Olivia Lisko

Olivia Lisko
Personal information
Born (2006-05-18) 18 May 2006
Home townHelsinki, Finland
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Finland
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachVirpi Horttana
Skating clubEspoon Jäätaiturit
Began skating2009
Medal record
Finnish Championships
2025 Rauma Singles
2024 Helsinki Singles
2026 Lahti Singles

Olivia Lisko (born 18 May 2006) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy champion, the 2025 Nordic Championships champion, and the 2024 Finnish national champion.

Personal life

Lisko was born on 18 May 2006 in Turku, Finland.[1] She has three younger siblings, Aurora, Alvar, and Iiris, who are also skaters.[2]

Career

2019–20 season: Junior debut

Lisko competed at the junior level during the 2019–20 figure skating season, winning two international bronze medals at the 2019 Halloween Cup at the 2020 Nordic Championships. At the 2020 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed third in the short program and second in the free skate, placing second overall.[1]

2020–21 season

Lisko did not compete during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the season, she began training to land a triple axel.[3]

2021–22 season: Senior international debut

Lisko began the season by competing at the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing eleventh at the 2021 JGP Slovakia and tenth at the 2021 JGP Slovenia, before going on to finish third at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy.[1]

Lisko would then go on to compete at the 2022 Finnish Championships, placing fifth at the senior level.[4]

During the second half of the season, Lisko made her senior international debut at the 2022 Bavarian Open, placing sixth. She next competed at the 2022 Nordic Championships, winning the bronze medal, and the 2022 Jégvirág Cup, where she won the silver medal.[1]

Lisko finished her season at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, where she won the silver medal.[4]

2022–23 season

During the 2022–23 figure skating season, Lisko competed fully at the senior level. She began the season by competing at the 2022 Tirnavia Ice Cup and 2022 NRW Trophy, placing seventh and fifth respectively. At the 2023 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed second in the short program and fourth in the free skate, finishing fourth overall and missing the podium by less than a point.[4]

Lisko next competed at the 2023 Volvo Open Cup and 2023 Nordic Championships, winning the bronze medal at both competitions.[4]

2023–24 season

Lisko opened the 2023–24 figure skating season at the 2023 Jelgava Cup, placing ninth. Lisko competed at her first ISU Challenger Series competition at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, finishing seventeenth. She then competed at the 2023 Swiss Open, winning the bronze medal, then the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, placing eleventh with a new personal best score of 149.21.[4]

At the 2024 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed first in the short program and third in the free skate, finishing second overall. This marked her first senior national championship medal. At the 2024 Nordic Championships, Lisko once again won the bronze medal.[4]

2024–25 season: Finnish national champion

Lisko began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing fourteenth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and eighth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, earning a personal best score of 152.79 at the latter competition. She followed these results up with a second-place finish at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup.[4]

Lisko made her ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy after being selected as a host pick alongside Janna Jyrkinen. Lisko finished the event in twelfth place.[4]

In December, she won her first national title at the 2025 Finnish Championships after winning both the short program and free skate. Lisko would go on to medal at every event she competed in during the rest of the season. Lisko won gold at both the 2025 Volvo Open Cup and 2025 Nordic Championships, bronze at the 2025 Bellu Memorial, and silver at the 2025 Sonja Henie Memorial.[4]

2025–26 season: Challenger Series gold

Lisko began her season on the 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing seventh at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy and 13th at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. Her score of 173.95 at the Lombardia Trophy marked a 20-point improvement upon her previous personal best score. At the 2025 Swiss Open, Lisko won the silver medal.[4]

Lisko was once again selected as a host pick to the Finnish Grand Prix event. At the 2025 Finlandia Trophy, Lisko placed seventh in the short program and ninth in the free skate, finishing ninth overall with a score of 164.67. The next week, Lisko competed at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy, where she placed first in both the short program and free skate, finishing first overall and winning her first ISU Challenger Series title. Her final score of 196.23 incresaed her personal best score by over 20 points yet again.[4]

