Juha Valkama

Juha Valkama

Huot & Valkama in 2003.
Personal information
Country represented Finland
Born (1979-09-26) September 26, 1979
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

Juha S. Valkama[1] (born September 26, 1979 in Turku)[2] is a Finnish retired ice dancer. He teamed up with Jessica Huot in 1999.[3][4] They are the 2002-2004 Finnish national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 18th at the 2004 European Championships.

Valkama graduated from high school in Finland and then moved to Delaware in the United States.[4] He later graduated from MIT.[4]

Programs

(with Huot)

Season Original dance Free dance
2003–2004
[2][5]
  • Shout and Feel It
    (from Swing Kids)
    by C. Basie
  • This Business of Love
    (from The Mask)
  • Shout and Feel It
    (from Swing Kids)
    by C. Basie
  • Since I've Been Loving You
    by Jones
  • Rip It Up
    by Little Richard
2002–2003
[6][3]
  • Galop from Moskva Cheriomushki
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
    The Residentie Orchestra The Hague
  • Waltz 2, Jazz Suite No. 2
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Galop from Moskva Cheriomushki
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
    The Residentie Orchestra The Hague
2001–2002
[7]
  • Fantaisie-Impromptu
    by Frédéric Chopin
2000–2001
[8]

Results

(with Huot)

Results[2]
International
Event 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Worlds 26th 21st 28th
Europeans 21st 20th 18th
GP Cup of Russia 12th
GP NHK Trophy 12th
Finlandia Trophy 5th 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 27th 20th
JGP China 7th
JGP Mexico 6th
JGP Sweden 16th
National
Finnish Champ. 1st J. 1st J. 1st 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2004.
  3. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (August 13, 2002). "Finnish Dancers Perform Well in First Senior Season". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006.
  4. 1 2 3 Karagianis, Liz (April 9, 2003). "World-class ice dancers grace campus". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003.
  6. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
  7. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.
  8. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.

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