Daniel Grassl

Daniel Grassl (born 4 April 2002) is an Italian figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic team event bronze medalist, the 2022 European silver medalist, the 2025 Winter University Games silver medalist, a five-time Grand Prix medalist, a ten-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a six-time Italian national champion (2019–22, 2025-26).

At the junior level, Grassl is the 2019 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Italian junior national champion (2016-17), and a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist.

Career

Early years Grassl began learning to skate in 2009. In December, it was reported that the Italian Anti-Doping Prosecutor's Office had requested a two-year suspension for Grassl, as he had missed three anti-doping control tests. Grassl said that he had made unintentional mistakes in updating his location in the system for anti-doping testing.

Grassl later placed 13th overall at the 2026 European Figure Skating Championships after a 15th-place finish in the free skate. “This is not what I worked for, but it’s okay,” said the 23-year-old. “I’m just going to work for the next one. This will give me much more motivation to get better and do better at the Olympics.”

On February 7, Grassl placed fifth in the short program in the 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team Event. “I’m actually very happy, because skating in the last category is the most pressuring thing,” he said regarding qualifying. “I didn’t want to be the black sheep that messes everything up. It was very important because we also know we can fight for a medal."

On February 8, Grassl won a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the team event at the Forum di Milano.

On February 13, Grassl competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Men's Singles event. He placed fourth in the short program and eighth in the free skate, dropping to ninth overall. "It was very hard today," said Grassl after the event. "Yesterday, I was throwing up all night, so it was very difficult to compete today."

Grassl completed his season at the 2026 World Championships. He placed eighth in short program and ninth in the free skate, finishing eighth overall. After the event, he announced that he would be meeting Pope Leo XIV on April 9.

Programs Season Short program Free skate Exhibition 2016–17 "Sabre Dance" "Smile"

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior level

Junior level