Stéphane Lambiel

New shows

Fri, 28 May 2010 14:32:37 GMT

New shows have been added to Stéphane’s schedule. On June 5th and 6th, he will be participating in the Medalists on Ice show in Seoul, South Korea, and on August 20th, he will be skating at the opening of the Bossard Arena, a new ice rink in Zug, Switzerland.

Documentary about Stéphane

Tue, 11 May 2010 21:43:53 GMT

We’d like to remind you that on Thursday, 13 May, there will be a documentary about Stéphane on the Swiss channel TSR1. The program is called “Préliminaires” and starts at 22.45 local time. Enjoy!

Kings on Ice Ukraine

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:43:37 GMT

Due to the flight cancellations, Stéphane won't be able to fly home tomorrow. He has therefore decided to continue the trip with the rest of the Kings on Ice crew and to participate in the three shows in Ukraine.

Kiev: 22 April

Odessa: 23 & 24 April

Stéphane's Collection

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:07:09 GMT

While being on the road to Vancouver, Stéphane has also been busy with other things: creating a collection for his fans. In the online shop you will find a variety of different textiles as well as accessories for men and women. All products also feature Stéphane’s logo. (The whole assortment will be available from 29 April on.)

Enjoy the shopping!

Feel free to let us know what you think about the products. We are always open for ideas and feedback. (If you have questions regarding the shop itself, please contact Ochsner Merchandise directly).

Thin Ice Finale

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:00:27 GMT

Shizuka and Stéphane finished 3rd on Sunday in the Thin Ice Finale, performing to Beyoncé’s “Get Me Bodied”.

On Friday, the judges placed them 4th. However, on Sunday it was announced that they won the public vote, so they went into the finale as the second best ranked couple after Marie-France & Michael and before Shae-Lynn & John, Jamie & Patrice and Elena & David.

On Sunday it was the judges’ marks and the ballroom’s audience’s votes that counted. Due to some technical problems, the audience voting didn’t work (despite three successful rehearsals) and eventually only the judges’ marks could be taken into account.

Thus the final placement is as follows:

Marie-France Dubreuil & Michael Weiss
Shae-Lynn Bourne & John Zimmermann
Shizuka Arakawa & Stéphane Lambiel
Jamie Salé & Patrice Lauzon
Elena Berezhnaya & David Pelletier

We’d like to thank everybody who voted online for Shizuka and Stéphane after Friday’s show. They were given a hard time by the judges for not doing enough pair skating, but we’re very happy to know that so many people enjoyed their programs all the same. They’ve worked very hard and loved working together.

Stéphane has now returned to Switzerland and will be working on a new exhibition program with Salome Brunner this week. On Monday he will travel to Russia where he will skate in two exhibitions. From there he will go to Stockholm and Osaka for further shows.

Thin Ice

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:14:29 GMT

Yesterday, the first live show of ABC’s Thin Ice was aired. Shizuka and Stéphane performed very well to Magic Touch by Robin Thick and Mary J. Blidge. Shizuka even landed a 3Salchow-2Toeloop-2Loop combination and Stéphane did a 4 Toeloop. The three judges, Kristi Yamaguchi, Katarina Witt and Dick Button, liked it but criticized the fact that they didn’t skate much together. However, the story of the routine is to pass the magic touch to each other so they can perform their highlight individually.

The judges each gave them an 8. This places them 4th at the moment; this doesn’t include the votes from the TV viewers.

The ranking after the judges’ votes:

Marie-France Dubreuil & Michael Weiss
Shae-Lynn Bourne & John Zimmermann
Jamie Salé & Patrice Lauzon
Shizuka Arakawa & Stéphane Lambiel
Elena Berezhnaya & David Pelletier

The voting is over but the result won’t be revealed until the show on Sunday. The skaters will know only a few minutes before they go on the ice where they placed. The second show will be aired at 7pm EDT. Only the judges and the audience will be able to vote this time.

Stéphane would like to take this opportunity to thank his two fans who sent him the beautiful flowers last night. Merci beaucoup !

Stéphane Lambiel will dedicate himself to shows

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:08:46 GMT

When the Olympic Games ended, Stéphane Lambiel didn't take a single day off but performed in 8 shows for Art on Ice, this year's edition starring US singer Anastacia. A special encounter and magical moments shared with the audience in Zürich and Lausanne, wonderful experiences which could only enforce Stephane's growing desire to devote himself more and more to shows.

