Valdis Mintals
| Valdis Mintals | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Valdis Mintals |
| Country represented | Estonia |
| Born | 11 December 1979 Tallinn, Estonia |
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| Former partner | Viktoria Shklover Ekaterina Nekrassova |
| Former coach | Gennadi Krasnitski Ludmila Velikova I. Kononova Anna Levandi Klara Belousovska |
| Skating club | FSC Medal, Tallinn |
| Began skating | 1984 |
| Retired | 2002 |
Valdis Mintals (born 11 December 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pair skater.
With partner Ekaterina Nekrassova, he is a multiple Estonian national champion. They competed at the World, European, and World Junior Championships before ending their partnership in 1998.
From 1998 through 2002, Mintals competed with Viktoria Shklover. They were the 1998-2002 Estonian national champions. They competed twice at the World Junior Championships, and three times at the World and European Championships. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 10th at the 2000 and 2001 European Championships.
Early in his career, Mintals competed in single skating.
Following his retirement in 2002 from competitive skating, Mintals performed in touring ice shows and ice theater.[1][2]
Programs
(with Shklover)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 [3] |
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| 2000–2001 [4] |
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Results
With Shklover
| Results[3][4][5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 | 2001–2002 |
| World Championships | 17th | 19th | 17th | |
| European Championships | 10th | 10th | 11th | |
| GP Trophée Lalique | 9th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | 6th | 6th | |
| Skate Israel | 7th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | 9th | ||
| JGP Final | 4th | |||
| JGP France | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| JGP Hungary | 7th | |||
| JGP Poland | 6th | |||
| JGP Netherlands | 2nd | |||
| JGP Sweden | 1st | |||
| Tallinn Cup | 3rd | |||
| National | ||||
| Estonian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | ||||
With Nekrassova
| Results[4][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||
| Event | 1995–1996 | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 |
| World Championships | 22nd | 20th | 23rd |
| European Championships | 17th | 15th | 13th |
| Intern. St. Gervais | 9th | ||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 7th | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | ||
| International: Junior | |||
| Junior Worlds | 18th | 14th | |
| Blue Swords | 14th | ||
| National | |||
| Estonian Championships | 1st | 1st | |
References
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