| Country | (since 2024) (2018–23) |
|---|---|
| Birth date | August 5, 2001 (age 25) |
| Birth place | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Hometown | Brighton, Massachusetts, U.S. and Salzburg, Austria |
| Height | 5.2 ft (1.59 m) |
| Partner | Luc Maierhofer (since 2024) |
| Beganskating | 2011 |
| Discipline | Pair skating (since 2024) Women's singles (2018–23) |
| Skating club | Skating Club of Boston |
Gabriella Izzo (born August 5, 2001) is an American-born pair skater who currently competes with Luc Maierhofer for Austria. Together, they are the 2026 Austrian national champions and the 2024 Ice Challenge champions.
As a singles skater, she is the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy bronze medalist, 2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic bronze medalist, and the 2022 U.S. national pewter medalist. At the junior level, she is the 2019 U.S. junior national champion.
Personal life
Izzo was born August 5, 2001, in Greenbrae, California.[1] She graduated from Boston Latin School in 2019 before going on to attend Harvard University, graduating in 2025.[2][3]
Career
Singles skating career
Early years
Izzo began learning to skate when she was eight or nine years old.[4] Her first figure skating coach was Suna Murray.[5]
At the 2018 U.S. Junior Championships, Izzo would finish sixth. That same year, she made her international junior debut at the 2018 International Challenge Cup, where she finished fourth.[6]
2018–19 season: U.S. junior national title
Prior to the season, Izzo switched coaches and began training at the Mitchell Johansson Method Training Center in Revere, Massachusetts under coaches, Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.[5]
She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in autumn 2018, placing sixth at 2018 JGP Canada and ninth at 2018 JGP Slovenia. In January, she won the junior ladies title at the 2019 U.S. Championships.[6]
In March, Izzo made her senior international debut at the 2019 Egna Spring Trophy, where she won the gold medal.[6]
2019–20 season
Beginning her season on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Izzo placed eighth in 2019 JGP Croatia and ninth in 2019 JGP Latvia. In November, she won bronze at a senior international, the 2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in China.[6]
In January, making her senior national debut, she finished ninth at the 2020 U.S. Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. Following the event, she underwent surgery for a torn labrum in her left shoulder. Due to the operation and pandemic-related rink closures, she was off the ice from around mid-January to June.[4]
2020–21 season
Izzo was invited to her first senior Grand Prix competition, 2020 Skate America, but withdrew before the event. She placed ninth at the 2021 U.S. Championships. Following the season, Izzo relocated to Norwood, Massachusetts, where she began training at the Skating Club of Boston under coaches, Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva.[4][1]
2021–22 season: U.S. national pewter medalist
Izzo began the season in September, winning bronze at the 2021 U.S. International Classic. Given two Challenger assignments, Izzo finished thirteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup and fourth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[7]
At the 2022 U.S. Championships, Izzo was seventh after the short program, but a fourth-place free skate elevated her to the pewter medal position overall.[8] This placement earned her an assignment to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, where she came in eighth-place.[9]
2022–23 season
Withdrawing from the 2022 CS U.S. Classic, Izzo made her season debut at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy, where she finished in eighth place.[10] She was then invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, where she came seventh.[6]
She ended her season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2023 U.S. Championships.[7]
In March 2023, Izzo announced her retirement from singles skating and planned to pursue pair skating.[11]
Pair skating career
2023–24 season: Brief partnership with Ferland for Canada and retirement
In August 2023, it was announced that Izzo had teamed up with Canadian pair skater, Thierry Ferland, and that they would represent Canada.[12][13] However, this partnership would end up being short-lived. In November, Izzo would announce her retirement from competitive figure skating.[14]
2024–25 season: Return to competition and debut with Maierhofer for Austria
In July 2024, it was announced that Izzo had decided to come out of retirement and had teamed up with Austrian skater Luc Maierhofer, to compete for Austria.[15] It was subsequently announced that the pair would be coached by Severin Kiefer in Salzburg while also making trips to Norwood, Massachusetts to work with Izzo's singles coaches, Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva.[16]
The pair would make their international debut in November, winning the gold medal at the 2024 Ice Challenge. At the event, the pair would also score the required minimum technical element score points to compete at the European and World Championships.[17][18] They went on to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing tenth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup and ninth at the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[17]
