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Valtter Virtanen
Virtanen at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37)
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
Medal record
Event Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place
Finnish Championships 7 8 2
Medal list
Finnish Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Joensuu Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vantaa Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Mikkeli Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tampere Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kouvola Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pori Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Joensuu Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tampere Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Mikkeli Singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Helsinki Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Turku Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Espoo Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kouvola Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Vantaa Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Helsinki Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rauma Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Jyväskylä Singles

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.

Personal life

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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 and is team doctor of Finnish hockey team, JYP Jyväskylä.[1][2] He is also multilingual with the ability to speak Finnish, English, German, and Swedish.[2]

He married German figure skater Alina Mayer in July 2016.[1] The couple's daughter, Lija, was born in January 2021.[3][4]

In the summer of 2022, responding to an appeal from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation, Virtanen and his wife decided to help Ukrainian figure skater, Kyrylo Marsak, who was no longer able to train in Kyiv due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They allowed him to train at their skating club, the Peurunka Skating Academy in Laukaa, and Virtanen's wife became Marsak's new coach.[5][6]

Virtanen's mother passed away from cancer in February 2023.[7][4]

Career

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Early career

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Virtanen at the 2011 European Championships

Virtanen began skating in 1992 at Keravan Luistinseura.[8] His first skating coach was Liivo Rennik.[9] As a junior, he competed at three consecutive World Junior Championships. He reached the final segment and finished twentieth overall at the 2005 Junior Worlds in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He moved up to the senior level during the 2006–07 figure skating season and subsequently won bronze at the 2008 and 2010 Finnish Championships and silver at the 2009 Finnish Championships.[10]

Prior to the 2010–11 figure skating season, Virtanen left his longtime coach, Liivo Rennik, to begin training under Stefan Zins in Tampere. That season, after winning silver at the 2011 Finnish Championships, Virtanen was selected to compete at the European Championships for the first time, where he finished in thirty-third place.[10]

2012–13 season

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Virtanen began the season by finishing twenty-second at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, tenth at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy, fifteenth at the 2012 Cup of Nice, and fourteenth at the 2012 NRW Trophy.[10]

In December, Virtanen won his first national title at the 2013 Finnish Championships. Selected to compete at the 2013 European Championships, Virtanen placed twenty-sixth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition. The following month, he would finish seventh at the 2013 Nordic Championships, thirteenth at the 2013 Bavarian Open, third at the 2013 Hellmut Seibt Memorial, and seventh at the 2013 International Challenge Cup.[10]

Following the season, Virtanen moved to Oberstdorf, Germany to train under Karel Fajfr.[11]

2013–14 season

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Virtanen at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy

Beginning the season at the 2013 Lombardia Trophy in mid-September, Virtanen placed twelfth. He would follow this up by finishing nineteenth at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, twelfth at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy, thirteenth at the 2013 Cup of Nice, seventh at the 2013 Merano Cup, tenth at the 2013 Ice Challenge, and eleventh at the 2013 NRW Trophy.[10]

Following a silver medal win at the 2014 Finnish Championships, Virtanen was selected to compete at the European Championships for a third time, where he finished in twenty-ninth place. One week later, he would compete at the 2014 Bavarian Open, where he finished eighth.[10]

In late February, Virtanen made the podium at the Nordic Championships for the first time, taking the bronze medal. He would then close the season with a ninth-place finish at the 2014 International Challenge Cup.[10]

2014–15 season

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Virtanen at the 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy

Virtanen started the season by finishing sixth at the 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy. He would then go on to finish sixth at the 2014 Merano Cup and fifth at the 2014 NRW Trophy.[10]

In December, Virtanen won his second national title at the 2015 Finnish Championships. Selected to compete at the 2015 European Championships, Virtanen finished eighteenth. He would subsequently compete at the2015 Winter Universiade, where he placed fifteenth.[10]

Virtanen finished the season by winning bronze at the 2015 Bavarian Open.[10]

2015–16 season

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Virtanen at the 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy

Virtanen began the season by competing on the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, finishing twelfth at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy. He would then subsequently finish fifteenth at the 2015 Cup of Nice and seventh at the 2015 NRW Trophy.[10]

