Swiss-Ski Unveils 2025–26 Alpine Team with 117 Athletes Across All Levels

Swiss Ski Sun Valley: GEPA pictures

Swiss-Ski enters the 2025–26 season—an Olympic season—with a strong roster of World Cup winners, Europa Cup contenders, and a deep pool of future talent. The Swiss team dominated the 2024–25 Nations Cup standings, finishing first with 3,364 points ahead of second-place Austria and 6,644 points more than fifth-place United States. To put that dominance into perspective, a single World Cup win is worth 100 points.

Hans Flatscher continues as Sports Director for Alpine Skiing. Thomas Stauffer leads the men’s team as Head Coach, while Beat Tschuor remains in his role with the women’s team.

The team is structured according to the FTEM model, which is designed to develop athletes from promising juniors to established World Cup stars. FTEM Switzerland focuses on the final three stages of progression relevant to Swiss-Ski: Talent (T4), Elite (E), and Mastery (M). These phases support athletes from late-stage development through Europa Cup success and into consistent World Cup performance.

Team Structure

• Mastery Group: Established World Cup athletes competing at the highest level.
• Elite Group: Europa Cup racers and developing World Cup athletes.
• Elite Development: Junior athletes preparing for international competition.

Athlete Totals by Group

Men’s Alpine Team

Head Coach: Thomas Stauffer

Mastery Group (World Cup level)

• Speed: Arnaud Boisset (1998), Niels Hintermann (1995), Marco Kohler (1997), Alexis Monney (2000), Lars Roesti (1998), Stefan Rogentin (1994), Franjo von Allmen (2001)
• Giant Slalom: Gino Caviezel (1992), Lenz Hächler (2003), Justin Murisier (1992), Marco Odermatt (1997), Thomas Tumler (1989)
• Slalom: Luca Aerni (1993), Loïc Meillard (1996), Tanguy Nef (1996), Marc Rochat (1992), Daniel Yule (1993), Ramon Zenhäusern (1992)

Elite Group (Europa Cup level)

Livio Hiltbrand (2003), Josua Mettler (1998), Alessio Miggiano (2002), Christophe Torrent (1999), Gael Zulauf (2000), Sandro Zurbrügg (2002), Loic Chable (2000), Fadri Janutin (2000), Andri Moser (2001), Livio Simonet (1998), Florian Vogt (2003), Lukas Zippert (1998), Giuliano Fux (2005), Matthias Iten (1999), Joel Luetolf (2000), Reto Maechler (2001), Gino Stucki (2002), Denis Corthay (2003), Remi Cuche (2000), Philipp Kälin (2004), Sandro Manser (2005), Dominic Ott (2000), Yannik Pedrazzi (2003), Fabian Spring (2002), Eric Wyler (2001)

Elite Development (Talent Level 4–Elite Level 1)

Joel Bebi (2005), Robert Clarke (2006), Mathieu Glassey (2007), Aymeric Hannart (2007), Gabin Janet (2004), Ben Kretz (2006), Josua Künzi (2006), Nick Rickenbach (2005), Jack Spencer (2005), Niklas Trummer (2004), Cyril Vocat (2004), Lenny Sinnesberger (2003), Aurelio Wyrsch (2005), Thomas Zippert (2003)

Women’s Alpine Team

Head Coach: Beat Tschuor

Mastery Group (World Cup level)

• Speed: Malorie Blanc (2004), Jasmine Flury (1993), Lara Gut-Behrami (1991), Corinne Suter (1994), Michelle Gisin (1993), Joana Hählen (1992)
• Slalom / Giant Slalom: Priska Ming-Nufer (1992), Wendy Holdener (1993), Mélanie Meillard (1998), Camille Rast (1999), Eliane Christen (1999), Aline Danioth (1998), Aline Höpli (2001)

Elite Group (Europa Cup level)

Nora Guggisberg (2004), Delia Durrer (2002), Stephanie Jenal (1998), Noémie Kolly (1998), Nina Lehmann (2004), Zoé Mannhart (2006), Melanie Michel (2000), Isabella Pedrazzi (2004), Celine Reichenbach (2005), Sina Fausch (2005), Elena Stucki (2005), Daria Zurlinden (2004), Dania Allenbach (2007), Anuk Brändli (2003), Lara Baumann (2001), Delphine Darbellay (2002), Vanessa Kasper (1996), Sue Piller (2005), Shaienne Zehnder (2006), Amélie Klopfenstein (2002), Faye Buff Denoth (2004), Sarina Dörig (2004), Selina Egloff (2001), Nicole Good (1998), Elyssa Kuster (2005), Chiara Lanz (2004), Janine Mächler (2004), Jasmin Mathis (2004), Livia Rossi (2001), Alina Willi (2006)

Elite Development (Talent Level 4–Elite Level 1)

Lara Bianchi (2008), Minna Bont (2008), Sina Elsa (2006), Anna Flatscher (2008), Sophia Flatscher (2006), Juliette Fournier (2007), Allegra Frei (2006), Selina Gadient (2002), Justine Herzog (2006), Elin Romer (2006), Serena Stebler (2007), Fabienne Wenger (2006), Leandra Zehnder (2006)

Summary

• Mastery Group: World Cup athletes competing at the highest international level.
• Elite Group: Europa Cup racers and developing World Cup athletes.
• Elite Development: Young talents progressing through the Swiss-Ski FTEM pathway.

Swiss-Ski 2025–26 Season Outlook

With the deepest team in the world, Swiss-Ski continues to focus on excellence at every level of alpine ski racing. The federation’s structure supports the development of future World Cup winners while maintaining a dominant presence on the international stage. Building on multiple discipline globes, World Championship titles, and consistent Nations Cup strength, Swiss-Ski is positioned to remain a leader in global alpine competition heading into the 2026 Olympic season.