Overview
- RTL schedules the new season to launch on Friday, 27 February, with broadcasts on RTL and streaming on RTL+.
- The professional roster is confirmed, led by record-holder Ekaterina Leonova and introducing debutant Victoria “Vika” Sauerwald, whose partner Mikael Tatarkin is also in the lineup.
- Christina Hänni announced on Instagram that she will not compete this year, and Isabel Edvardsson cited family and organizational duties for her continued absence.
- Patricija Ionel returns without her husband Alexandru Ionel, and Renata Lusin expects a child and will not appear as Valentin Lusin competes.
- All 14 celebrities are set, with Bianca Heinicke completing a field that includes Ross Antony, Sonya Kraus, Esther Schweins, Nadja Benaissa, Gustav Schäfer and Simon Gosejohann.