For the Swiss skater, one of the highlights of 2010 will without doubt be entering the Olympic stadium carrying the red and white flag for his national delegation. Although he didn't come back from Vancouver with the coveted gold medal, Lambiel is still very satisfied with his Olympic adventure and looks back positively on his personal route, made only more valuable by the obstacles that lay across it. “It was through these Olympics that I developed the discipline to take care of myself seriously”, he adds. “A year ago, I was hoping to be able to come back to the highest level. My only goal was to compete in Vancouver; I came back for the Olympics and for the Olympics only. It was my choice and I have absolutely no regrets. I’m extremely satisfied that I was able to fight as I did.” Indeed, in spite of a recurring adductor injury that forced him to retire from competing in October 2008, Stéphane announced his comeback in July 2009: he still had an Olympic dream for which he was ready to do anything, whatever his level of fitness. Thanks to his determination and the best possible team surrounding him, Lambiel enthusiastically took up the challenge he had set himself, and can now look at his brilliant career with pride, and also start thinking about the future.

“This chapter of my life is now behind me and I’m very happy and proud of everything I was able to fulfil during my career as a competitive skater. Now it’s time for me to show the rest of the world what I have inside me, it’s time to show the artist in me and I will continue to skate as long as my body allows me to.”

A new page awaits the young man who will celebrate his quarter-century in a couple of weeks. A time for Stéphane to seize the opportunity to follow a dream nearly as old as he is: to develop his talent, share it around the world, with no restraints due to rules and regulations, and this for the love of art only. “Figure skating is my life and I want to share that with all of you.” Let's therefore wish him a long life in show skating, for our very own pleasure.

Stéphane’s Official Collection

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:50:24 GMT

We are pleased to announce the upcoming arrival of Stéphane’s Official Collection! It will feature clothes and accessories branded with Stéphane’s official logo, so you can let everyone know who your favourite skater is! The products will soon be available online, and will be deliverable worldwide. Stay tuned!

After Vancouver...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:26:43 GMT

After his final performance at the Olympic exhibition and enjoying the closing ceremony, Stéphane will return to Switzerland on March 1, together with the other Swiss athletes. They will arrive in Zurich early morning of March 2 and together with Sarah and the rest of the Art on Ice cast they will start rehearsing for the shows the very same day. Art on Ice is premiering on March 4; there will be six shows in Zurich and two in Lausanne.

On March 11, Stéphane will fly to the US, where he will compete with Shizuka Arakawa in ABC’s Thin Ice, a pro competition for which twelve skaters are paired up and skate against each other. The couples will be judged by former figure skaters but also by the audience. The show will be aired March 19 and 21st.

At the end of March, Stéphane will skate in St. Petersburg (March 30) and Moscow (March 31). From there he will go straight to Stockholm for the second show of World’s Best on Ice (April 2). This is the start of a long list of shows in which Stéphane is going to participate, mainly in Germany, Eastern Europe and Asia. Please check his schedule as all shows will be added over the next few days and weeks.

Stéphane will not participate in the World Championships in Turin.

OLYMPICS: The hardest game of all

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:15:41 GMT

It was a long and hard battle…but eventually Stéphane didn't quite reach the podium… for only 0.51 points.

He struggled again with the quad toeloop right at the beginning of the programme. It should have been in a combination but Stéphane was not able to add the second jump. The next jump, the triple Lutz was shaky. He combined the second quad with a toeloop, but only a double one. He had to fight through every jump and it affected his whole performance. He was tense, unable to loosen up, it wasn’t the Stéphane we are used to and were expecting, and neither was it what he had hoped to show. It has been a big disappointment for him…

Stéphane placed third in the free programme (162.09) but the difference in points with Daisuke Takahashi (156.98) in the short programme was too big to make up: the Japanese skater who gave a wonderful performance despite a fall on the quad beat Stéphane by 0.51 points overall.

The winner of the Olympic gold medal is Evan Lysacek (167.37) who gave a good and clean performance although a lot less energetic than the short one.

To the surprise of many, Evgeni Plushenko (165.51) placed only second. Despite a quad-triple toeloop combination, he couldn’t hold on to his title due to some flaws in the jumps. Lysacek and Plushenko received the same component score, but Lysacek eventually beat Plushenko in the technical score.

A small consolation is the fact that they were rightfully beaten in the component score by both Daisuke Takahashi (84.50) and Stéphane (83.60).

The final results can be seen HERE and protocols are available HERE.

Thank you, Stéphane, for fighting so hard! You’re an inspiration. We’re all looking forward to see you at the exhibition on the 27th where you will blow us away again…

We’d like to take this opportunity to wish Sarah the best of luck for her competition next week. She’ll be skating on the 23rd and 25th. Good luck!