Did you know that the Principality is on the map when it comes to figure skating?
Princess Alexandra of Hanover
Princess Alexandra of Hanover is a Monégasque figure skater and the fourth child of Princess Caroline of Monaco and the third of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover.
Alexandra began skating when she was ten years old after receiving ice skates as a Christmas present. Her first competition was in Toulon, France, at the age of eleven.
Alexandra represented Monaco in figure skating at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Austria and in two competitive events during the 2015–16 season at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
Merovee Ephrem
Mérovée Ephrem is a French former figure skater who skated internationally for Monaco. She is the first skater to represent Monaco in an ISU Championship, which she did for the first time at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. Before the 2006-2007 season, she competed in France and placed 8th as a junior at the French Figure Skating Championships.
Davide Lewton Brain
Davide Lewton Brain is a Monégasque-French figure skater who represents Monaco in men’s singles. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist and two-time Monégasque national champion (2018, 2019).
Kim Lucine
Kim Lucine is a French figure skater who skates internationally for Monaco. He is the 2010 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist and the 2013 Nordic bronze medalist. Lucine began competing for Monaco in the 2010-2011 season. He made his Europeans and Worlds debut that season, finishing 17th and 23rd, respectively. In 2012, he moved up to 13th at the European Championships and again finished 23rd at Worlds.
The Principality of Monaco is also proud of its Skating Club of Monaco. The club aims to promote figure skating, synchronised skating, speed skating, short track, dance, ballet, hockey, curling, and all disciplines that can be practised on an ice rink or on any other surface that can accommodate these disciplines.