Leoni Balzer

Leoni Balzer
Born (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006
Davos, Switzerland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PFWL team HC Davos[1]
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2018–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Team

Leonie Balzer (born 18 January 2006) is a Swiss ice hockey player. She participated in women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

International play

Belzer skated for Switzerland at the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships in 2023 and 2024. With the Senior Team, she played at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

On 6 February 2026, Belzer, wearing number 68,[4] made her Olympic debut, accumulating 11:48 of ice time.[5] Of note, Switzerland beat Czechia in a 4-3 shootout win.[6]

Regionalsport

References

  1. ^ "Leoni Balzer signs extension with HC Davos Ladies". Elite Prospects. 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Leoni BALZER". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ Brennan, Don (3 March 2026). "How Linus Ullmark helped Ottawa Charge's Ronja Savolainen get over Olympic disappointment". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 March 2026. Ronja Savolainen of Team Finland controls the puck against Leoni Balzer of Team Switzerland during the Women's Quarterfinals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
  4. ^ Ammar, Hassan (19 February 2026). "Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey". Associated Press. Retrieved 3 March 2026 – via IdahoStateJournal.com. Switzerland's Leoni Balzer (68) is in action during a women's ice hockey bronze medal game between Switzerland and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy
  5. ^ "CZE SUI February 6, 2026". IIHF. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. ^ Vogt, Annick (28 February 2026). "Nach Olympia-Bronze wartet für diese HCD-Spielerin schon das nächste Highlight" [After winning Olympic bronze, the next highlight is already waiting for this HCD player]. suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Leoni Balzer holte mit dem Schweizer Eishockey-Nationalteam die erste Olympia-Medaille seit 2014 [Leoni Balzer won the first Olympic medal for the Swiss national ice hockey team since 2014]