After winning his third national title at the Finnish Championships, Virtanen competed at the 2016 European Championships and placed twenty-sixth. He would then finish fifteenth at the 2016 Bavarian Open before closing the season by winning silver at the 2016 Nordic Championships and bronze at the 2016 Cup of Tyrol.[10]

Following the season, Virtanen's wife, Alina Mayer-Virtanen, joined his coaching team.[12]

2016–17 season

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Virtanen at the 2017 World Championships

Virtanen started the season by finishing ninth at the 2016 Merano Cup. He then went on to place tenth at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy and fifth at the 2016 NRW Trophy. In December, he won his fourth national title at the 2017 Finnish Championships.[10]

After finishing seventh at the 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup, Virtanen competed at the 2017 European Championships and finish in twenty-third place. He would follow this up by placing seventh at the 2017 Bavarian Open and tenth at the 2017 Cup of Tyrol.[10]

Making his World Championship debut at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, he finished thirty-third.[10]

2017–18 season

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Virtanen at the 2018 European Championships

Prior to the season, Virtanen made a coaching change, going from Karel Fajfr to Jean-François Ballester and Marie Therese Kreiselmeyer. His wife, Alina, also continued coaching him.[1]

He began the season by competing on the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series, finishing seventeenth at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy, seventeenth at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, and twelfth at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. He would then go on to compete at the 2017 Merano Cup and the 2017 Cup of Tyrol, placing fourth and eighth, respectively.[10]

In December, he won his fifth national title at the 2018 Finnish Championships and was ultimately selected to represent Finland at the European and World Championships.[10]

At the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, Virtanen finished in nineteenth place. He would subsequently go on to finish fourth at the 2018 Bavarian Open, win silver at the 2018 Nordic Championships, and win bronze at the 2018 International Challenge Cup.[10]

In March, he finished thirty-fifth at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.[10]

2018–19 season

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Virtanen began the season by competing on the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series, finishing seventh at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and nineteenth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy.[10] Due to the Chinese Skating Association declining to host their annual Grand Prix event, the Cup of China, the Finnish Figure Skating Association volunteered to host the event instead.[13][14] As a result, Virtanen was selected as a host pick to compete at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki.[15] Making his senior Grand Prix debut at the event, Virtanen finished the event in eleventh place. He would also go on to place eleventh at the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy.[10]

In December, Virtanen's coach, Jean-François Ballester, unexpectedly died of a heart attack.[16] Following Ballester's death, Virtanen posted on his Instagram, expressing that he hoped he could continue making Ballester proud.[17] Shortly afterward, Virtanen won the silver medal at the 2019 Finnish Championships behind Roman Galay.[10]

He subsequently competed at the 2019 Bavarian Open and the 2019 Cup of Tyrol, where he finished seventh and fifth, respectively. Selected to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Virtanen placed thirty-second.[10]

2019–20 season

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In August, it was announced that Virtanen would split his training time between working with his wife, Alina, in Peurunka, Finland, while also making trips to Oberstdorf, Germany to work with Michael Huth.[18]

Virtanen began the season by finishing seventeenth at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy before placing fourth at the 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb. Continuing to compete on the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series, Virtanen finished sixteenth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup and twenty-fifth at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[10]

At the 2020 Finnish Championships, Virtanen again won the silver medal behind Roman Galay. He then finished the season by placing tenth at the 2020 Bavarian Open and fourteenth at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.[10]

2020–21 season

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Virtanen started the season by competing at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished thirteenth. He would subsequently place fifth at the 2020 NRW Trophy and the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup.[10]

Selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Virtanen finished in thirty-first place.[10]

2021–22 season

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Virtanen began the season by competing 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, placing twenty-fourth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, nineteenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, and eleventh at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. He subsequently finished fourth at the 2021 NRW Trophy and won silver at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy.[10]

In December, Virtanen won the Finnish Championships for a sixth time. He would go on to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he placed nineteenth. Virtanen then finished up the season by finishing fourth at the 2022 Bavarian Open, winning gold at the 2022 Nordic Championships, winning bronze at the 2022 Jégvirág Cup, and finishing tenth at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.[10]

2022–23 season

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Virtanen at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy

