Juha Valkama
Huot & Valkama in 2003.
Born (1979-09-26) September 26, 1979
Turku, Finland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
Skating clubHSK Helsinki
Retired2004

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
2003–04
[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
2002–03
[3][6]
  • 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
2001–02
[7]
  • Fantaisie-Impromptu
    by Frédéric Chopin
2000–01
[8]

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Huot

International[9]
Event 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04
Worlds26th21st28th
Europeans21st20th18th
GP Cup of Russia12th
GP NHK Trophy12th
Finlandia Trophy5th7th
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds27th20th
JGP China7th
JGP Mexico6th
JGP Sweden16th
National[9]
Finnish Champ.1st J1st J1st1st1st
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 "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. 1 2 3 "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
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