The passionate wrestler from the piqturesque Hemberg in the Toggenburg region is considered one of the dark horses for the ESAF 2025. Even as a youngster, he was in the sawdust ring and was already recognized as a talent back then. Wresting is in his blood; his father was also a wrestler and boasts five cantonal wreaths of his own.

At the age of 25, Lukas has already had an impressive career on the ice and can not only call himself an Olympian, but can also boast a bronze medal from the European Championships and the title of four-time Swiss champion.

Kimmy Repond has been on the ice already since the age of four. The 17-year-old Basel native's fascination with figure skating is no coincidence: both of her older sisters were figure skaters. Since this summer, the athlete has her general qualification for university entrance in the bag and can now fully concentrate on her passion, figure skating.

Always a passionate skier, Talina Gantenbein made it into the Swiss-Ski national team at the age of just 23. Back in January 2021, the Swiss ski cross hope achieved an exploit with fourth place at the World Championships in Idre and the unbelievable at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games: she crossed the finishing line as the first.

Speed, explosiveness, strength, diligence, passion: this is what Salomé Kora, who is one of the fastest Swiss women and part of the successful Swiss 4x100m relay team, stands for. Her motivation to beat the magic mark and the sound barrier of 11 seconds in the women's 100m sprint is unbroken. By beating this time, she has high hopes for the upcoming highlight, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Almost born with skis on his feet thanks to his father, Sandro Bovisi started ski jumping and the Nordic combination already at the age of six. With his goal always in mind, Sandro trains every day with full commitment and thus made it into the elite B squad in spring 2020 and has been training with the Swiss-Ski World Cup group ever since.

Katja Grossmann first stood on skis at the age of two and it was in this moment that her passion for the sport was ignited. A lot of discipline, passion and her strong will have finally brought Katja - despite a few setbacks due to injuries - into the Swiss-Ski B squad.

Alexia Paganini took her first steps on ice skates at the age of two - it was the beginning of her great love for figure skating, which continues to this day. With a lot of discipline and passion, the Swiss-American dual citizen has made it and has been skating successfully for Switzerland since 2017. To date, the 22-year-old has been Swiss champion four times, came 4th at the 2020 European Championships and has already competed at the 2018 Olympics and the 2022 World Championships.