Swiss team

Switzerland has announced its squad for the Swiss Cup Zurich: Lena Bickel, Anastassia Pascu, Florian Langenegger and Noe Seifert will compete as a team at this international artistic gymnastics highlight at the Hallenstadion in Zurich.

The Swiss squad includes Lena Bickel and Anastassia Pascu, two gymnasts who gained valuable experience and achieved success at this year’s European Championships in Zagreb (CRO). Bickel captained the Swiss team at the European Championships and made a strong impression by reaching the floor final. There, the gymnast from Ticino finished eighth, reaching an apparatus final at the European Championships for the first time.Together with Pascu, she also helped the Swiss team to qualify for the World Championships by finishing tenth.

Anastassia Pascu is taking part in the Swiss Cup Zurich for the first time. The Biel native made her debut at the European Elite Championships in Zagreb and, with her strong performances, has put herself in contention for further international appearances.

The next generation of Pascus at the Swiss Cup

Pascu also has a special family connection to the Swiss Cup Zurich: her father, Nicusor Pascu, won this long-established competition in 1987 alongside Daniela Silivas, representing Romania. Thirty-nine years later, his daughter is now competing at the Swiss Cup Zurich for the first time. Today, Nicusor Pascu is the head coach of the men’s artistic gymnastics team in Bern.

Nicusor Pascu und Daniela Silivas

The Swiss squad is completed by Noe Seifert and Florian Langenegger. Both were part of the Swiss team that won the bronze medal at the 2026 European Championships in Zagreb. Seifert also put in an impressive performance in the all-round, finishing fourth and narrowly missing out on a European Championship medal. Langenegger finished in the top ten in Europe in the all-round.

Swiss Cup Zurich appearances

Lena Bickel: 2021 and 2022 alongside Noe Seifert
Noe Seifert: 2021 and 2022 alongside Lena Bickel
Florian Langenegger: 2023 with Stefanie Siegenthaler, 2024 with Anny Wu
Anastassia Pascu: Debut in 2026

Hall of Fame

With this quartet, Switzerland is banking on international experience, recent successes and plenty of potential. In front of a home crowd, the four will have the opportunity to compete against some of the world’s best artistic gymnasts and represent the Swiss colours at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. There, they will face teams from the USA, France, China and Germany, amongst others.

From ten to five – from two to four

From now on, five teams of four will compete in the Swiss Cup Zurich, instead of ten teams of two as before. Each team consists of two women and two men, continuing the mixed-team concept. Larger teams mean more dynamism, more mutual support and visible emotions oncompetition day. The Swiss Cup Zurich thus remains true to its character – whilst at the same time developing it further.

What else is new?

Team Schweiz persönlich

Lena Bickel

What does it mean to you to compete at the Swiss Cup Zurich?
Always a pleasure to compete in front of the home crowd especially as Swiss cup is a competition I always watched as a kid.
What is the craziest thing that has ever happened to you at a competition?
Probably when I forgot my floor routine as a child.
What motivates you on difficult training days?
Having a goal.
What do you enjoy doing most when you are not in the gym?
Spending good quality time with family and friends, and trying new things.
Which moment in your career still brings a smile to your face today?
When i accomplish my childhood dream of going to the Olympics.
Which defeat or disappointment ultimately helped you grow the most?
Overcoming my autoimmune disease because it gave me a new prospective of life that I transfer into my career as well.
Do you have a pre-competition ritual or a lucky charm?
My lucky charm is my grandma chain.
What would your teammates describe as typical of you?
«She always ready to do stupid stuff.»
– Cit. Daria Hartmann.

