Sophia Schaller and Livio Mayr at the2024 World Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Anif, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Sophia Schaller (since 2022) Olivia Boys-Eddy (2019–20) Sara Jane Dana (2018–19) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Bruno Marcotte Severin Kiefer Brian Shales Julia Kiefer Violette Ivanoff | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Eisunion Salzburg | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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Livio Mayr (born 21 December 1997) is an Austrianpair skater. With his current skating partner,Sophia Schaller, he is the2023 Trophée Métropole Nice bronze medalist and a three-timeAustrian national champion (2023–25).
Mayr was born on 21 December 1997 inSalzburg, Austria.
Mayr began learning how to skate in 2006. He began representing Austria internationally as a junior-levelsingle skater in 2012. He competed in singles for five seasons, placing third at theAustrian Junior National Championships in 2014, 2016, and 2017, before opting to transition to pair skating.
Mayr teamed up with his first pairs partner, American skater Sara Jane Dana, in advance of the2018–19 season. They competed at twoJunior Grand Prix events during their partnership, finishing 12th in Austria and 15th in the Czech Republic, as well as one international junior B event, the 2018Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed fourth. Dana/Mayr won the silver medal in the junior pairs event behindHeidrun Pipal /Erik Pipal at the2019 Austrian Championships before ultimately dissolving their partnership.
Mayr next partnered with Canadian pairs skater Olivia Boys-Eddy, advancing to the senior level. Boys-Eddy/Mayr competed internationally three times during the2019–20 season, finishing 8th at the 2019Volvo Open Cup, 9th at the 2020Bavarian Open, and 13th at the 2020Challenge Cup. They placed second at the2020 Austrian Championships behindMiriam Ziegler /Severin Kiefer, but also chose to end their partnership in early 2020.
Mayr teamed up with Canadian skater Chloe Choinard in the spring of 2020. Their partnership was immediately plagued by challenges as Canada went into precautionary lockdown in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic the day after their first day of training together. Misfortune continued into 2021 as Choinard tore her meniscus during a training session in preparation for their competitive debut in September, effectively ending their season before it began.[1] The team chose to part ways months later, with Mayr seeking a new partner and Choinard transitioning tosynchronized skating.
Mayr teamed up with longtime Salzburg Skating Club-mate,Sophia Schaller, in May 2022 after a tryout session in Paris.[2][3] He was initially interested in teaming up with Schaller in 2018 when he was first beginning his pairs career, but at the time, Schaller chose 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.[1] Schaller/Mayr chose to train under Violette Ivanoff, former Austrian championSeverin Kiefer, and Kiefer's sister Julia inSalzburg. It was also announced that the duo would also make trips toOakville, Ontario, Canada to work with Canadian pair coaches,Bruno Marcotte andBrian Shales.[4]
The pair started the season by finishing fourth at the2022 Tayside Trophy, fourth at the2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, and fourth at the2022 Ice Challenge. They would then compete on the2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eleventh at the2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[5]
In December, Schaller/Mayr won their first national title at the2022–23 Austrian Championships. They were then selected to compete at the2023 European Championships inEspoo, Finland, where they finished in twelfth place. The pair would then conclude their season by finishing fifth at the2023 Bavarian Open and ninth at the2023 International Challenge Cup.[5]
Schaller/Mayr started the season with an eighth-place finish at the2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge. Going on to compete on the2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, the pair would place seventh at the2023 CS Autumn Classic International. They would subsequently win a bronze medal at the2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and place ninth at the2023 Warsaw Cup.[5]
In December, Schaller/Mayr would win gold at the2023–24 Austrian Championships for a second consecutive time.[5]
Going on to compete at the2024 European Championships inKaunas, Lithuania, the pair would finish in eighteenth place. They would then go on to place fifth at the2024 International Challenge Cup.[5]
Making their World Championship debut as a team at the2024 World Championships inMontreal, Quebec, Canada, the pair would finish twenty-second.[5]
