Luis Schuster (born 10 May 2001) is a German pair skater. With his skating partner, Letizia Roscher, he is the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy bronze medalist.

On the junior level, Roscher/Schuster are three-time German junior national champions and placed fifth at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Schuster was born on 10 May 2001 in Sebnitz.

Career

Early career

Schuster began figure skating in 2009. He teamed up with Letizia Roscher to compete in pairs prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season and coached by Monika Scheibe.

Together, they won gold on the novice level at the 2018 German Novice Championships, the 2018 Bavarian Open, and the 2018 Cup of Tyrol.

2018–19 season

Debuting on the junior level, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal at the 2018 Prague Ice Cup. They then won the silver medal at the 2019 German Junior Championships.

At the 2019 Bavarian Open, Roscher/Schuster placed seventh. They were ultimately selected to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, where they finished seventeenth.

2019–20 season

Roscher/Schuster at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster finished fourteenth at the 2019 JGP Poland and thirteenth at 2019 JGP Croatia.

At the 2020 German Junior Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the gold medal.

Selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, Roscher/Schuster finished eighth. They then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Icelab International Cup and place fifth at the 2020 Bavarian Open.

2020–21 season

Roscher/Schuster competed at the 2021 German Junior Championships, winning their second consecutive junior national title.

2021–22 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster placed ninth at the 2021 JGP Austria. They then made their senior international debut by finishing fourteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, before going on to win their third junior national title at the 2022 German Junior Championships.

Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Roscher/Schuster finished nineteenth. They ended their season at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing fifth.

Following the season, Roscher and Schuster switched coaches from Monika Scheibe to Robin Szolkowy and Ingo Steuer.

2022–23 season

Roscher and Schuster began the season at the 2022 Finlandia Trophy, finishing fourth. Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Roscher and Schuster finished seventh at 2022 Skate America and won the bronze medal at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. They went on to compete at the 2022 Warsaw Cup, winning the bronze medal.

Making their debut on the senior level at the 2023 German Championships, Roscher and Schuster won the silver medal.

2023–24 season

Roscher/Schuster at 2025 Skate Canada International

After dealing with injury difficulties that impacted their training, Roscher and Schuster started the season with an eleventh-place at the 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were tenth as well at the 2023 Finlandia Trophy. Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, Roscher and Schuster placed eighth. The pair did not compete for the remainder of the season.

2024–25 season

Roscher/Schuster began the season by finishing eighth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and fourth at the 2024 Diamond Spin. Continuing to compete on the 2024–25 Challenger Series, the pair placed sixth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup and fourth at the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

At the 2025 German Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal behind Hase/Volodin.

Selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, the pair finished the event in twelfth place. They subsequently followed this up with a fourth-place finish at the 2025 International Challenge Cup.

Roscher/Schuster closed the season by placing fifth at the Road to 26 Trophy in Milan, Italy, a test event for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

2025–26 season

Roscher/Schuster opened the season by competing on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, finishing fourteenth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and eighth at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. They went on to place sixth at the 2025 Swiss Open, fifth at the 2025 Cup of Innsbruck, and eleventh at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

In December, they won the bronze medal at the 2026 German Championships. Shortly after the event, the pair announced the end of their partnership.

Programs

Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2025–26Shadows Run Boy Run by Woodkid choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Ingo SteuerAngels (Beethoven-AI) by Robbie Williams
2024–25Light of the Seven (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi Dawn of Faith by Eternal Eclipse Khaleesi (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi choreo. by Aljona Savchenko, Ingo Steuer
2023–24In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins performed by Joseph William Morgan choreo. by Joti Polizoakis
2022–23Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Every Ending is a Chance by Claire Wyndham, Adrianne Gonzalez choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan FichtelmannWhere Is My Mind? by Pixies performed by Maxence Cyrin
2021–22Joke's on You (from Birds of Prey) by Charlotte Lawrence choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann
2020–21West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim choreo. by Susan Fichtelmann
2019–20The Home of Dark Butterflies by Panu Aaltio choreo. by Stephanie Schneider
2018–19Ice Age by John Powell choreo. by Stephanie Schneider