Florian Langenegger

What does it mean to you to compete at the Swiss Cup Zurich?
Mir bedeutet es viel, am Swisscup turnen zu dürfen. Als ich sechs Jahre alt war habe ich den Swisscup im TV geschaut und bin danach in ein Probetraining gegangen. So habe ich mit dem Kunsttunen begonnen.
What is the craziest thing that has ever happened to you at a competition?
An einem meiner ersten Wettkämpfe bin ich zu späht angekommen, da es sehr viel Stau auf der Autobahn hatte und somit habe ich das grosse Einturnen verpasst.
What motivates you on difficult training days?
Man kann nicht immer Motiviert sein, an solchen Tagen helfen mir meine Routinen es trotzdem durchzuziehen.
If the audience should remember one thing about you, what would it be?
In der Ruhe liegt die Kraft.
What do you enjoy doing most when you are not in the gym?
Verbringe gerne Zeit mit meinen Liebsten. Ich bin gerne draussen und fahre gerne Motorrad und Autos.
Which moment in your career still brings a smile to your face today?
Wenn ich an die Momente aus dem Teamfinal an der Olympiade oder WM in Antwerpen denken muss, diese Erinnerungen lösen tolle Emotionen aus.
Which defeat or disappointment ultimately helped you grow the most?
Am letzten Selektionswettkampf für die Olympiade, also ein sehr wichtiger Wettkampf für mich, bin ich am ersten Gerät beim ersten Element gestürzt. Danach habe ich den Wettkampf sehr gut fertig geturnt. Das hat mich gelernt nicht aufzugeben und bis am Schluss alles zugeben.
Do you have a pre-competition ritual or a lucky charm?
Ich höre gerne Musik, seit einigen Jahren sind das immer etwa die gleichen Lieder.
What would your teammates describe as typical of you?
Zuverlässig und eine helfende Hand.

Anastassia Pascu

What motivates you on difficult training days?
To get home and watch Netflix.
If the audience should remember one thing about you, what would it be?
My bars dismount
What do you enjoy doing most when you are not in the gym?
Going shopping.
Which moment in your career still brings a smile to your face today?
How I could get up after all my difficult moments and surgeries.
Which defeat or disappointment ultimately helped you grow the most?
The fact that since 2020 I never had the chance to qualify for big competitions but I never gave up
and kept pushing myself
Do you have a pre-competition ritual or a lucky charm?
I always listen to music before the competition
What would your teammates describe as typical of you?
In gymnastics: crazy
In life: control freak

Noe Seifert

What does it mean to you to compete at the Swiss Cup Zurich?
Ich freue mich auf einen coolen Wettkampf.
What is the craziest thing that has ever happened to you at a competition?
Bei einem Wettkampf wurde der Barren blank geputzt, da einer der vorherigen Turner Covid hatte.
What motivates you on difficult training days?
Meine Ziele.
If the audience should remember one thing about you, what would it be?
Positivität.
What do you enjoy doing most when you are not in the gym?
Chillen.
Which moment in your career still brings a smile to your face today?
Die Erkenntnis, dass ich bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2025 Bronze gewonnen habe.
Which defeat or disappointment ultimately helped you grow the most?
Als ich an einer EM am letzten Gerät gestürzt bin und so eine Medaille verpasst habe.
Do you have a pre-competition ritual or a lucky charm?
Musik hören.
What would your teammates describe as typical of you?
Das müsst ihr sie fragen.

Want to be there in person? Get your tickets now!

Advance ticket sales for the Swiss Cup Zurich are now open. Secure your place right up close to the athletes now and experience world-class gymnastics live at the Hallenstadion on 7 November.

Even more exclusive: the VIP experience packages
Experience the Swiss Cup Zurich like never before – with our two exclusive VIP packages. Perfect for anyone who loves something special and wants to enjoy gymnastics up close.

Your visit

Event

Teams

About Us

Im Fokus

Volunteers gesucht

Swiss team

The next generation of Pascus at the Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup Zurich appearances

From ten to five – from two to four

Team Schweiz persönlich

Swiss team

The next generation of Pascus at the Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup Zurich appearances

From ten to five – from two to four

Team Schweiz persönlich

Sponsoren

Official Broadcaster

Premium Partner