Valtter Virtanen

Valtter Virtanen (born 4 June 1987) is a Finnish figure skater. He is a three-time Nordic medalist (gold in 2022, silver in 2016, bronze in 2014) and a seven-time Finnish national champion (2013, 2015–2018, 2022-2023). He has competed at a total of sixteen ISU Championships, reaching the final segment on six occasions, at five European and one World Junior Championships. His best ISU Championship placement, 14th, came at the 2023 Europeans in Espoo.

Valtter Virtanen
Virtanen competes at the 2018 European Championships.
Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987
Kerava, Finland
HometownJyväskylä, Finland & Oberstdorf, Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Finland
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachAlina Mayer-Virtanen
Michael Huth
Skating clubPeurunka Skating Academy Laukaa (PeSal)
Began skating1992
Event
Finnish Championships 7 8 2
Medal list
Finnish Championships
2013 Joensuu Singles
2015 Vantaa Singles
2016 Mikkeli Singles
2017 Tampere Singles
2018 Kouvola Singles
2022 Pori Singles
2023 Joensuu Singles
2006 Tampere Singles
2007 Mikkeli Singles
2009 Helsinki Singles
2011 Turku Singles
2014 Espoo Singles
2019 Kouvola Singles
2020 Vantaa Singles
2024 Helsinki Singles
2008 Rauma Singles
2010 Jyväskylä Singles

Personal life

Virtanen was born on 4 June 1987 in Kerava, Finland. After completing his studies in late 2015, he became a medical doctor at a hospital in Oberstdorf, Germany. He works part-time in the emergency room of the hospital of Peurunka in Finland.[1]

He married German figure skater Alina Mayer in July 2016.[1] The couple have a daughter, born in January 2021.[2]

In the summer of 2022, responding to an appeal from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation, Virtanen and his wife decided to help out Ukrainian figure skater, Kyrylo Marsak, who was no longer able to train in Kyiv due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In doing so, they allowed him to train at their skating club, the Peurunka Skating Academy in Laukaa and Virtanen's wife became Marsak's new coach.[3][4]

Career

Virtanen began skating in 1992 at Keravan Luistinseura.[5] A competitor at three consecutive World Junior Championships, he reached the final segment and finished 20th overall at the 2005 Junior Worlds in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

He has competed at a total of four World Championships and nine European Championships. He achieved his career-best continental result, 14th, at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland.

In June 2023, it was announced he was taking up pairs skating and pairing with Tilda Alteryd.[6] They ended their partnership and he returned to single skating in the fall of 2023.[7]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[8][9]
  • The Other Side of the Sea (Symphonic Tales)
    by HAEVN
    choreo. by Adam Solya
2020–2022
[8][9]
  • Thule
    by Travis Lake
  • This Place Was A Shelter
    by Ólafur Arnalds
    choreo. by Adam Solya
2019–2020
[10]
  • Fall On Me - Ven a mi
    by Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli
    choreo. by Adam Solya
2018–2019
[11]
  • Milonga de mis amores
    by Pedro Laurenz
    choreo. by Pierre Loup Bouquet
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[12]
2015–2016
[13]
2014–2015
[14]
2013–2014
[15]
  • Alexander
    by Vangelis
2011–2013
[16][17]
  • Kashmir
    by David Garrett
  • Who Wants to Live Forever
    performed by David Garrett
2009–2011
[18][19]
  • Le Jour d'Avant
    by Yann Tiersen
  • Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi
    by Yann Tiersen
2008–2009
[20]
2005–2006
[21]
  • Elo 2: Moment of Truth
  • Eye in the Sky
    by Alan Parsons Project
2004–2005
[22]
  • Con Air
    by Mark Mancina, Trevor Rabin
  • The Rock
    by Nick Glennie-Smith, Hans Zimmer
2003–2004
[23]
  • Return to the Centre of the Earth
    by Rick Wakeman