Virtanen started the season by competing on the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, finishing twelfth at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, fourteenth at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, and thirteenth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup. Between the latter two events, Virtanen also finished fifth at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup.[10]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's annually held Grand Prix event, the Rostelecom Cup, was cancelled and replaced with the Grand Prix of Finland for an indefinite period.[19][20] As a result, Virtanen was selected as the host nation's men's singles representative at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo. At the event, Virtanen finished in ninth place. Days later, he would place fourth at the 2022 Santa Claus Cup.[10]

After winning his seventh national title at the 2023 Finnish Championships, Virtanen was selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland. At the event, he finished in fourteenth place. He would subsequently win gold at the 2023 Bavarian Open, finish fifth at the 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup, and place tenth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[10]

2023–24 season

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Virtanen at the 2024 World Championships

In June 2023, it was announced he was taking up pairs skating and pairing with Tilda Alteryd.[21] However the partnership would come to an end in September 2023 due to Alteryd's difficulties with adapting to the new training environment in Finland.[4][22] As a result, Virtanen returned to singles skating. His short program to the song "Saturn" by Sleeping at Last was dedicated to his mother, who had recently died.[4]

Virtanen began competing in early November at the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where he placed eighth. While at the event, Virtanen was able to secure the technical minimum scores to compete at the World Championships.[10][4] He subsequently competed at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup and the 2023 Tallinn Trophy, finishing tenth and fourth, respectively.[10]

In December, Virtanen placed second at the 2024 Finnish Championships behind Makar Suntsev. He would then subsequently finish tenth at the 2024 Bavarian Open and won the bronze medal at the 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup.[10]

Due to Suntsev failing to obtain the minimum technical scores to compete at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Virtanen was sent to the event. He finished thirty-fourth of the forty men competing at the event.[4] Following the event, Virtanen said, "I am glad to have skated without big errors. I try to enjoy every moment like this because especially at my age it’s not clear when will be the last opportunity like this."[23]

2024–25 season

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Virtanen started the season by competing at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge and the 2024 Volvo Open Cup, where he finished tenth and ninth, respectively. Selected to compete at the Finnish Grand Prix event, the 2024 Finlandia Trophy, Virtanen came in eleventh place.[10]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[24]
2023–2024
[25]
  • The Other Side of the Sea (Symphonic Tales)
    by HAEVN
    choreo. by Adam Solya
2022–2023
[26]
2021–2022
[27]
  • Thule
    by Travis Lake
  • This Place Was A Shelter
    by Ólafur Arnalds
    choreo. by Adam Solya
2020–2021
[28]
2019–2020
[18]
  • Fall On Me - Ven a mi
    by Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli
    choreo. by Adam Solya
2018–2019
[29]
  • Milonga de mis amores
    by Pedro Laurenz
    choreo. by Pierre Loup Bouquet
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[12]
2015–2016
[30]
2014–2015
[31]
2013–2014
[11]
2012–2013
[32]
2011–2012
[33]
2010–2011
[34]
  • Le Jour d'Avant
  • Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi
    by Yann Tiersen
    choreo. by Igor Liutikov
2009–2010
[35]
2008–2009
[36]
  • Arthur
  • Catherine of Aragon
  • The Oracle
  • Sorry
    by Rick Wakeman
    choreo. by Viivi Virtanen, Lilli Hepi
2005–2006
[37]
2004–2005
[38]
2003–2004
[9]

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements since the 2016–17 season [10]
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 11th
CS Alpen Trophy 10th
CS Denis Ten Memorial 11th 8th 10th
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 11th
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 9th
Competition placements since the 2006–07 season [10]
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 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
Ice Challenge 10th
Lombardia Trophy 12th
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 [10]
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

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [10]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 204.02 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo
Short program TSS 69.34 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES 34.35 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS 36.16 2023 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skating TSS 135.09 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
TES 64.49 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
PCS 73.16 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [10]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 181.77 2018 European Championships
Short program TSS 60.37 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES 32.30 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS 31.68 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skating TSS 121.54 2018 European Championships
TES 60.38 2018 European Championships
PCS 64.20 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy

