Luc Maierhofer (born 24 May 2002) is an Austrian

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who currently competes in the pairs discipline with Gabriella Izzo. Together, they are the 2025 Austrian national silver medalists and the 2024 Ice Challenge champions. With previous partner, Giorgia Ghedini, he is the 2023 Austrian junior national champions. As a singles skater, he is the 2019

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silver medalist and the 2022 Austrian national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2016 Dragon Trophy champion, the 2016 Skate Helena silver medalist, and a two-time Austrian junior national champion (2016, 2019).

Personal life

Maierhofer was born 24 May 2002 in

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, Austria. His brother, Johannes Maierhofer, and half-sister Belinda Schönberger have also competed in figure skating. He is currently a student at the

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Career

Single skating career

Early career

Maierhofer began learning to skate in 2008. Early in his career, he was coached by Sergei Gromov. He competed in the advanced novice ranks from autumn 2012 through March 2015.

2015–16 season

Coached by Julia Lavrenchuk in

, Maierhofer made his junior international debut on the

2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 19th season of a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Medals we ...

series, finishing sixteenth at 2015 JGP Slovakia and eleventh at 2015 JGP Austria. In December, Maierhofer won his first junior national title at the 2016 Austrian Championships. He went on to win silver at 2016 Skate Helena, gold at the 2016 Dragon Trophy, and finish fifth at the 2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial. Selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in

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, Hungary, Maierhofer placed thirtieth in the short program but did not advance to the final segment. Following that season, Maierhofer relocated to

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, Italy, to be coached by Lorenzo Magri.

2016–17 season

Maierhofer started the season by competing on the

2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 20th season of a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2016 through December 2016. It was the junior-level complement to the ...

series, finishing nineteenth at 2016 JGP Slovenia and twenty-first at 2016 JGP Germany. He then ended the season by finishing fourth on the junior level of the 2016 Golden Bear of Zagreb.

2017–18 season

Maierhofer began the season by competing on the

2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix was a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2017 through December 2017. It was the junior-level complement to the 2017–18 ISU Grand ...

series, finishing fourteenth at 2017 JGP Austria and seventeenth at 2017 JGP Italy. Between the two events, Maierhofer made his senior international debut at the

2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2017 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. It also served as the final qualification event for the 2018 Wi ...

, where he would finish twenty-sixth. Continuing to compete on the senior level, Maierhofer finished fifth at the 2017 Golden Bear of Zagreb, sixth at the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup, and eleventh at the 2018 International Challenge Cup. Going on to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships in

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, Bulgaria, Maierhofer would finish forty-first in the short program and failed to advance to the free skate segment. He would then finish the season by placing seventh on the senior level of the 2018 Egna Spring Trophy.

2018–19 season

Luc Maierhofer - 2019 Junior Worlds - 01

Beginning the season by competing on the

2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix was a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2018 through December 2018. It was the junior-level complement to the 2018–19 ISU Grand ...

series, Maierhofer finished tenth at 2018 JGP Slovakia and ninth at 2018 JGP Austria. He subsequently went on to compete on the senior level, finishing fifth at the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb and the

2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy The 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy was held on November 11–18, 2018, at the OlympiaWorld Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria. It was part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, p ...

, seventh at the 2018 Warsaw Cup, and sixteenth at the

2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held in December 2018 as part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Entries The International Skatin ...

. At the 2019 Austrian Championships in December, he won the junior men's title and finished second to

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in the senior category. He was assigned to the 2019 European Championships because the Italian-born Zandron was not yet eligible to represent Austria in ISU events. Maierhofer qualified to the final segment at the European Championships, which took place in January in

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, Belarus. He placed twenty-first in the short program, nineteenth in the free skate, and twentieth overall. In March, Maierhofer advanced to the free skate at the 2019 World Junior Championships in

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, Croatia. He finished 18th after placing 14th in the short and 21st in the free. Later that month, he competed at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Ranked twenty-sixth in the short program, he did not advance to the free skate segment.

