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| Date of birth: | 04.06.1987 | Valtter VIRTANEN |
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| Place of birth: | Kerava | ||||||||||
| Height: | 172 cm | FIN |
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| Home town: | Jyväskylä (FIN) and Oberstdorf (GER) | ||||||||||
| Profession: | medical doctor, PhD | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | cooking, fishing | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | 1992 / Peurunka Skating Academy Laukaa (PeSal) | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Facebook: Valtter Virtanen Instagram: valtterthequaddoctor |
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| Coach: | Alina Mayer-Virtanen, Michael Huth | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Monica Lindfors (SP), Adam Solya (FS) | ||||||||||
| Former Coach: | J.F. Ballester, Karel Fajfr | ||||||||||
| Practice low season: | 12 h/week Peurunka/FIN, Oberstdorf/GER | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 20 h/week Peurunka/FIN, Oberstdorf/GER | ||||||||||
| Music Short Program as of season 2023/2024 | |||||||||||
| Saturn by Sleeping At Last, Ryan O’Neal | |||||||||||
| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2023/2024 | |||||||||||
| Other Side of Sea by HAEVN (Symphonic Tales), Marijn Van Der Meer, Jorrit L Kleijnen | |||||||||||
| Personal Best Total Score | 204.02 | 26.11.2022 | ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Short Program | 69.34 | 22.09.2022 | ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Free Skating | 135.09 | 03.11.2023 | ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial 2023 | ||||||||
| Season Best Total Score | 200.83 | 03.11.2023 | ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial 2023 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Short Program | 69.17 | 16.11.2023 | ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2023 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Free Skating | 135.09 | 03.11.2023 | ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial 2023 | ||||||||
| 16/17 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | ||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| World Championship | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 34 | ||||||
| European Championship | 23 | 19 | 19 | 14 | |||||||
| Four Continents | |||||||||||
| World Juniors | |||||||||||
| National Championship | 1.S | 1.S | 2.S | 2.S | 1.S | 1.S | 2.S | ||||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| Bavarian Open 2023, Oberstdorf | 2023 | 1. | ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2023, Warsaw | 2023 | 10. | ||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup 2023, Tallinn | 2023 | 5. | Tallinn Trophy 2023, Tallinn | 2023 | 4. | ||||||
| Challenge Cup 2023, Tilburg | 2023 | 10. | Bavarian Open 2024, Oberstdorf | 2024 | 10. | ||||||
| ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial 2023, Astana | 2023 | 8. | Tallink Hotels Cup 2024, Tallinn | 2024 | 3. | ||||||
| Virtanen is a medical doctor (Ph.D.) after graduating end of 2015 and works part-time in the emergency room of the hospital of Peurunka in Finland. He got married to Alina Mayer (GER), a former competitive figure skater, in July 2016 and their daughter was born in January 2021. His wife is part of his coaching team. He splits his training time between Germany and Finland. | |||||||||||
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