Valtter Virtanen (born 4 June 1987) is a Finnish

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is a three-time Nordic medalist (gold in 2022, silver in 2016, bronze in 2014) and a six-time Finnish national champion (2013, 2015–2018, 2022). He has qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships.

Personal life

Virtanen was born on 4 June 1987 in

Kerava Kerava (; sv, Kervo) is a town and municipality within the Uusimaa region of Finland. The municipalities of Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula are adjacent to Kerava, which is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The town has a population of () an ...

, Finland. After completing his studies in late 2015, he became a medical doctor at a hospital in

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, Germany. He works part-time in the emergency room of the hospital of Peurunka in Finland. He married German figure skater Alina Mayer in July 2016. The couple has a daughter, born in January 2021.

Career

Virtanen began skating in 1992 at Keravan Luistinseura. He has competed in the free skate at three ISU Championships — 2005 Junior Worlds in

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, Canada, where he placed 20th. Additionally, he has competed at four

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and eight

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

Programs

Results

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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2010–2011 to present

2002–2003 to 2009–2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Virtanen, Valtter 1987 births Living people People from Kerava Finnish male single skaters Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Uusimaa