Alexia Paganini

[Layback11]

Alexia Paganini is a Swiss-American ladies' skater who represents Switzerland. She was born on November 15, 2001 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, to a Swiss father and a Dutch mother.

Until the end of the 2016/17 season she skated for the USA. In that period her biggest achievements were winning the 2016 Gardena Spring Trophy and obtaining silver medals at the 2016 US Novice Nationals and the 2014 US Intermediate Nationals.

In 2017 she changed countries and since then has been representing Switzerland. She is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, 2018 International Halloween Cup champion, 2017 Slovenia Open champion, and a three-time Swiss national champion (2018, 2019, 2020). She placed 21st at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and was fourth at 2020 Europeans!

She is coached by Gheorge Chiper. She was previously coached by Stephane Lambiel.


ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035472.htm

Rinkresults
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=11471

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Paganini

Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_apaganini/?hl=pl
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lexisk82001

Personal Best Scores starting from 2018/2019 season
​

Type	Score	Competition
Personal Best Total Score	192.88	ISU European Championships 2020
Personal Best Score Short Program	68.82	ISU European Championships 2020
Personal Best Score Free Skating	124.06	ISU European Championships 2020

Personal Best Scores pre 2018/2019 season​

Type	Score	Competition
Personal Best Total Score	161.62	ISU European Championships 2018
Personal Best Score Short Program	57.86	ISU World Championships 2018
Personal Best Score Free Skating	106.67	ISU European Championships 2018

Programs and Videos​

2023/2024
SP: Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade; Des Tours de Vies by Appart
FS: Nina's Dream (from "Black Swan" by Clint Mansell; Valse (from "Swan Lake") by Petr I. Tchaikovski; Finale (Andante) (from "Swan Lake") by Petr I. Tchaikovski

2022/2023
SP: The Way You Make Me Feel by Judith Hill, Michael Jackson; Dangerous (Immortal Version) by Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley. Choreo: Adam Solya
FS: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rinski-Korsakov

2021/2022
SP: "Summertime" by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, "Ich Dich Liebe" by Pink Martini
FS: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rinski-Korsakov

2020/2021
SP: "Caught Out in the Rain" by Beth Hart
FS: "Soy Marco" by performed by Alberto Iglesias; "Hable con ella" (soundtrack) performed by Alberto Iglesias
Le di a la caza alcance by Estrella Morente and Michael Nyman

2020 Nebelhorn Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFz6K7zil-U
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGMVVYU8Cbk

2019/2020
SP: "Sixteen Tons" (from "Lady & Gentlemen") by Merle Travis; "Bei mir bist du schoen (Bei mir bistu shein)" by Shlomo Secunda
FS: "Jealousy Tango" by Jacob GadeCup Championships

2020 European Championships (blocked in US)

SP: https://youtu.be/SkWWYoIpQKI​

FS: https://youtu.be/IYrPJgmN5eE​

Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT2LIXJbUuk​

2019-2020 Swiss Championships

No video found​

2019 Rostelecom Cup (blocked)

SP: https://youtu.be/MyBGGXiJ_xY​

FS: https://youtu.be/F8iuaRdzsnI​

2019 Skate Canada

SP(blocked in US): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iaqepVRPyo​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yn8i-n9ctY​

2019 CS Autumn Classic International

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQvAbzVBM_k​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QmV1KXMVK8​

2018/2019
SP: "Yo Soy Maria" by Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Ferrer
FS: "La La Land" by Justin Hurwitz ("Mia and Sebastian's Theme" / "City of Stars" / "Epilogue")
Ex: "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla; performed by Lara Fabian

2019 World Championships

SP: no video found​

FS: FNR​

2019 European Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bnKbNGb_O8​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyxCJ_yh80E​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPJjg25F0j4​

​

2018 Internationaux de France

SP: no video found​

​

2018 International Halloween Cup

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp6zcOwo-ZQ​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2WitZ_7XAg​

2017/2018
SP: "A Thousand Times Goodnight" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Abel Korzeniowski / "Found" by Kerry Muzzey
FS: "Phantom Fantasia" (from "The Phantom of the Opera") by Anthony Inglis
Ex: "Nocturne" by Secret Garden

2018 World Championships

SP: https://radikal.ru/video/q4gORFbsBbh​

FS:No video found​

2018 European Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-s6JRb7YMQ​

Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA0hpp05Ii0​

​

2018 Swiss Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-RP_WW9mjo​

2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPKwkq6dSvg​

Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yDUpoQlohs​

2016/2017
SP: "On Golden Pond" by Dave Grusin
FS: "Libertango" by Astor Piazzola

2016 JGP St. Gervais, France

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVFodjy5SkU​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga9Sdev9etc​

