes Wicked Game Calabria (Ziggy & Chick Flix 2018 Remix) 2021–2022 Naughty Girl Love On Top Crazy in Love Andalusian Nights Mil pasos Dark Gipsy 2019–2020 Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Minnie the Moocher Slumdog Millionaire Ringa Ringa Latika's Theme Jai Ho 2018–2019 Tango Peter Gunn Theme Unusual Way Cinema Italiano Unusual Way Short dance 2017–2018 I Like It Like That Beautiful Maria of My Soul Do U Only Wanna Dance Sixteen Tons Tush 2016–2017 Ain't No Sunshine Gimme Some Lovin' Grande amore Code Name Vivaldi
With Schär Season Short dance Free dance 2015–2016 And the Waltz Goes On Canone Inverso 2014–2015 Mariacaipirinha Enseñame a Olvidar Mariacaipirinha Come Fly with Me Put Your Head on My Shoulder Peroxide Swing
Single skating Season Short program Free skating 2013–2014 West Side Story Prologue The Rumble Maria America I Feel Pretty Anna Karenina Anna's Last Train Can-Can Dance With Me 2012–2013 Saw (soundtrack) High Fever Beale Street Blues Zonky 2011–2012 Orobroy
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Italy)
Ice dance with Victoria Manni (for Switzerland) International Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Worlds 23rd C Europeans 25th 23rd 24th 20th Alpen Trophy 10th Golden Spin 13th 18th Lombardia 10th Tallinn Trophy 14th 8th 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 Swiss Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st
Ice dance with Schär (for Switzerland) International: Junior Event 2014–15 2015–16 Junior Worlds 27th WD Austria 16th Spain 14th Bavarian Open 12th NRW Trophy 18th Tallinn Trophy 7th Toruń Cup 14th Volvo Open Cup 8th National Swiss Champ. 1st J 1st J
Single skating (for Switzerland) International Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 Ice Challenge 16th International: Junior Junior Worlds 27th 28th Latvia 19th Slovakia 19th Turkey 15th Bavarian Open 4th 8th 14th EYOF 10th Gardena Trophy 4th Merano Cup 6th 3rd Triglav Trophy 5th National Swiss Champ. 2nd J 3rd J 4th 4th 4th
Detailed results Ice dance with Victoria Manni
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