Senior level

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Results in the 2005–06 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 10–12, 2005 Finland 2006 Finnish Championships 4 – 1 – 2 139.47
Results in the 2006–07 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 15–16, 2006 Slovakia 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 8 36.04 5 75.61 5 111.65
Oct 7–10, 2006 Finland 2006 Finlandia Trophy 8 45.54 8 88.34 8 133.88
Nov 9–11, 2006 France 2006 International Cup of Nice 9 43.06 12 75.12 12 118.18
Dec 8–10, 2006 Finland 2007 Finnish Championships 3 – 2 – 2 144.62
Feb 8–11, 2007 Finland 2007 Nordic Championships 5 44.72 6 84.98 5 129.70
Results in the 2007–08 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 20–22, 2007 Slovakia 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 14 40.77 12 80.27 12 121.04
Oct 7–10, 2007 Finland 2007 Finlandia Trophy 12 41.40 9 91.95 10 133.35
Dec 7–9, 2007 Finland 2008 Finnish Championships 3 51.34 2 108.69 3 160.03
Feb 7–10, 2008 Iceland 2008 Nordic Championships 4 45.40 4 89.85 4 135.25
Results in the 2008–09 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 9–12, 2008 Finland 2008 Finlandia Trophy 14 44.62 13 86.51 13 131.13
Nov 22–23, 2008 Slovakia 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 20 39.28 15 73.11 16 112.39
Dec 2008 Finland 2009 Finnish Championships 2 52.42 2 99.79 2 152.21
Feb 6–8, 2009 Sweden 2009 Nordic Championships 6 38.31 5 75.13 5 113.44
Feb 21–25, 2009 China 2009 Winter Universiade 21 48.27 28 75.65 28 123.92
Results in the 2009–10 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 8–11, 2009 Finland 2009 Finlandia Trophy 17 47.75 19 85.51 17 133.26
Nov 4–8, 2009 France 2009 International Cup of Nice 18 49.25 19 81.89 19 131.14
Dec 2009 Finland 2010 Finnish Championships 3 49.51 3 104.19 3 153.70
Feb 4–7, 2010 Norway 2010 Nordic Championships 5 43.96 5 83.29 5 127.25
Results in the 2010–11 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 7–10, 2010 Finland 2010 Finlandia Trophy 12 40.95 13 71.93 13 112.88
Dec 2–5, 2010 Germany 2010 NRW Trophy 10 52.93 16 92.64 14 145.57
Dec 17–19, 2010 Finland 2011 Finnish Championships 3 51.42 2 107.26 2 158.68
Jan 24–30, 2011 Switzerland 2011 European Championships – – – (16) – (79.90) 33 –
Feb 10–13, 2011 Norway 2011 Nordic Championships 8 44.58 9 92.33 9 136.91
Feb 15–20, 2011 Italy 2011 Mont Blanc Trophy 6 50.96 7 89.87 6 140.83
Results in the 2011–12 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 22–24, 2011 Germany 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy 18 39.88 17 85.65 17 125.53
Oct 7–9, 2011 Finland 2011 Finlandia Trophy 14 47.39 18 78.59 18 125.98
Oct 26–30, 2011 France 2011 International Cup of Nice 20 44.90 17 87.15 17 132.05
Nov 29 – Dec 4, 2011 Germany 2011 NRW Trophy 14 47.53 14 92.58 14 140.11
Dec 16–18, 2011 Finland 2012 Finnish Championships 6 46.60 6 91.25 6 137.85
Feb 1–5, 2012 Germany 2012 Bavarian Open 7 50.38 7 98.46 6 148.84
Feb 9–12, 2012 Finland 2012 Nordic Championships 7 45.49 5 86.18 6 131.67
Apr 4–8, 2012 Slovenia 2012 Triglav Trophy 7 48.99 10 79.75 10 128.74
Results in the 2012–13 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 26–29, 2012 Germany 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy 19 51.41 22 85.56 22 136.97
Oct 5–7, 2012 Finland 2012 Finlandia Trophy 8 56.81 11 95.12 10 151.93
Oct 24–28, 2012 France 2012 International Cup of Nice 16 49.83 15 99.88 15 149.71
Dec 4–9, 2012 Germany 2012 NRW Trophy 10 58.79 15 108.36 14 167.15
Dec 14–16, 2012 Finland 2013 Finnish Championships 1 60.36 1 106.74 1 167.10
Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2013 Iceland 2013 Nordic Championships 5 50.57 7 92.34 7 142.91
Jan 23–27, 2013 Croatia 2013 European Championships 26 48.41 – – 26 48.41
Feb 6–11, 2013 Germany 2013 Bavarian Open 19 48.80 13 109.56 13 158.36
Feb 13–16, 2013 Austria 2013 Hellmut Seibt Memorial 5 51.54 3 113.84 3 165.38
Feb 21–24, 2013 Netherlands 2013 International Challenge Cup 6 57.72 7 119.20 7 176.92
Results in the 2013–14 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 4–6, 2013 Finland 2013 Finlandia Trophy 11 53.90 12 97.67 12 151.57
Oct 23–27, 2013 France 2013 International Cup of Nice 11 59.87 13 105.40 13 165.27
Sep 19–22, 2013 Italy 2013 Lombardia Trophy 11 49.05 10 88.88 12 137.93
Sep 25–28, 2013 Germany 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy 16 55.55 20 107.01 19 162.56
Nov 15–17, 2013 Italy 2013 Merano Cup 7 56.13 8 104.24 7 160.37
