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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), 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 |
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| 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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