Juha Valkama
Finnish ice dancer
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)Juha S. Valkama[1] (born September 26, 1979, in Turku)[2] is a Finnish former competitive ice dancer. He teamed up with Jessica Huot in 1999.[3][4] They are the 2002–04 Finnish national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 18th at the 2004 Europeans in Budapest, Hungary.
Valkama graduated from high school in Finland and then moved to Delaware in the United States.[4] He later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[4]
Programs
With Huot
Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2003–04 [2][5] |
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2002–03 [3][6] |
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2001–02 [7] |
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2000–01 [8] |
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Results
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Huot
International[9] | |||||
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Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 |
Worlds | 26th | 21st | 28th | ||
Europeans | 21st | 20th | 18th | ||
GP Cup of Russia | 12th | ||||
GP NHK Trophy | 12th | ||||
Finlandia Trophy | 5th | 7th | |||
International: Junior[9] | |||||
Junior Worlds | 27th | 20th | |||
JGP China | 7th | ||||
JGP Mexico | 6th | ||||
JGP Sweden | 16th | ||||
National[9] | |||||
Finnish Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | 1st | 1st |
J = Junior level |
References
- ^ Conte, Michaelangelo (March 14, 2012). "Former figure skating star charged with DWI in Downtown Jersey City crash caught on video". The Jersey Journal. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2004.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Mittan, Barry (August 13, 2002). "Finnish Dancers Perform Well in First Senior Season". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006.
- ^ a b c Karagianis, Liz (April 9, 2003). "World-class ice dancers grace campus". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
- ^ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juha Valkama.
- Jessica Huot / Juha Valkama at the International Skating Union
- Ice Dance.com profile
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- 1984–1985: Virpi Kunnas / Petri Kokko
- 1986: Susanna Peltola / Kim Jacobson
- 1987–1991: Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko
- 1992: Katri Uski / Juha Sasi
- 1993: Tuire Mattila / Toni Haahti
- 1994: Katri Kuusniemi / Juha Sasi
- 1995: Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko
- 1996: Katri Kuusniemi / Jamie Walker
- 1997: Maikki Uotila / Toni Mattila
- 1998: Maikki Uotila / Michel Bigras
- 1999: Pia-Maria Gustafsson / Antti Grönlund
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