Competitive highlights
Competition placements at senior level [24]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 33rd 35th 32nd 31st 34th
European Championships 23rd 19th 19th 14th
Finnish Championships 1st 1st 2nd 2nd C 1st 1st 2nd
GP Finland 11th 9th TBD
CS Alpen Trophy 10th
CS Denis Ten Memorial 11th 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 12th 19th 17th 19th 14th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 25th
CS Lombardia Trophy 17th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 17th 7th 13th 24th 12th
CS Tallinn Trophy 10th 2nd 4th
CS Warsaw Cup 16th 13th 10th
Bavarian Open 7th 4th 7th 10th 4th 1st 10th
Challenge Cup 3rd 14th 10th 10th
Cup of Tyrol 10th 8th 5th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 4th
Jégvirág Cup 3rd
Mentor Toruń Cup 7th
Merano Cup 9th 4th
Nordic Championships 2nd 1st
NRW Trophy 5th 5th 4th
Santa Claus Cup 4th
Tallink Hotels Cup 5th 5th 3rd
Volvo Open Cup 5th
Competition placements at senior level [24]
Season 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
European Championships 33rd 26th 29th 18th 26th
Finnish Championships 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 6th 1st 2nd 1st 1st
CS Finlandia Trophy 8th 10th 13th 17th 13th 18th 10th 12th 6th 12th
CS Ice Challenge 10th
CS Lombardia Trophy 12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 17th 22nd 19th 12th
Bavarian Open 6th 13th 8th 3rd 15th
Challenge Cup 7th 9th
Cup of Nice 12th 19th 17th 15th 13th 15th
Cup of Tyrol 3rd
Hellmut Seibt Memorial 3rd
Merano Cup 7th 6th
Mont Blanc Trophy 6th
Nordic Championships 5th 4th 5th 5th 9th 6th 7th 3rd 2nd
NRW Trophy 14th 14th 14th 11th 5th 7th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 5th 12th 16th
Triglav Trophy 10th
Winter Universiade 28th 15th
Competition placements at junior level [24]
Season 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
World Junior Championships 30th 20th 29th
Finnish Championships (Senior) 2nd
Finnish Championships (Junior) 2nd 2nd 1st
JGP Bulgaria 15th
JGP Germany 14th
JGP Hungary 14th
JGP Poland 16th
Nordic Championships 3rd 2nd

Detailed results
ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [25]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS204.022022 Grand Prix of Espoo
Short program TSS69.342022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES34.352022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS36.162023 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skating TSS135.092023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
TES64.492023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
PCS73.162022 Grand Prix of Espoo
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [25]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS181.772018 European Championships
Short program TSS60.372015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES32.302015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS31.682016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skating TSS121.542018 European Championships
TES60.382018 European Championships
PCS64.202016 CS Tallinn Trophy