At the 2026 Finnish Championships, Lisko placed first in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second overall behind Iida Karhunen. In January, she won the silver medal at the 2026 Sofia Trophy, gold at the 2026 Crystal Skate of Romania, and bronze at the 2026 Nordic Championships. In March, she won the gold medal at the 2026 Sonja Henie Trophy.[4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2025–2026
[5]
  • I Knew I Loved You
    by Le Muse
    choreo. by Sari Hakola
2024–2025
[6]
2023–2024
[7]
2022–2023
[8]
2021–2022
[9]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level [4]
Season 2021-22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Finnish Championships 5th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd
GP Finland 12th 9th
CS Budapest Trophy 17th
CS Lombardia Trophy 7th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 14th
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
CS Trialeti Trophy 13th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 8th
CS Warsaw Cup 11th
Bavarian Open 6th
Bellu Memorial 3rd
Challenge Cup 11th
Crystal Skate 1st
Jégvirág Cup 2nd
Nordic Championships 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd
NRW Trophy 5th
Sofia Trophy 2nd
Sonja Henie Trophy 4th 2nd 1st
Swiss Open 3rd 2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup 4th 1st
Tallinn Trophy 3rd
Tirnavia Ice Cup 7th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd 5th 1st
Volvo Open Cup[a] 2nd
  1. ^ 52nd Volvo Cup Open
Competition placements at junior level [4]
Season 2019–20 2021–22
Finnish Championships 2nd
JGP Slovakia 11th
JGP Slovenia 10th
Challenge Cup 7th
European Youth Olympic Festival 2nd
Halloween Cup 3rd
Mentor Toruń Cup 10th
Nordic Championships 3rd
Tallinn Trophy 4th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [4]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 196.23 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program TSS 67.47 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy
TES 37.28 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy
PCS 30.19 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skating TSS 128.76 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy
TES 65.08 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy
PCS 63.68 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 16–21, 2021 2021 Tallinn Trophy 2 55.27 4 98.94 3 154.21
Dec 17–19, 2021 2022 Finnish Championships 5 50.90 5 95.84 5 146.74
Jan 18–23, 2022 2022 Bavarian Open 7 52.34 6 98.76 6 151.10
Jan 27–30, 2022 2022 Nordic Championships 5 49.52 3 100.11 3 149.63
Feb 11–13, 2022 2022 Jégvirág Cup 4 52.49 1 113.89 2 166.38
Results in the 2022–23 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 28–29, 2022 2022 Tirnavia Ice Cup 2 53.16 7 77.40 7 130.56
Nov 24–27, 2022 2022 NRW Trophy 2 56.45 7 83.58 5 140.03
Dec 16–18, 2022 2023 Finnish Championships 2 55.26 4 100.40 4 155.66
Jan 19–22, 2023 48th Volvo Open Cup 2 57.74 3 113.56 3 171.30
Feb 1–5, 2023 2023 Nordic Championships 4 55.91 2 110.25 3 166.16
Feb 16–19, 2023 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup 5 57.40 4 102.70 4 160.10
Feb 23–26, 2023 2023 International Challenge Cup 15 51.14 10 109.13 11 160.27
Results in the 2023–24 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 16–17, 2023 2023 Jelgava Cup 6 46.78 9 81.06 9 127.84
Oct 13–15, 2023 2023 CS Budapest Trophy 17 50.34 19 90.85 17 141.19
Oct 26–29, 2023 2023 Swiss Open 4 51.91 3 90.57 3 142.48
Nov 16–19, 2023 2023 CS Warsaw Cup 8 53.89 13 95.32 11 149.21
Dec 15–17, 2023 2024 Finnish Championships 1 61.67 3 110.11 2 171.78
Jan 18–21, 2024 51st Volvo Open Cup 7 44.78 5 83.45 5 128.23
Feb 1–4, 2024 2024 Nordic Championships 2 51.67 2 102.30 3 153.97
Mar 8–10, 2024 2024 Sonja Henje Trophy 4 49.96 4 93.21 4 143.17
Results in the 2024–25 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 19–21, 2024 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 12 50.74 14 85.63 14 136.37
Oct 16–20, 2024 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 14 48.08 6 104.71 8 152.79
Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024 52nd Volvo Open Cup 3 55.53 1 102.70 2 158.23
Nov 15–17, 2024 2024 Finlandia Trophy 10 54.68 12 98.99 12 153.67
Dec 13–15, 2024 2025 Finnish Championships 1 62.10 1 107.83 1 169.93
Jan 16–19, 2025 53rd Volvo Open Cup 1 55.34 1 111.55 1 166.89
Feb 6–9, 2025 2025 Nordic Championships 3 55.88 1 109.98 1 165.86
Feb 18–23, 2025 2025 Bellu Memorial 5 54.96 3 109.30 3 164.26
Mar 6–9, 2025 2025 Sonja Henje Trophy 1 60.18 2 114.04 2 174.22
Results in the 2025–26 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 11–14, 2025 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy 8 63.15 7 110.80 7 173.95
Oct 8–11, 2025 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 11 51.38 11 106.06 13 157.44
Oct 23–26, 2025 2025 Swiss Open 3 58.41 3 112.99 2 171.40
Nov 21–23, 2025 2025 Finlandia Trophy 7 61.00 9 103.67 9 164.67
Nov 25–30, 2025 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy 1 67.47 1 128.76 1 196.23
Dec 12–14, 2025 2026 Finnish Championships 1 65.10 2 116.58 2 181.68
Jan 6–11, 2026 2026 Sofia Trophy 2 55.51 2 105.50 2 161.01
Jan 14–18, 2026 2026 Crystal Skate of Romania 1 55.60 1 99.22 1 154.82
Jan 28 – Feb 1, 2026 2026 Nordic Championships 2 54.56 3 110.51 3 165.07
Feb 19-22, 2026 2026 Tallink Hotels Cup 1 61.88 2 109.66 1 171.54
Mar 5-8, 2026 2026 Sonja Henie Trophy 1 63.48 2 114.33 1 177.81

