Matthias Versluis

Matthias Versluis

Versluis in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Finland
Born (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Genolier, Switzerland
Residence Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Partner Juulia Turkkila
Former coach Stefan Zins, Tiiu Valgemäe
Former choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo, Tamara Selin, Sergei Atashev, Maria McLean
Skating club Myllypuron taitoluisteluklubi
Training locations Espoo
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 149.66
2013 Junior Worlds
Short program 51.91
2013 JGP Belarus
Free skate 98.65
2013 Junior Worlds

Matthias Versluis (born 18 July 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. As a single skater, he is the 2014 Finnish national champion and competed in the free skate at two ISU Championships.

Career

Versluis competed at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships, qualifying for the free skate at both events.[1] He won the senior men's title at the 2014 Finnish Championships.[2] He was selected to compete at the 2014 European Championships but withdrew due to a knee injury, sustained in training on 9 January 2014.[3]

On 1 April 2016, the Finnish Figure Skating Association reported that Versluis had teamed up with Juulia Turkkila to compete in ice dancing.[4] 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

Versluis at the 2012 Junior World Championships

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2013–14
[5]
  • Infiltrado
    by Bajofondo
  • Grand Guignol
    by Bajofondo
2012–13
[6]
  • Infiltrado
    by Bajofondo
  • Grand Guignol
    by Bajofondo
2011–12
[7]
  • Two Weeks Notice
    by John Powell
2009–10
[8]
2008–09
[9]
  • Primavera Tango
    by Antonio Vivaldi
  • Concerto in E major, Op 8
    La Primavera III Allegro
    by Antonio Vivaldi

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Turkkila

International[10]
Event 2016–17
CS Tallinn Trophy 13th
Winter Universiade 8th
Bavarian Open 11th
NRW Trophy 6th
National
Finnish Championships 2nd
TBD = Assigned

Single skating

International[1]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Europeans WD
CS Finlandia 11th
CS Golden Spin 20th
CS Nepela Trophy 6th
Challenge Cup 7th
Finlandia Trophy 14th 12th 10th
Golden Bear 1st
Lombardia Trophy 4th
Nordics 5th 8th 4th
NRW Trophy 23rd 7th 16th
Printemps 5th
Volvo Open Cup 13th
International: Junior or novice[1]
Junior Worlds 21st 19th
JGP Austria 13th
JGP Belarus 9th
JGP Czech Rep. 20th
JGP Estonia 12th
JGP Germany 11th
JGP Latvia 17th
JGP Poland 9th
JGP U.K. 11th
Challenge Cup 7th J
Cup of Nice 14th J
EYOF 4th J
Gardena 5th J
Nordics 1st N 3rd J 5th J
NRW Trophy 3rd J 2nd J
Copenhagen 1st N
Warsaw Cup 1st N
National[1]
Finnish Champ. 3rd J 4th J 2nd J 5th J 1st J 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Matthias VERSLUIS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Pusa, Ari (16 December 2013). "Matthias Versluis taitoluistelumestari ennätyspistein" [Matthias Versluis wins national title with record score]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
  3. ↑ "Versluis loukkaantui - EM-kisat jäävät väliin" [Versluis injured, out of European Championships] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Suomen Tietotoimisto. 11 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Juulia Turkkila ja Matthias Versluis jäätanssipariksi" [Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis team up for ice dancing] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 1 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Matthias VERSLUIS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Matthias VERSLUIS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Matthias VERSLUIS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Matthias VERSLUIS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "Matthias VERSLUIS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Competition Results: Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS". International Skating Union.
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