Juulia Turkkila

Juulia Turkkila
Turkkila at the 2011 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Finland
Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994
Helsinki, Finland
Residence Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Partner Matthias Versluis
Former coach Tarja Sipilä, Tilu Valgemäe
Former choreographer Shae Zukiwsky, Maria McLean, Igor Lutikov, Olga Tkachenko, Pirjo Kuha
Skating club Helsingin Luistelijat
Training locations Helsinki
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 163.49
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program 62.46
2018 CS Finlandia
Free skate 101.03
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy

Juulia Turkkila (born 3 November 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. As a single skater, she is the 2012 Nordic champion and 2014 Finnish national champion. She has reached the free skate at eight ISU Championships, achieving her best result, 12th, at the 2014 Europeans.[1]

Personal life

Juulia Turkkila was born on 3 November 1994 in Helsinki, Finland.[2]

Single skating career

Turkkila began learning to skate in 2001.[2]

2010–2011 season

Turkkila placed 16th at the 2011 World Junior Championships, 15th at the 2011 European Championships, and 20th at the 2011 World Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2011 Nordics.

2011–2012 season

Turkkila at the 2012 Worlds

Turkkila won the silver medal at the 2012 Finnish Championships, behind Kiira Korpi. She placed 17th at the 2012 European Championships, 19th at the 2012 World Junior Championships, and 18th at the 2012 World Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Nordics.

2012–2013 season

Turkkila placed 6th at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy, and 9th at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. She won the silver medal at the 2013 Finnish Championships, again finishing second to Kiira Korpi. She was 17th at the 2013 European Championships but was eliminated from the 2013 World Championships after placing 31st in the short program.

2013–2014 season

Turkkila placed 7th at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy, and 14th at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. She won the gold medal at the 2014 Finnish Championships. She was 12th at the 2014 European Championships, her best result at the Europeans this far. She did not reach the final at the 2014 World Championships, placing 29th in the short program.

2014–2015 season

Turkkila participated at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy where she placed 7th and at the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she placed 6th. On 22 October 2014, it was reported that she had a season-ending injury.[3]

2015–2016 season

Turkkila returned to competition in 2015, placing 5th at the Lombardia Trophy. She was 10th at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy and 14th at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. In December 2015, Turkkila won the bronze medal at the Finnish Championships. On 20 January 2016, the Finnish Figure Skating Association reported that her season was over due to a groin strain.[4]

Tarja Sipilä coached Turkkila at Helsingin Luistelijat figure skating club in Helsinki.[2]

Ice dancing career

On 1 April 2016, the Finnish Figure Skating Association reported that Turkkila had teamed up with Matthias Versluis to compete in ice dancing.[5] They competed at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy where they placed 13th, and the 2016 NRW Trophy, where they placed 6th. At the 2017 Finnish Championships Turkkila/Versluis took the silver medal behind Cecilia Törn / Jussiville Partanen.

Programs

Turkkila at the 2012 World Championships

Ice dancing with Versluis

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[6]
  • Beautiful Maria Of My Soul
    by Arne Glimcher, Robert Kraft
  • Afro Bongo
    by Watazu
  • De Donde Soy
    performed by Thalía
2016–2017

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[2]
2014–2015
[7]
  • Gabriel's Oboe
    (Whispers in a Dream)
    by Ennio Morricone, Hayley Westenra
2013–2014
[8]
  • La gazza ladra
    by Gioachino Rossini
2012–2013
[9][10]
  • The Firebird
    by Igor Stravinsky
2011–2012
[11]
  • Scheherazade
    by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2010–2011
[12]
  • Happy Valley
    by Andy Hill, Vanessa-Mae
2009–2010
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Versluis

International[13]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
CS Finlandia Trophy15th
CS Lombardia Trophy10th6th
CS Ondrej Nepela7th
CS Tallinn Trophy13th
Winter Universiade8th
Bavarian Open11th
Cup of Nice13th
Ice Challenge3rd
NRW Trophy6th
Open d'Andorra5th
National
Finnish Championships2nd
TBD = Assigned

Single skating

International[1]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Worlds20th18th31st29th
Europeans15th17th17th12th
CS Finlandia7th14th
CS Nebelhorn6th10th
CS Warsaw Cup6th
Challenge Cup6th
Cup of Nice8th21st
Finlandia Trophy6th6th7th
Lombardia Trophy5th
Nebelhorn Trophy9th14th
Nordics3rd1st5th
Skate Helena1st
Volvo Open Cup3rd
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds16th19th
JGP Estonia13th
JGP Germany10th
JGP Poland13th
Ice Challenge5th J3rd J
Nordics5th J
Warsaw Cup9th N
National[1]
Finnish Champ.4th J1st J2nd2nd1st3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Juulia TURKKILA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Juulia TURKKILA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Suomen taitoluistelijoille taas takaisku: Nyt loukkaantui Juulia Turkkila" [Finnish figure skater]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Pusa, Ari (20 January 2016). "Taitoluistelija Juulia Turkkila loukkaantui jälleen – jo toinen kausi peräkkäin piloille" [Figure skater Juulia Turkkila]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
  5. ↑ "Juulia Turkkila ja Matthias Versluis jäätanssipariksi" [Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis team up for ice dancing] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Juulia TURKKILA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Juulia TURKKILA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Juulia TURKKILA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Halonen, Lena (4 January 2013). "Juulia Turkkila: "I think I am ready"". Absolute Skating.
  11. ↑ "Juulia TURKKILA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Juulia TURKKILA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Competition Results: Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS". International Skating Union.

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