Senior level
Results in the 2014–15 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 9–12, 2014 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy 7 49.85 6 102.42 6 152.27
Nov 14–16, 2014 2014 Merano Cup 6 47.81 5 103.71 6 151.52
Nov 26–30, 2014 2014 NRW Trophy 4 60.84 5 115.95 5 176.79
Dec 19–21, 2014 2015 Finnish Championships 1 63.68 1 117.22 1 180.90
Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2015 2015 European Championships 15 58.31 19 106.49 18 164.80
Feb 3–8, 2015 2015 Winter Universiade 13 55.23 16 110.18 15 165.41
Feb 11–15, 2015 2015 Bavarian Open 3 63.07 7 105.80 3 168.87
Results in the 2015–16 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2015 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11 60.37 11 108.51 12 168.88
Oct 8–11, 2015 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy 14 52.82 12 101.78 12 154.60
Oct 15–18, 2015 2015 International Cup of Nice 18 51.00 14 100.76 15 151.76
Nov 24–29, 2015 2015 NRW Trophy 7 61.32 8 114.30 7 175.62
Dec 18–20, 2015 2016 Finnish Championships 1 66.16 1 127.16 1 193.32
Jan 25–31, 2016 2016 European Championships 26 52.07 – – 26 52.07
Feb 17–21, 2016 2016 Bavarian Open 17 47.00 11 105.58 15 152.58
Feb 24–28, 2016 2016 Nordic Championships 2 65.40 3 117.20 2 182.60
Mar 9–13, 2016 2016 Cup of Tyrol 4 67.59 3 123.49 3 191.08
Results in the 2016–17 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 10–13, 2016 2016 Merano Cup 7 56.61 9 101.32 9 157.93
Nov 19–27, 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 10 58.22 12 115.14 10 173.36
Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2016 2016 NRW Trophy 4 61.35 6 119.44 5 180.79
Dec 15–16, 2016 2017 Finnish Championships 1 61.48 1 116.85 1 178.33
Jan 10–15, 2017 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup 6 65.11 7 112.87 7 177.98
Jan 25–29, 2017 2017 European Championships 22 56.52 24 107.57 23 164.09
Feb 14–19, 2017 2017 Bavarian Open 12 55.78 7 125.30 7 181.08
Feb 28 – Mar 5, 2017 2017 Cup of Tyrol 12 60.00 11 116.87 10 176.87
Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 33 59.45 – – 33 59.45
Results in the 2017–18 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–17, 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 18 57.08 17 107.43 17 164.51
Sep 27–30, 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 14 59.62 17 112.23 17 171.85
Oct 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 13 58.28 12 117.67 12 175.95
Nov 15–19, 2017 2017 Merano Cup 5 56.11 4 17.53 4 173.64
Nov 20–25, 2017 2017 Cup of Tyrol 7 64.03 10 123.75 8 187.78
Dec 15–17, 2017 2018 Finnish Championships 2 55.79 1 117.48 1 173.27
Jan 15–21, 2018 2018 European Championships 24 60.23 18 121.54 19 181.77
Jan 26–31, 2018 2018 Bavarian Open 5 62.65 4 128.42 4 191.07
Feb 1–4, 2018 2018 Nordic Championships 3 60.43 2 117.23 2 177.66
Feb 23–25, 2018 2018 International Challenge Cup 4 68.31 3 131.79 3 200.10
Mar 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 35 55.49 – – 35 55.49
Results in the 2018–19 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 26–29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 58.29 8 104.56 7 162.85
Oct 4–7, 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 16 59.18 21 93.99 19 153.17
Nov 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 11 48.16 11 106.58 11 154.74
Nov 11–18, 2018 2018 CS Alpen Trophy 10 62.16 11 118.80 10 180.96
Dec 14–16, 2018 2019 Finnish Championships 2 64.34 1 123.54 2 187.88
Feb 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open 6 61.93 6 112.22 7 174.15
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2019 2019 Cup of Tyrol 5 62.08 5 108.34 5 170.42
Mar 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships 32 55.73 – – 32 55.73
Results in the 2019–20 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 11–13, 2019 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 15 58.13 17 97.30 17 155.43
Oct 24–27, 2019 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb 2 64.74 4 118.90 4 183.64
Nov 14–17, 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 13 60.22 16 109.87 16 170.09
Dec 4–7, 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 27 51.13 25 99.25 25 150.38
Dec 13–15, 2019 2020 Finnish Championships 2 67.86 1 121.30 2 189.16
Feb 3–9, 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 10 59.12 9 104.87 10 163.99
Feb 20–23, 2020 2020 International Challenge Cup 14 57.71 13 112.20 14 169.91
Results in the 2020–21 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2020 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 15 57.42 11 117.49 13 174.91
Nov 26–29, 2020 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy 2 66.22 5 104.31 5 170.53
Feb 18–21, 2021 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup 6 61.41 5 110.99 5 172.40
Mar 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 31 60.27 – – 31 60.27
Results in the 2021–22 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 24 55.22 22 105.80 24 161.02
Oct 7–10, 2021 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 14 65.74 19 114.01 19 179.75
Oct 27–31, 2021 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 9 64.39 11 113.08 11 177.47
Nov 4–7, 2021 2021 NRW Trophy 4 61.31 4 116.62 4 177.93
Nov 16–21, 2021 2021 Tallinn Trophy 2 62.42 7 116.94 2 179.36
Dec 17–19, 2021 2022 Finnish Championships 1 69.38 2 125.95 1 195.33
Jan 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 20 67.34 18 123.63 19 190.97
Jan 18–23, 2022 2022 Bavarian Open 4 69.90 3 127.90 4 197.80
Jan 27–30, 2022 2022 Nordic Championships 1 69.07 1 121.56 1 190.63
Feb 11–13, 2022 2022 Jégvirág Cup 2 65.10 5 119.98 3 185.08
Feb 24–27, 2022 2022 International Challenge Cup 8 66.93 11 120.67 10 187.60
Results in the 2022–23 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2022 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 69.34 13 108.94 12 178.28
Oct 5–9, 2022 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 12 63.91 14 121.28 14 185.19
Nov 3–4, 2022 47th Volvo Open Cup 2 70.23 6 114.42 5 184.65
Nov 17–20, 2022 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 13 67.94 11 130.54 13 198.48
Nov 25–27, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 9 69.15 8 134.87 9 204.02
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022 2022 Santa Claus Cup 5 63.46 3 127.71 4 191.17
Dec 16–18, 2022 2023 Finnish Championships 1 68.69 1 133.50 1 202.19
Jan 23–29, 2023 2023 European Championships 18 68.33 14 129.95 14 198.28
Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2023 2023 Bavarian Open 1 71.27 1 132.10 1 203.37
Feb 16–19, 2023 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup 6 68.65 5 134.54 5 203.19
Feb 23–26, 2023 2023 International Challenge Cup 11 69.91 10 126.85 10 196.76
Results in the 2023–24 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 2–5, 2023 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 9 65.74 8 135.09 8 200.83
Nov 16–19, 2023 2023 CS Warsaw Cup 9 69.17 9 131.38 10 200.55
Nov 21–24, 2023 2023 Tallinn Trophy 4 60.85 4 119.68 4 180.53
Dec 15–17, 2023 2024 Finnish Championships 2 70.03 1 130.80 2 200.83
Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 2024 Bavarian Open 6 68.07 11 120.73 10 188.80
Feb 15–18, 2024 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup 4 70.78 4 138.20 3 208.98
Mar 18–24, 2024 2024 World Championships 34 66.55 – – 34 66.55

Junior level
Results in the 2004–05 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 1–5, 2004 2004 JGP Hungary 18 38.54 14 77.14 14 115.68
Oct 7–9, 2004 2004 JGP Germany 17 38.50 14 75.30 14 113.80
Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2005 2005 World Junior Championships 20 44.59 18 (10) 84.49 (78.22) 20 148.64
Results in the 2005–06 season [24]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2005 2005 JGP Bulgaria 17 35.48 13 72.22 15 107.70
Oct 12–15, 2005 2005 JGP Poland 17 39.81 16 77.71 16 117.52
Feb 9–12, 2006 2006 Nordic Championships (Junior) 1 47.20 2 78.90 2 126.10
Mar 6–12, 2006 2006 World Junior Championships 29 36.77 – (12) – (92.36) 27 –

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