In mid-December, Izzo/Maierhofer won the silver medal at the 2025 Austrian Championships behind Schaller/Mayr.[17] They were subsequently named to the 2025 European Figure Skating Championships team,[19] but they later had to withdraw due to illness.[20]
The pair ended the season by making their World Championship debut, where they finished in twenty-third place.[17]
2025–26 season: Austrian national title
Izzo/Maierhofer opened their season by competing on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, placing eighth at the 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition and tenth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They followed this up by finishing fourth at the 2025 Swiss Open, fourth at the 2025 Ice Challenge, and winning silver at the 2025 Cup of Innsbruck.[17]
In December, they won their first national title at the 2026 Austrian Championships. The following month, they competed at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, finishing in twelfth place.[17]
Programs
Pair skating with Luc Maierhofer (for Austria)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 [21][22] |
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| 2024–25 [23] |
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Single skating (for the United States)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 [24] |
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| 2021–22 [1] |
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| 2020–21 [25] |
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| 2019–20 [26] |
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| 2018–19 [5] |
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| 2017–18 |
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Competitive highlights
*GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Detailed results
Single skating (for the United States)
*At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
Senior level
| 2022–2023 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23–29, 2023 | 2023 U.S. Championships | 15 45.73 | 6 120.67 | 11 166.40 |
| November 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 5 62.92 | 7 111.18 | 7 174.10 |
| October 13–16, 2022 | 2022 CS Budapest Trophy | 10 52.01 | 7 101.22 | 8 153.23 |
| 2021–2022 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Four Continents Championships | 8 63.19 | 7 116.87 | 8 180.06 |
| January 3–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Championships | 7 67.51 | 4 120.60 | 4 188.11 |
| November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 11 55.56 | 14 100.22 | 13 155.78 |
| September 15–19, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Classic | 3 63.93 | 3 118.83 | 3 182.76 |
| 2020–2021 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships | 7 62.32 | 9 109.44 | 8 171.76 |
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 U.S. Championships | 6 65.94 | 11 108.47 | 9 174.41 |
| November 2–3, 2019 | 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy | 2 65.30 | 3 104.45 | 3 169.75 |
Junior level
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | 9 51.61 | 8 98.10 | 8 149.71 |
| September 4–7, 2019 | 2019 JGP Latvia | 5 59.39 | 9 101.55 | 9 160.94 |
References
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- ^ Feigenbaum, Paige (September 16, 2021). "Gabriella Izzo Exudes French Flair This Season". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived September 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "To the little girl who decided Elle Woods was a superhero". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Trusting the process: Gabriella Izzo on attending Harvard and being patient with her career". anythinggoe.com. December 1, 2021. Archived January 4, 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Gabriella IZZO: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019.
- ^ "USA–Gabriella Izzo". SkatingScores.com
- ^ "Competition Results: Gabriella IZZO". International Skating Union.
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- ^ Slater, Paula (January 22, 2022). "Japan's Mai Mihara reclaims Four Continents title". Golden Skate
- ^ Sausa, Christie (October 16, 2022). "Ziegler wins gold, Wolfkostin and Chen earn bronze at the 2022 Budapest Trophy". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
- ^ Izzo, Gabriella. "New Chapter". Instagram. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "SOUVENIR GEORGES-ETHIER Liste des inscriptions" [SOUVENIR GEORGES-ETHIER List of Participants] (in French). August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Gabbie Izzo: Switching to Pairs with Thierry Ferland (A TSL Interview)". TheSkatingLesson. August 24, 2023.
- ^ Gabriella Izzo (November 16, 2023). ""If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello""
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- ^ "AUT–Gabriella Izzo/Luc Maierhofer". SkatingScores
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- ^ "Glanzleistungen in Dornbirn" [Brilliant Performances in Dornbirn] (in German). Olympia.at. December 16, 2024.
- ^ "🇦🇹 Gabriella Izzo / Luc Maierhofer's withdrawal is due to illness". Bluesky. 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 2, 2025.
- ^ "EisTeam Salzburg couples on tour – this time: Boston Edition! 🇺🇸🎓✨". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025.
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