Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 ⁄2 in) Name Valtter Virtanen Former skating club HSK Helsinki | Choreographer Frank Dehne Coach Karel Fajfr | |
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Former coach Stefan Zins, Liivo Rennik Former choreographer Stefan Zins, Markus Leminen, Galina Loutkov | ||
Former training locations Tampere |
Figure Skating Men Seniors Short Program Valtter Virtanen
Valtter Virtanen FIN - 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy FS
Valtter Virtanen (born 4 June 1987) is a Finnish figure skater. He is a two-time Nordic medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2014) and a four-time Finnish national champion (2013, 2015–2017). He has qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships.
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- Figure Skating Men Seniors Short Program Valtter Virtanen
- Valtter Virtanen FIN 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy FS
- Personal life
- Career
- Results
- References

Personal life

Virtanen was born on 4 June 1987 in Kerava, Finland. After completing his studies in late 2015, he became a medical doctor. He married German figure skater Alina Mayer in mid-2016.
Career

Virtanen began skating in 1992 at Keravan Luistinseura. He has competed in the free skate at three ISU Championships — 2005 Junior Worlds in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, where he placed 20th; 2015 Europeans in Stockholm, Sweden, where he placed 18th; and 2017 Europeans in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
At the Bavarian Open in February 2017, Virtanen obtained the minimum technical score required to compete at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix



