Olympic Bronze Medallist Kim Schwaller Steps Out of His Brother's Shadow to Skip New Solothurn Rink

Switzerland is getting yet another Schwaller on the ice. Kim Schwaller -- 22-year-old younger brother of Olympic bronze medallist Yannick -- is stepping into the skip role for the first time at the senior level, launching a brand new Solothurn-based team alongside Jan Iseli, Andreas Gerlach, and Maximilian Winz. The four are no strangers to each other, having crossed paths on the Swiss junior circuit for years, and that familiarity shows in the energy surrounding the announcement. Kim arrives with impressive credentials of his own -- an Olympic bronze as alternate on Yannick's team at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, two World Junior Championship appearances, and two European Championship campaigns with the now-disbanded Team Stocker. With big goals and a tight-knit group of 22-to-24-year-olds ready to make their mark, Team Kim Schwaller enters the new quadrennial with plenty to prove.