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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) | ||||||||||
| 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: | Adam Solya (SP), Ekaterina Ivleva (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 | ||||||||||
| Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026 | |||||||||||
| A Stutter by Olafur Arnalds f. Arnor Dan | |||||||||||
| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Season Best Total Score | 173.79 | 22.11.2025 | ISU GP Finlandia Trophy 2025 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Short Program | 61.92 | 21.11.2025 | ISU GP Finlandia Trophy 2025 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Free Skating | 111.87 | 22.11.2025 | ISU GP Finlandia Trophy 2025 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Union Figure Skating Trophy 2025, Abu Dhabi | 2025 | 1. | Robin Cousins Cup 2025, Sheffield | 2025 | 5. | ||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup 2025, Tallinn | 2025 | 2. | ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 – Beijing, Beijing | 2025 | 21. | ||||||
| Merano Ice Trophy - Memorial Martina Barricelli 2025, Merano | 2025 | 2. | Volvo Open Cup 56th 2025, Riga | 2025 | 5. | ||||||
| Bellu Memorial 2025, Bucharest | 2025 | 4. | ISU GP Finlandia Trophy 2025, Helsinki | 2025 | 12. | ||||||
| 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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