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.
Juha Valkama | |
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![]() Huot & Valkama in 2003. | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Finland |
Born | (1979-09-26) September 26, 1979 (age 42) Turku, Finland |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Former partner | Jessica Huot |
Former coach | Dmitri Kazarlyga, G. Irving, Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karponosov |
Former choreographer | Dmitri Kazarlyga |
Skating club | HSK Helsinki |
Retired | 2004 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 114.25 2003 NHK Trophy |
Comp. dance | 23.92 2003 NHK Trophy |
Original dance | 31.32 2003 NHK Trophy |
Free dance | 59.01 2003 NHK Trophy |
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]
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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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 |
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Finnish champions in figure skating – Ice dancing | |
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