Valtter Virtanen
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Virtanen competes at the 2005 World Junior Championships.
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Finland |
| Born |
4 June 1987 Kerava, Finland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Karel Fajfr |
| Former coach | Stefan Zins, Liivo Rennik |
| Choreographer | Frank Dehne |
| Former choreographer | Stefan Zins, Markus Leminen, Galina Loutkov |
| Skating club | Kels Kerava |
| Former skating club | HSK Helsinki |
| Training locations | Oberstdorf |
| Former training locations | Tampere |
| Began skating | 1992 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 173.36 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| Short program | 60.37 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Free skate | 115.14 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
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.
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.
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 , 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.
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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