Nov 19–24, 2013 Austria 2013 Ice Challenge 6 51.72 11 98.09 10 149.81
Dec 4–8, 2013 Germany 2013 NRW Trophy 12 52.60 9 107.09 11 159.69
Dec 13–15, 2013 Finland 2014 Finnish Championships 2 56.35 2 106.78 2 163.13
Jan 13–19, 2014 Hungary 2014 European Championships 29 48.55 – – 29 48.55
Jan 29 – Feb 2, 2014 Germany 2014 Bavarian Open 6 59.71 9 102.02 8 161.73
Feb 27 – Mar 2, 2014 Sweden 2014 Nordic Championships 2 60.00 3 109.91 3 169.91
Mar 6–9, 2014 Netherlands 2014 International Challenge Cup 7 52.93 9 87.41 9 140.34
Results in the 2014–15 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 9–12, 2014 Finland 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy 7 49.85 6 102.42 6 152.27
Nov 14–16, 2014 Italy 2014 Merano Cup 6 47.81 5 103.71 6 151.52
Nov 26–30, 2014 Germany 2014 NRW Trophy 4 60.84 5 115.95 5 176.79
Dec 19–21, 2014 Finland 2015 Finnish Championships 1 63.68 1 117.22 1 180.90
Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2015 Sweden 2015 European Championships 15 58.31 19 106.49 18 164.80
Feb 3–8, 2015 Spain 2015 Winter Universiade 13 55.23 16 110.18 15 165.41
Feb 11–15, 2015 Germany 2015 Bavarian Open 3 63.07 7 105.80 3 168.87
Results in the 2015–16 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2015 Germany 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11 60.37 11 108.51 12 168.88
Oct 8–11, 2015 Finland 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy 14 52.82 12 101.78 12 154.60
Oct 15–18, 2015 France 2015 International Cup of Nice 18 51.00 14 100.76 15 151.76
Nov 24–29, 2015 Germany 2015 NRW Trophy 7 61.32 8 114.30 7 175.62
Dec 18–20, 2015 Finland 2016 Finnish Championships 1 66.16 1 127.16 1 193.32
Jan 25–31, 2016 Slovakia 2016 European Championships 26 52.07 – – 26 52.07
Feb 17–21, 2016 Germany 2016 Bavarian Open 17 47.00 11 105.58 15 152.58
Feb 24–28, 2016 Denmark 2016 Nordic Championships 2 65.40 3 117.20 2 182.60
Mar 9–13, 2016 Austria 2016 Cup of Tyrol 4 67.59 3 123.49 3 191.08
Results in the 2016–17 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 10–13, 2016 Italy 2016 Merano Cup 7 56.61 9 101.32 9 157.93
Nov 19–27, 2016 Estonia 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 10 58.22 12 115.14 10 173.36
Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2016 Germany 2016 NRW Trophy 4 61.35 6 119.44 5 180.79
Dec 15–16, 2016 Finland 2017 Finnish Championships 1 61.48 1 116.85 1 178.33
Jan 10–15, 2017 Poland 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup 6 65.11 7 112.87 7 177.98
Jan 25–29, 2017 Czech Republic 2017 European Championships 22 56.52 24 107.57 23 164.09
Feb 14–19, 2017 Germany 2017 Bavarian Open 12 55.78 7 125.30 7 181.08
Feb 28 – Mar 5, 2017 Austria 2017 Cup of Tyrol 12 60.00 11 116.87 10 176.87
Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2017 Finland 2017 World Championships 33 59.45 – – 33 59.45
Results in the 2017–18 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–17, 2017 Italy 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 18 57.08 17 107.43 17 164.51
Sep 27–30, 2017 Germany 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 14 59.62 17 112.23 17 171.85
Oct 6–8, 2017 Finland 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 13 58.28 12 117.67 12 175.95
Nov 15–19, 2017 Italy 2017 Merano Cup 5 56.11 4 17.53 4 173.64
Nov 20–25, 2017 Austria 2017 Cup of Tyrol 7 64.03 10 123.75 8 187.78
Dec 15–17, 2017 Finland 2018 Finnish Championships 2 55.79 1 117.48 1 173.27
Jan 15–21, 2018 Russia 2018 European Championships 24 60.23 18 121.54 19 181.77
Jan 26–31, 2018 Germany 2018 Bavarian Open 5 62.65 4 128.42 4 191.07
Feb 1–4, 2018 Finland 2018 Nordic Championships 3 60.43 2 117.23 2 177.66
Feb 23–25, 2018 Netherlands 2018 International Challenge Cup 4 68.31 3 131.79 3 200.10
Mar 19–25, 2018 Italy 2018 World Championships 35 55.49 – – 35 55.49
Results in the 2018–19 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 26–29, 2018 Germany 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 58.29 8 104.56 7 162.85
Oct 4–7, 2018 Finland 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 16 59.18 21 93.99 19 153.17
Nov 2–4, 2018 Finland 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 11 48.16 11 106.58 11 154.74
Nov 11–18, 2018 Austria 2018 CS Alpen Trophy 10 62.16 11 118.80 10 180.96
Dec 14–16, 2018 Finland 2019 Finnish Championships 2 64.34 1 123.54 2 187.88
Feb 5–10, 2019 Germany 2019 Bavarian Open 6 61.93 6 112.22 7 174.15
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2019 Austria 2019 Cup of Tyrol 5 62.08 5 108.34 5 170.42