Schaller/Mayr began the season by competing on the2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifteenth at the2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition, ninth at the2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, and fifth at the2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In mid-December, they would win their third consecutive national title at the2025 Austrian Championships.[6]
The pair went on to compete at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, where they finished in sixteenth place. They then closed the season with a fifth-place finish at the2025 International Challenge Cup.[6]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2025–2026 [7] |
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| 2024–2025 [8] |
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| 2023–2024 [9] |
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| 2022–2023 [4] |
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| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2018–2019 [10] |
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| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 22nd | |||
| European Championships | 12th | 18th | 16th | |
| Austrian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| CSAutumn Classic | 7th | |||
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 11th | 5th | TBD | |
| CSJohn Nicks Pairs | 8th | 15th | 9th | |
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 9th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 5th | 3rd | ||
| Challenge Cup | 9th | 5th | 5th | |
| Cup of Innsbruck | 4th | |||
| Ice Challenge | 4th | 5th | ||
| Skate to Milano | 9th | |||
| Tayside Trophy | 4th | |||
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 4th | 3rd | ||
| Warsaw Cup | 9th |
| International[11] | |
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| Event | 2019–20 |
| Bavarian Open | 9th |
| Challenge Cup | 13th |
| Volvo Open Cup | 8th |
| National[11] | |
| Austrian Champ. | 2nd |
| International: Junior[12] | |
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| Event | 2018–19 |
| JGPAustria | 12th |
| JGPCzech Republic | 15th |
| Golden Spin | 4th |
| National[12] | |
| Austrian Jr. Champ. | 2nd |
| International: Junior[13] | |||||
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| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Dragon Trophy | 6th | 5th | 9th | ||
| Eiscup Innsbruck | 2nd | ||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 9th | ||||
| Golden Bear | 4th | ||||
| Ice Challenge | 14th | 15th | |||
| Merano Cup | 9th | ||||
| Skate Celje | 2nd | ||||
| National[13] | |||||
| Austrian Champ. | 6th | ||||
| Austrian Jr. Champ. | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 168.71 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 58.83 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 31.14 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 25.47 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| Free skating | TSS | 102.68 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 53.81 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | |
| PCS | 51.14 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 15–16, 2022 | 5 | 38.06 | 4 | 90.51 | 4 | 128.57 | |
| Oct 19–23, 2022 | 4 | 43.12 | 4 | 84.27 | 4 | 127.39 | |
| Nov 9–13, 2022 | 4 | 44.94 | 4 | 87.56 | 4 | 132.50 | |
| Dec 7–10, 2022 | 10 | 47.46 | 11 | 85.50 | 11 | 132.96 | |
| Dec 14–18, 2022 | 1 | 53.09 | 1 | 108.06 | 1 | 161.15 | |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 | 12 | 45.40 | 12 | 86.90 | 12 | 132.30 | |
| Jan 31 –Feb 5, 2023 | 8 | 42.86 | 3 | 95.17 | 5 | 138.03 | |
| Feb 23–26, 2023 | 7 | 46.20 | 9 | 87.64 | 9 | 133.84 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 6–7, 2023 | 5 | 52.21 | 10 | 83.47 | 8 | 135.68 | |
| Sep 14–17, 2023 | 8 | 50.94 | 7 | 99.41 | 7 | 150.35 | |
| Oct 18–22, 2023 | 3 | 53.23 | 3 | 95.14 | 3 | 148.37 | |
| Nov 16–19, 2023 | 9 | 40.95 | 8 | 81.05 | 9 | 122.00 | |
| Dec 13–17, 2023 | 1 | 49.57 | 1 | 90.43 | 1 | 140.00 | |
| Jan 10–14, 2024 | 18 | 42.57 | – | – | 18 | 42.57 | |
| Feb 22–25, 2024 | 4 | 53.29 | 5 | 105.17 | 5 | 158.46 | |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 22 | 49.54 | – | – | 22 | 49.54 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 3–4, 2024 | 14 | 42.27 | 15 | 81.90 | 15 | 124.17 | |
| Sep 19-21, 2024 | 9 | 51.89 | 10 | 92.57 | 9 | 144.46 | |
| Dec 4-7, 2024 | 4 | 56.61 | 6 | 102.68 | 5 | 159.29 | |
| Dec 11-15, 2024 | 1 | 58.83 | 2 | 109.88 | 1 | 168.71 | |
| Jan 20-26, 2025 | 2 | 51.75 | 3 | 91.47 | 3 | 143.22 | |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 15 | 52.11 | 16 | 90.20 | 16 | 142.31 | |
| Feb 13–16, 2025 | 5 | 49.27 | 5 | 93.36 | 5 | 142.63 | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 2–3, 2025 | 9 | 53.59 | 9 | 99.78 | 9 | 153.37 | |
| Sep 18-21, 2025 | 10 | 50.82 | 10 | 89.04 | 9 | 139.86 | |
| Nov 5–9, 2025 | 7 | 49.77 | 5 | 98.32 | 5 | 148.09 | |
| Nov 13-16, 2025 | 4 | 57.67 | 3 | 94.42 | 4 | 152.09 | |