Men |
|||||||||||
| 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: Facebook: Valtter Virtanen Instagram: Instagram: valtterthequaddoctor |
||||||||||
| Coach: | Michael Huth, Alina Mayer-Virtanen | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Adam Solya | ||||||||||
| 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 2022/2023 | |||||||||||
| A Stutter (feat Arnor Dan) by Ólafur Arnalds | |||||||||||
| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2022/2023 | |||||||||||
| Other Side of Sea by HAEVN (Symphonic Tales) | |||||||||||
| 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 | 134.87 | 26.11.2022 | ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 | ||||||||
| Season Best Total Score | 204.02 | 26.11.2022 | ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Short Program | 69.34 | 22.09.2022 | ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Free Skating | 134.87 | 26.11.2022 | ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 | ||||||||
| 15/16 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | ||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| World Championship | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
| European Championship | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Four Continents | |||||||||||
| World Juniors | |||||||||||
| National Championship | 1.S | 1.S | 1.S | 2.S | 2.S | 1.S | |||||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| The Nordics 2022, Copenhagen | 2022 | 1. | ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022, Espoo | 2022 | 14. | ||||||
| Jegvirag Cup 2022, Miskloc | 2022 | 3. | Volvo Open Cup 47th 2022, Riga | 2022 | 5. | ||||||
| Challenge Cup 2022, Tilburg | 2022 | 10. | ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2022, Warsaw | 2022 | 13. | ||||||
| ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2022, Oberstdorf | 2022 | 12. | ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022, Espoo | 2022 | 9. | ||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| Personal Bests | Competition Results | Privacy Policy | |||||||||||
| © copyright by: International Skating Union, Avenue Juste-Olivier 17, CH - 1006 Lausanne | |||||||||||
| 28/11/2022 07:09:19 UTC | |||||||||||