Mar 18–24, 2019 Japan 2019 World Championships 32 55.73 – – 32 55.73
Results in the 2019–20 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 11–13, 2019 Finland 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 15 58.13 17 97.30 17 155.43
Oct 24–27, 2019 Croatia 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb 2 64.74 4 118.90 4 183.64
Nov 14–17, 2019 Poland 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 13 60.22 16 109.87 16 170.09
Dec 4–7, 2019 Croatia 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 27 51.13 25 99.25 25 150.38
Dec 13–15, 2019 Finland 2020 Finnish Championships 2 67.86 1 121.30 2 189.16
Feb 3–9, 2020 Germany 2020 Bavarian Open 10 59.12 9 104.87 10 163.99
Feb 20–23, 2020 Netherlands 2020 International Challenge Cup 14 57.71 13 112.20 14 169.91
Results in the 2020–21 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2020 Germany 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 15 57.42 11 117.49 13 174.91
Nov 26–29, 2020 Germany 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy 2 66.22 5 104.31 5 170.53
Feb 18–21, 2021 Estonia 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup 6 61.41 5 110.99 5 172.40
Mar 22–28, 2021 Sweden 2021 World Championships 31 60.27 – – 31 60.27
Results in the 2021–22 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–25, 2021 Germany 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 24 55.22 22 105.80 24 161.02
Oct 7–10, 2021 Finland 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 14 65.74 19 114.01 19 179.75
Oct 27–31, 2021 Kazakhstan 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 9 64.39 11 113.08 11 177.47
Nov 4–7, 2021 Germany 2021 NRW Trophy 4 61.31 4 116.62 4 177.93
Nov 16–21, 2021 Estonia 2021 Tallinn Trophy 2 62.42 7 116.94 2 179.36
Dec 17–19, 2021 Finland 2022 Finnish Championships 1 69.38 2 125.95 1 195.33
Jan 10–16, 2022 Estonia 2022 European Championships 20 67.34 18 123.63 19 190.97
Jan 18–23, 2022 Germany 2022 Bavarian Open 4 69.90 3 127.90 4 197.80
Jan 27–30, 2022 Denmark 2022 Nordic Championships 1 69.07 1 121.56 1 190.63
Feb 11–13, 2022 Hungary 2022 Jégvirág Cup 2 65.10 5 119.98 3 185.08
Feb 24–27, 2022 Netherlands 2022 International Challenge Cup 8 66.93 11 120.67 10 187.60
Results in the 2022–23 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2022 Germany 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 69.34 13 108.94 12 178.28
Oct 5–9, 2022 Finland 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 12 63.91 14 121.28 14 185.19
Nov 3–4, 2022 Latvia 47th Volvo Open Cup 2 70.23 6 114.42 5 184.65
Nov 17–20, 2022 Poland 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 13 67.94 11 130.54 13 198.48
Nov 25–27, 2022 Finland 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 9 69.15 8 134.87 9 204.02
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022 Hungary 2022 Santa Claus Cup 5 63.46 3 127.71 4 191.17
Dec 16–18, 2022 Finland 2023 Finnish Championships 1 68.69 1 133.50 1 202.19
Jan 23–29, 2023 Finland 2023 European Championships 18 68.33 14 129.95 14 198.28
Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2023 Germany 2023 Bavarian Open 1 71.27 1 132.10 1 203.37
Feb 16–19, 2023 Estonia 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup 6 68.65 5 134.54 5 203.19
Feb 23–26, 2023 Netherlands 2023 International Challenge Cup 11 69.91 10 126.85 10 196.76
Results in the 2023–24 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 2–5, 2023 Kazakhstan 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 9 65.74 8 135.09 8 200.83
Nov 16–19, 2023 Poland 2023 CS Warsaw Cup 9 69.17 9 131.38 10 200.55
Nov 21–24, 2023 Estonia 2023 Tallinn Trophy 4 60.85 4 119.68 4 180.53
Dec 15–17, 2023 Finland 2024 Finnish Championships 2 70.03 1 130.80 2 200.83
Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 Germany 2024 Bavarian Open 6 68.07 11 120.73 10 188.80
Feb 15–18, 2024 Estonia 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup 4 70.78 4 138.20 3 208.98
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 34 66.55 – – 34 66.55
Results in the 2024-25 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3-5, 2024 Kazakhstan 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 5 67.38 10 120.25 10 187.63
Oct 31-Nov 3, 2024 Latvia 53rd Volvo Open Cup 4 67.30 10 113.71 9 181.01
Nov 15–17, 2024 Finland 2024 Finlandia Trophy 12 57.28 11 108.97 11 166.25
Nov 20–24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 11 62.37 9 123.16 11 185.53

