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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
Season Best Total Score 187.63 05.10.2024 ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2024
Season Best Score Short Program 67.38 03.10.2024 ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2024
Season Best Score Free Skating 120.25 05.10.2024 ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2024
17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Olympic Games                
World Championship 35  32    31      34   
European Championship 19        19  14     
Four Continents                
World Juniors                
National Championship 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
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.
ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2023, Warsaw 2023 10. ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2024, Astana 2024 10.
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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