2015/2016
SP: "The Aquarium" from "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens
FS: "Libertango" by Astor Piazzola

2016 Gardena Spring Trophy

no videos found​

2016 US Novice Nationals

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j72U1kmSiq8​

2015 Philadelphia Summer Championships (Novice)

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd5zR-jMqfI​

2014/2015
SP: "Air" by Mozart
FS: no information found

2015 Eastern Sectionals

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1qRLnwTzfg​

2014 Philadelphia Summer Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1eCwV91uQ4​

2013/2014

2014 Eastern Sectionals

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbcmwk9WL7Q​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHlEqJcEhL4​

2013 Mid Atlantic's Intermediate

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNasi6VpvGY​

2012/2013

2013 Eastern Sectionals

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbcmwk9WL7Q​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHlEqJcEhL4​

2013 Mid Atlantic Regionals

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNasi6VpvGY​

2012 Moran Memorial

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK9HF1ffQz8​

Competitive History​

Date	Event	Total
REPRESENTING SWITZERLAND - SENIOR​
2023-24 season
	Swiss Championships 2024	4
	2023 Warsaw Cup	13
	2023 Finlandia Trophy	14
	2023 Nebelhorn Trophy	5
2022-23 season
	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy	9 (156.89)
	2022 Finlandia Trophy	-
	2022 Budapest Trophy	5 (165.71)
2021-22 season
	2022 World Championships	19 (170.02)
	2022 Winter Olympics (Individual Event)	22 (168.91)
	2022 European Championships	10 (178.10)
27-28 November, 2021	2021 Swiss Championships	1 (175.23)
22-25 September 2021	2021 Nebelhorn Trophy	4 (180.48)
10-12 September 2021	2021 Lombardia Trophy	4 (171.48)
2020–21 season
22-28 March 2021	2021 World Championships	25 (57.23)
23-26 Sep 2020	2020 Nebelhorn Trophy	2 (168.85)
2019–20 season
24-25 Jan 2020	2020 European Championships	4 (192.88)
7-8 Dec 2020	2020 Swiss Championships	1 (177.28)
15-17 Nov 2019	2019 Rostelecom Cup	7 (179.69)
24-27 Sep 2019	2019 Skate Canada	9 (166.20)
12-14 Sep 2019	2019 CS Autumn Classic	6 (158.33)
2018–19 season
18-24 Mar 2019	2019 World Championships	33 (50.53)
21–27 Jan 2019	2019 European Championships	6 (179.90)
14-16 Dec 2018	2019 Swiss Nationals	1 (174.16)
23–25 Nov 2018	2018 Internationaux de France	10 (156.51)
16–18 Nov 2018	2018 Rostelecom Cup	4 (182.50)
19-21 Oct 2018	2018 International Halloween Cup	1 (157.13)
20–22 Sep 2018	2018 CS Autumn Classic	8 (157.82)
2017–18 season
19–25 Mar 2018	2018 World Championships	20 (149.66)
14–25 Feb 2018	XXIII Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018	21 (156.26)
15–21 Jan 2018	2018 European Championships	7 (161.62)
15-16 Dec 2017	2018 Swiss Nationals	1 (160.91)
27-30 Sep 2017	2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	3 (155.98)
1–3 Sep 2017	2017 Slovenia Open	1 (162.27)
REPRESENTING USA - JUVENILE TO JUNIOR​
2016-17 season
14-22 Jan 2017	2017 US Junior Nationals	5 (147.60)
16-20 Nov 2017	2017 US Eastern Sectionals (Junior)	1 (158.40)
15-18 Sep 2017	2016 US Challenge Skate (Junior)	3 (140.32)
24-28 Aug 2016	2016 JGP St. Gervais, France	6 (149.87)
2015/2016 season
15-17 Apr 2016	2016 Gardena Spring Trophy	1 (135.26)
15-24 Jan 2016	2016 US Novice Nationals	2 (142.88)
18-21 Nov 2015	2016 Eastern Sectional, Novice	1 (137.56)
3-5 Oct 2015	2016 - North Atlantic Regional, Novice	2 (116.89)
3-5 Oct. 2015	2016 - North Atlantic Regional, Novice 2 QR	2 (65.58)
17-20 Sep 2015	2015 U.S. Challenge Skate	2 (135.82)
2014/2015 season
17-25 Jan 2015	2015 US Novice Nationals	8 (104.03)
19-22 No 2014	2015 Eastern Sectional, Novice	1 (124.59)
5-8 Oct 2014	2015 North Atlantic Regional, Novice	2 (103.10)
5-8 Oct 2014	2015 North Atlantic Regional. Novice QR 3	1 (71.01
5-8 Oct 2014	2014 U.S. Challenge Skate, Novice	5 (93.02)
2013/2014 season
5-12 Jan 2014	2014 US Intermediate Nationals	2 (107.63)
20-23 Nov 2013	2014 Eastern Sectional, Interm.	1 (105.81)
5-8 Oct 2013	2014 N. Atlantic Regional, Interm.	1 (97.51)
5-8 Oct 2013	2014 N. Atlantic Regional, Inter. 4	1 (60.86)
2012/2013 season
5-9 Oct. 2012	2013 N. Atlantic Regional, Juv.	14 (34.71)
5-9 Oct. 2012	2013 N. Atlantic Regional, Juv.	2 (41.33)