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

Competition placements at senior level
Season2021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
European Championships19th12th
German Championships2nd2nd3rd
GP Skate America7th
GP Skate Canada8th
GP Wilson Trophy3rd
CS Finlandia Trophy4th10th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb4th11th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy11th8th14th
CS Trialeti Trophy8th
CS Warsaw Cup14th3rd6th
Challenge Cup4th
Cup of Innsbruck5th
Diamond Spin4th
Road to 26 Trophy5th
Competition placements at junior level
Season2018–192019–202020–212021–22
Winter Youth Olympics7th
World Junior Championships17th5th
German Championships2nd1st1st1st
JGP Austria9th
JGP Croatia13th
JGP Poland14th
Bavarian Open7th5th
IceLab Cup2nd
NRW TrophyWD
Prague Ice Cup2nd

Detailed results

Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS170.652022 CS Warsaw Cup
Short programTSS63.112022 CS Warsaw Cup
TES35.122022 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS27.992022 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skatingTSS108.942024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
TES55.942024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS55.802022 CS Warsaw Cup

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 17–20, 2021Poland 2021 CS Warsaw Cup1554.781395.9514150.73
Jan 25–27, 2022Estonia 2022 European Championships1948.77—N/a—N/a1948.77
Results in the 2022–23 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 4–9, 2022Finland 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy559.213106.374165.58
Oct 21–23, 2022United States 2022 Skate America354.87881.017135.88
Nov 11–13, 2022United Kingdom 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy360.243107.133167.37
Nov 17–20, 2022Poland 2022 CS Warsaw Cup363.113107.543170.65
Jan 5–7, 2023Germany 2023 German Championships256.442109.072165.51
Results in the 2023–24 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 20–23, 2023Germany 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy1146.961191.4411138.40
Oct 4–8, 2024Finland 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy1046.491079.5910126.08
Oct 27–29, 2023Canada 2023 Skate Canada International852.07885.478137.54
Results in the 2024–25 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 18–21, 2024Germany 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy852.34898.958151.29
Oct 17–20, 2024Poland 2024 Diamond Spin452.59398.024150.61
Nov 20–24, 2024Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup753.77699.246153.01
Dec 16–21, 2024Germany 2025 German Championships259.562106.172165.73
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025Estonia 2025 European Championships1255.1813102.9712158.15
Feb 13–16, 2025Netherlands 2025 Challenge Cup454.17496.354150.52
Feb 18–20, 2025Italy Road to 26 Trophy454.16698.955153.11
Results in the 2025–26 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 25–27, 2025Germany 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy1553.351589.1514142.50
Oct 8–11, 2025Georgia (country) 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy952.56895.248148.10
Nov 13–16, 2025Austria 2025 Cup of Innsbruck552.17588.235140.40
Dec 3–6, 2025Croatia 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb1055.821296.3311152.15
Dec 8–13, 2025Germany 2026 German Championships358.933104.253163.18

Junior level

Results in the 2018–19 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 9–11, 2018Czech Republic 2018 Prague Ice Cup238.40270.832109.23
Dec 21–23, 2018Germany 2019 German Championships (Junior)244.79275.422120.21
Feb 5–10, 2019Germany 2019 Bavarian Open941.06677.057118.11
Mar 4–10, 2019Croatia 2019 World Junior Championships1739.55—N/a—N/a1739.55
Results in the 2019–20 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 18–21, 2019Poland 2019 JGP Poland1338.841464.5814103.42
Sep 25–28, 2019Croatia 2019 JGP Croatia1241.081375.4813116.56
Nov 1–3, 2019Italy 2019 IceLab International Cup242.11177.472119.58
Jan 1–3, 2020Germany 2020 German Championships (Junior)148.88187.891136.77
Jan 10–15, 2020Switzerland 2020 Winter Youth Olympics842.80880.257123.05
Feb 3–9, 2020Germany 2020 Bavarian Open541.77672.355114.12
Results in the 2020–21 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 18–19, 2020Germany 2021 German Championships (Junior)142.32184.661126.98
Results in the 2021–22 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 6–9, 2021Austria 2021 JGP Austria943.821081.059124.87
Nov 4–7, 2021Germany 2021 NRW Trophy154.63—N/a—N/a–WD
Dec 9–11, 2021Germany 2022 German Championships (Junior)147.10191.821138.92
Apr 13–17, 2022Estonia 2022 World Junior Championships554.01492.425146.43

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