Junior level

Results in the 2019–20 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 17–19, 2019 2019 Halloween Cup 6 44.34 3 82.92 3 127.26
Nov 11–17, 2019 2019 Tallinn Trophy 6 44.34 4 85.84 3 130.32
Dec 13–15, 2019 2020 Finnish Junior Championships 3 47.16 2 89.34 2 136.50
Jan 7–12, 2020 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup 15 36.60 9 80.10 10 116.70
Feb 5–9, 2020 2020 Nordic Junior Championships 13 38.69 3 82.28 3 120.97
Feb 20–23, 2020 2020 International Challenge Cup 6 52.61 7 90.38 7 142.99
Results in the 2020–21 season[4]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 1–4, 2021 2021 JGP Slovakia 17 43.21 11 88.67 11 131.88
Sep 22–25, 2021 2021 JGP Slovenia 11 49.93 10 96.28 10 146.21
Mar 20–25, 2022 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 1 57.94 4 97.09 2 155.03

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Olivia LISKO: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Liskot luistelivat pääkaupunkiseudulle" [Liskos skated to the capital region] (in Finnish). Skating Finland.
  3. ^ "Seura- ja maajoukkuekaverit Laura Karhunen ja Olivia Lisko" [Club and national team teammates Laura Karhunen and Olivia Lisko] (in Finnish). Skating Finland.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "FIN-Olivia LISKO". SkatingScores.com.
  5. ^ a b "Olivia LISKO: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Olivia LISKO: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Olivia LISKO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Olivia LISKO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Olivia LISKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Olivia LISKO: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Olivia LISKO: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.