Ean Weiler (born September 12, 2007) is a Swiss

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He is the 2025 Swiss junior national champion, the 2024 Swiss junior national silver medalist, and a two-time national novice champion (2022–23).

Personal life

Ean Weiler was born on September 12, 2007, in

Winterthur Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 14 ...

, Switzerland, as the only child to mother Corinne Weiler and father Harn-Chieh Kwan who are both of Swiss nationality. Weiler stayed in close contact with his stepbrother, meeting regularly for gaming in their free time. He lived with his family in Wil in the Swiss canton of

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and attended to the local secondary school, while training in

Bülach Bülach () is a historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'') to the east of the small river Glatt and ab ...

, taking skating lessons six times a week. In order to improve his performing abilities, Weiler regularly took

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classes. In the beginning of 2024 he relocated to Champéry, Switzerland to train under Stéphane Lambiel.

Competitive skating career

Early career

Weiler was introduced to

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in 2018 at the age of ten during a school trip to

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; ; ; ; ), historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of Schaffh ...

, being inspired by the performance of a schoolmate: "She fascinated me so much that I went home and told my mother that I'd like to start skating as well." Although it is more common among figure skaters to start skating in their early childhood, Weiler managed to pass all required basic tests at his local club in a span of one year. Weiler was first coached by Mark Pepperday in

, Switzerland, before switching to Ekaterina Zanta in 2019. In May 2021, Weiler was selected for the Swiss national team in the advanced novice category and would go on to win in all domestic competitions the following season. In February 2022, he participated at the Swiss Championships for the first time, winning gold in the novice under-14 category. In April, he gave his international debut at the Egna Trophy in Italy, where he placed seventh. During the 2022–23 season, Weiler continued to win every domestic he competed in, including the Advanced Novice Swiss Championships, an event that he won by more than 50 points.

2023–24 season

Weiler debuted on the

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circuit by finishing eighteenth at 2023 JGP Turkey. He would go on to compete at the 2023 Santa Claus Cup, where he finished fifth on the junior level. At the 2024 Swiss Junior Championships, Weiler won the silver medal. He then ended the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Bavarian Open. In May 2024, Weiler moved to

Champéry Champéry (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Monthey (district), Monthey in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as ''Champery''. The Ho ...

, where

Stéphane Lambiel Stéphane Lambiel (born 2 April 1985) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. He is a two-time (2005–2006) World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2007) Grand Prix ...

became his new coach.

2024–25 season

Weiler began the season by competing on the

2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix was a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2024 through December 2024. It was the junior-level complement to the 2024–25 ISU Grand ...

series, finishing fourth at 2024 JGP Turkey and eleventh at 2024 JGP Slovenia. He then went on to win gold on the junior level at the 2024 Tallinn Trophy. In early December, Weiler won the 2025 Swiss junior national title. Selected to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships in

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, Hungary, Weiler finished in twenty-fourth place.

Skating style and influences

Weiler's figure skating idol is two-time Olympic champion

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater and ice show producer. Universally regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history for his well-rounded skills, achievements, innovations, longevity, popularity, and impact on the sport, he started skat ...

from Japan who influenced Weiler in his skating style, which notably features some of Hanyu's signature moves, including the Ina Bauer,

hydroblading A hydroblade is a figure skating edge move or connecting step in which a skater glides on a deep edge with the body stretched in a very low position, almost touching the ice. Several variations in position are possible, but one commonly performe ...

, and the side lunge. Since 2022, Weiler's costumes are made by Japanese designer who has been in charge of Hanyu's costumes since the 2014–15 season. Being asked about his favorite element in figure skating, Weiler noted his personal preference for jumps.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Junior level

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

References

Works cited

External links

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