Valtter Virtanen
Valtter Virtanen | |
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Virtanen competes at the 2018 European Championships. | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Finland |
Born |
Kerava, Finland | 4 June 1987
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
Coach | Karel Fajfr |
Former coach | Stefan Zins, Liivo Rennik |
Choreographer | Frank Dehne |
Former choreographer | Stefan Zins, Markus Leminen, Galina Loutkov |
Skating club | Kels Kerava |
Former skating club | HSK Helsinki |
Training locations | Oberstdorf |
Former training locations | Tampere |
Began skating | 1992 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
181.77 2018 Europeans |
Short program |
60.37 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Free skate |
121.54 2018 Europeans |
Valtter Virtanen (born 4 June 1987) is a Finnish figure skater. He is a two-time Nordic medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2014) and a five-time Finnish national champion (2013, 2015–2018). He has qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships.
Personal life
Virtanen was born on 4 June 1987 in Kerava, Finland. After completing his studies in late 2015, he became a medical doctor at a hospital in Oberstdorf, Germany.[1] He married German figure skater Alina Mayer in July 2016.[1]
Career
Virtanen began skating in 1992 at Keravan Luistinseura.[2] He has competed in the free skate at three ISU Championships — 2005 Junior Worlds in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, where he placed 20th; 2015 Europeans in Stockholm, Sweden, where he placed 18th; and 2017 Europeans in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
At the Bavarian Open in February 2017, Virtanen obtained the minimum technical score required to compete at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[3]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2016–2017 [4] |
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2015–2016 [5] |
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2014–2015 [6] |
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2013–2014 [7] |
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2011–2013 [8][9] |
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2009–2011 [10][11] |
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2008–2009 [12] |
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2005–2006 [13] |
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2004–2005 [14] |
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2003–2004 [15] |
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Results
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
2010–2011 to present
International[16] | |||||||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Worlds | 33rd | 35th | |||||||
Europeans | 33rd | 25th | 29th | 18th | 26th | 23rd | 19th | ||
CS Finlandia | 6th | 12th | WD | 12th | |||||
CS Lombardia | WD | 17th | |||||||
CS Nebelhorn | 12th | 17th | 7th | ||||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 10th | ||||||||
Bavarian Open | 6th | 13th | 8th | 3rd | 7th | ||||
Challenge Cup | 7th | 9th | 3rd | ||||||
Cup of Nice | 17th | 15th | 13th | 15th | |||||
Cup of Tyrol | 3rd | 10th | 8th | ||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 13th | 18th | 10th | 12th | |||||
Ice Challenge | 10th | ||||||||
Lombardia Trophy | 12th | ||||||||
Merano Cup | 7th | 6th | 4th | ||||||
MNNT Cup | 7th | ||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 17th | 22nd | 19th | ||||||
Nordics | 9th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
NRW Trophy | 14th | 14th | 14th | 11th | 5th | 7th | |||
Seibt Memorial | 3rd | ||||||||
Universiade | 15th | ||||||||
National[16] | |||||||||
Finnish Champ. | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
2002–2003 to 2009–2010
International[16] | ||||||||
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Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
Cup of Nice | 12th | 19th | ||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 8th | 10th | 13th | 17th | ||||
Nepela Memorial | 5th | 12th | 16th | |||||
Nordics | 4th | 5th | 5th | |||||
Universiade | 28th | |||||||
International: Junior[16] | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 30th | 20th | 29th | |||||
JGP Bulgaria | 15th | |||||||
JGP Germany | 14th | |||||||
JGP Hungary | 14th | |||||||
JGP Poland | 16th | |||||||
Nordics | 3rd J | 2nd J | ||||||
National[16] | ||||||||
Finnish Champ. | 2nd J | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
J = Junior level |
References
- 1 2 "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
- ↑ "Valtter Virtanen" (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017.
- ↑ "Virtanen saavutti vihdoin pisterajat MM-kotikisoihin; Suomella mahdollisuus historialliseen MM-joukkueeseen" (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005.
- ↑ "Valtter VIRTANEN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition Results: Valtter VIRTANEN". International Skating Union.