Junior level

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Results in the 2002–03 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 10–12, 2003 Finland 2003 Finnish Championships (Junior) – – – – 2 –
Results in the 2003–04 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 3–4, 2004 Finland 2004 Finnish Championships (Junior) – – – – 2 –
Feb 13–15, 2004 Sweden 2004 Nordic Championships (Junior) 1 – 3 – 3 3.5
Feb 29 – Mar 7, 2004 Netherlands 2004 World Junior Championships 29 – – (13) – 30 –
Results in the 2004–05 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 1–5, 2004 Hungary 2004 JGP Hungary 18 38.54 14 77.14 14 115.68
Oct 7–9, 2004 Germany 2004 JGP Germany 17 38.50 14 75.30 14 113.80
Dec 18–19, 2004 Finland 2005 Finnish Championships (Junior) 1 – 1 – 1 –
Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2005 Canada 2005 World Junior Championships 20 44.59 18 (10) 84.49 (78.22) 20 148.64
Results in the 2005–06 season [10]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2005 Bulgaria 2005 JGP Bulgaria 17 35.48 13 72.22 15 107.70
Oct 12–15, 2005 Poland 2005 JGP Poland 17 39.81 16 77.71 16 117.52
Feb 9–12, 2006 Denmark 2006 Nordic Championships (Junior) 1 47.20 2 78.90 2 126.10
Mar 6–12, 2006 Slovenia 2006 World Junior Championships 29 36.77 – (12) – (92.36) 27 –

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