2019–20 season

Maierhofer began his final season as a junior-level singles skater by competing on the

2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix was a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2019 through December 2019. It was the junior-level complement to the 2019–20 ISU Grand ...

series, finishing thirteenth at 2019 JGP Croatia and eighth at 2019 JGP Italy. Going on to compete on the senior international level, Maierhofer finished sixth at the

2019 CS Ice Star The 2019 CS Ice Star was held in October 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. Entries The Internati ...

. He subsequently won silver at the 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb, gold at the 2019 Open d'Andorra. In February, he placed ninth at the 2020 Bavarian Open and eleventh at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup. Selected to compete at the 2020 World Junior Championships in

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, Estonia, Maierhofer finished twenty-fifth in the short program and failed to advance to the free skate.

2020–21 season

During the season Maierhofer competed at two competitions: the 2021 Austrian Championships and the 2021 International Challenge Cup. He would finish second and eleventh, respectively, at these events.

2021–22 season

Maierhofer began the season by competing on the

2021–22 ISU Challenger Series The 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2021. It was the eighth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held. Competitions This season, the ...

, finishing sixteenth at the

2021 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy Memorial Anna Grandolfi was held on September 10–12, 2021 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice danc ...

. He withdrew from the

2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 22–25, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. It was also the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the disciplin ...

, but would go on to place eighteenth at the

2021 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy was held on October 7–10, 2021 in Espoo, Finland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pairs, an ...

and eleventh at the

2021 CS Cup of Austria The 2021 CS Cup of Austria by Icechallenge was held on November 11–14, 2021 in Graz, Austria. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entri ...

. He would then win silver at the 2021 Open d'Andorra. In December, Maierhofer won the senior men's national title at the 2022 Austrian Championships. He would then win silver at the 2022 Bavarian Open and the 2022 Merano Cup before closing the season with an eighth-place finish at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.

2022–23 season

Maierhofer started the season by finishing fourth at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup. Going on to compete at the

2022–23 ISU Challenger Series The 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2022. It was the ninth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held. Competitions This season, the se ...

, he placed twelfth at the

2022 CS Ice Challenge The 2022 CS Ice Challenge was held on November 9–13, 2022, in Graz, Austria. It was the eighth event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The In ...

and tenth at the

2022 CS Warsaw Cup The 2022 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 17–20, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland. It was the ninth event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Inter ...

. In December, he won the silver medal at the 2023 Austrian Championships. Selected to compete at the

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, Maierhofer finished twentieth at the event. After winning gold at the 2023 Dragon Trophy, Maierhofer finished the season by finishing thirteenth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.

2023–24 season

Maierhofer competed at two competitions during this season: the 2024 Austrian Championships and the 2024 Bavarian Open. He finished second and fourth, respectively, at these two events.

Pair skating career

2022–23 season: Start and end of Ghedini/Maierhofer

In late 2022, it was announced that while continuing to compete as a singles skater, Maierhofer would also compete in

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, having teamed up with Giorgia Ghedini. The pair trained at in

, Italy and were coached by Daniel Aggiano at the Young Goose Academy. Together, the team won gold at the 2023 Austrian Junior Championships and silver on the junior level of the 2023 International Challenge Cup.

2024–25 season: Start of Izzo/Maierhofer

In July 2024, Maierhofer announced that he had teamed up with former American singles skater Gabriella Izzo and that they would be competing for Austria. It was subsequently announced that the pair would be coached by

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while also making trips to

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, to work with Izzo's coaches, Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva. The pair made their international debut in November, winning the gold medal at the 2024 Ice Challenge. There, the pair also received the required minimum technical element scores to compete at the European and World Championships. They went on to compete on the

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, finishing tenth at the

2024 CS Warsaw Cup The 2024 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 20–24, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Entries The International Skating U ...

and ninth at the

2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 4–7, 2024, in Zagreb, Croatia. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Entries The Internationa ...

. In mid-December, Izzo/Maierhofer won the silver medal at the 2025 Austrian Championships behind Schaller/

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. They were subsequently named to the

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team, but they later had to withdraw due to illness. The pair ended the season by making their

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debut, where they finished in twenty-third place.

Programs

Pair skating with Izzo

Singles skating

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Gabriella Izzo

Pair skating with Giorgia Ghedini

Single skating

Detailed results

Pair skating with Gabriella Izzo

References

External links

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