Excerpt from the OP
I was impressed by Alexia at Nationals, so she was on my radar, but not in my stable of favorites until today. Her SP at Gardena completely blew me away! She has a beautiful delicateness to her skating and her new short program shows that off perfectly, and when the jumps are there, they're great. Artistically, she has something very unique and I will be keeping an eye out for her in the upcoming season!

 

[butters]

I always thought her surname was perfect for figure skating; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a program-music warhorse. Well performed short program, :agree: let's hope she keeps it up in the free skate. I'm excited to see her free skate music choice

 

[Willard]

I am noticing Alexia is not listed in the International Selection Pool, nor is she an alternate for the first JGP. What is going on? She recently posted a photo of herself after she passed the tests to compete Sr.

 

[SkaterX]

She's now representing Switzerland.

https://twitter.com/SylviaUnseen/status/895706705899667456

 

[frida80]

I didn't not see that coming at all. Then again her training partner left USFS to represent Israel. Well I wish her good luck at Nebelhorn!

 

[apgold]

I didn't not see that coming at all. Then again her training partner left USFS to represent Israel. Well I wish her good luck at Nebelhorn!

Interesting development - I guess she has Swiss heritage? I suppose with the deep field in the US, she'll get more opportunities to compete.

She joins quite a few US born ladies who skate for other countries including Amy Lin and Nicole Rajicova. Mirai Nagasu's bf Darian Weiss also skates for Switzerland as an ice dancer (and he's American born).

 

[princessalica]

I guess it was a smart move. She's going to the Olympics now.

 

[Bluediamonds09]

First Grand Prix for this promising skater! Will look forward to seeing if representing her new country pays off. And hoping she’ll land her quad salchow!!!!

 

[Bluediamonds09]

I guess this girl isn’t a fan favorite. no one seems to know anything about her music, her training for first GP, etc

 

[Bluediamonds09]

So she is currently 3rd after the sp and got to go to the press conference?

 

[LenaRadiFan]

She scored two sbs and in general had some lovely performances. In my opinion she would've deserved some higher pcs but I'm very happy for her. She has the potential on being a top competitor if she continues to perform this good

 

[siberia82]

I know this video is late, but better late than never...

CBC commentary for her Rostelecom Cup LP is at 9:01 (the password is women): https://vimeo.com/299711451 Her SP wasn't broadcast on Canadian television.

 

[Wombat1800]

Congratulations to Alexia on a great sp today. Good luck in the fp!!

 

[MarinHondas]

I can only hope that she’s going to skate a clean long and stay on the podium! What a dream that would be!! GO ALEXIA!!!!!

 

[LenaRadiFan]

That would certainly be the dream, and she certainly showed that she is a force to be reckoned with

 

[Ross74]

I was amazed at how calm Alexia appeared to be in the SP, especially considering she skated last. Beautiful skate! Good luck to her in the long.

 

[Watch]

Not a skater I've ever paid much attention to, but she had a great showing today! Hope she can keep it up in her FP and podium.

 

[LenaRadiFan]

https://europeonice.com/2019/01/19/alexia-paganini-making-an-impact/

Also here is an interview with her from earlier this week. Seems like she wants to up her tes

 

[waterfall braid]

Good luck to Alexia in the free! Would love her to stay on the podium!

 

[doublequad]

She has an excellent lutz and good jump technique - why is she doing such a simpler jump layout (compared to other top ladies)? would love to see her programs with a competitive TES