Juulia Turkkila

Juulia Turkkila
Turkkila at the 2011 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Finland
Born	(1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 Helsinki, Finland
Residence	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Partner	Matthias Versluis
Former coach	Tarja Sipilä, Tilu Valgemäe
Former choreographer	Shae Zukiwsky, Maria McLean, Igor Lutikov, Olga Tkachenko, Pirjo Kuha
Skating club	Helsingin Luistelijat
Training locations	Helsinki
Began skating	2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	140.31 2014 European Championships
Short program	52.57 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate	90.98 2011 World Championships

Juulia Turkkila (born 3 November 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. As a single skater, she is the 2012 Nordic champion and 2014 Finnish national champion. She has reached the free skate at eight ISU Championships, achieving her best result, 12th, at the 2014 Europeans.^[1]

Personal life

Juulia Turkkila was born on 3 November 1994 in Helsinki, Finland.^[2]

Single skating career

As a single skater, Turkkila was coached by Tarja Sipilä at Helsingin Luistelijat figure skating club in Helsinki.^[2]

2010–11 season

During the 2010–11 season she placed 16th at the 2011 World Junior Championships, 15th at the 2011 European Championships, and 20th at the 2011 World Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2011 Nordics.

2011–12 season

Turkkila at the 2012 Worlds

Turkkila won the silver medal at the 2012 Finnish Championships, behind Kiira Korpi. She placed 17th at the 2012 European Championships, 19th at the 2012 World Junior Championships, and 18th at the 2012 World Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Nordics.

2012–13 season

Turkkila placed 6th at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy, and 9th at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. She won the silver medal at the 2013 Finnish Championships, again finishing second to Kiira Korpi. She was 17th at the 2013 European Championships but was eliminated from the 2013 World Championships after placing 31st in the short program.

2013–14 season

Turkkila placed 7th at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy, and 14th at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. She won the gold medal at the 2014 Finnish Championships. She was 12th at the 2014 European Championships, her best result at the Europeans this far. She did not reach the final at the 2014 World Championships, placing 29th in the short program.

2014–15 season

Turkkila participated at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy where she placed 7th and at the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she placed 6th. On 22 October 2014, it was reported that she had a season-ending injury.^[3]

2015–16 season

Turkkila returned to competition in 2015, placing 5th at the Lombardia Trophy. She was 10th at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy and 14th at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. In December 2015, Turkkila won the bronze medal at the Finnish Championships. On 20 January 2016, the Finnish Figure Skating Association reported that her season was over due to a groin strain.^[4]

Ice dancing career

On 1 April 2016, the Finnish Figure Skating Association reported that Turkkila had teamed up with Matthias Versluis to compete in ice dancing.^[5] They competed at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy where they placed 13th, and the 2016 NRW Trophy, where they placed 6th. At the 2017 Finnish Championships Turkkila/Versluis took the silver medal behind Cecilia Törn / Jussiville Partanen.

Programs

Turkkila at the 2012 World Championships

Single skating

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Versluis

Single skating

References

External links

Media related to Juulia Turkkila at Wikimedia Commons

• Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis at the International Skating Union
• Juulia Turkkila at the International Skating Union
• Juulia Turkkila at Tracings