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Date of birth: 04.06.1987
Valtter VIRTANEN
Place of birth: Kerava
Height: 172 cm
FIN
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
Coach: Alina Mayer-Virtanen, Michael Huth
Choreographer: Monica Lindfors (SP),  Ekaterina Ivleva (FS)
Former Coach: J.F. Ballester, Karel Fajfr
Practice low season: 12 h/week Peurunka, Oberstdorf/GER
Practice high season: 20 h/week Peurunka
Music Short Program as of season 2024/2025
Lay My Body Down (Orchestra Version) by Rag'n'Bone Man
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025
So Far by Olafur Arnalds featuring Arnor Dan  
Öldurot by Olafur Arnalds featuring Atli Örvarsson and SinfoniaNord 
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
18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26
Olympic Games                
World Championship 32    31      34     
European Championship       19  14    24   
Four Continents                
World Juniors                
National Championship 2.S  2.S    1.S  1.S  2.S  1.S   
S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International Competition Year Place International Competition Year Place
Volvo Open Cup 53th 2024, Riga 2024 9. Union Figure Skating Trophy 2025, Abu Dhabi 2025 1.
ISU GP Finlandia Trophy 2024, Helsinki 2024 11. Tallink Hotels Cup 2025, Tallinn 2025 2.
ISU CS PGE Warsaw Cup 2024, Warsaw 2024 11. Merano Ice Trophy - Memorial Martina Barricelli 2025, Merano 2025 2.
Bavarian Open 2025, Oberstdorf 2025 5. Bellu Memorial 2025, Bucharest 2025 4.
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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