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| Born | 29 November 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Joensuun Curling Ry [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 2 (2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elina Virtaala (born 29 November 1965) is a Finnish curler and curling coach. [3]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2013–14 | Anne Malmi | Sari Auvinen | Tuire Autio | Johanna Virsu | Elina Virtaala | FWCC 2014  | |
| 2014–15 | Anne Malmi | Elina Virtaala | Tuire Autio | Sari Auvinen | Johanna Virsu, Kati Tahvanainen | Anne Malmi | FWCC 2015 |
| 2015–16 | Mari Wickström | Janina Lindström | Jenny Scott | Ulla Sten | Elina Virtaala | Peter Lindström | FWCC 2016  |
| 2016–17 | Mari Hansen | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Moa Norell | Ulla Sten, Elina Virtaala | Sunkan Sundqvist | FWCC 2017 |
| Mari Hansen | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Elina Virtaala | Sunkan Sundqvist | FSCC 2017  | ||
| Elina Virtaala (fourth) | Mari Hansen (skip) | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Kirsti Kauste | Matti Virtaala | WSCC 2017 (9th) | |
| 2017–18 | Mari Hansen | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Ulla Sten | Elina Virtaala | FWCC 2018 | |
| Mari Hansen | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Elina Virtaala | FSCC 2018 | |||
| Elina Virtaala (fourth) | Mari Hansen (skip) | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Kirsti Kauste | Peter Lindström | WSCC 2018 (5th) | |
| 2018–19 | Oona Kauste | Eszter Juhász | Maija Salmiovirta | Lotta Immonen | Elina Virtaala | Aku Kauste | ECC 2018 (9th) |
| Elina Virtaala | Mari Hansen | Janina Lindström | Ulla Sten | Ulla Österlund | FWCC 2019 | ||
| Elina Virtaala | Laura Kitti | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Ulla Österlund | FSCC 2019 | ||
| Mari Hansen | Janina Lindström | Laura Kitti | Riikka Louhivuori | Elina Virtaala | Matti Virtaala | WSCC 2019 (8th) | |
| 2019–20 | Elina Virtaala | Miia Turto | Janina Lindström | Tuuli Rissanen | Katja Kiiskinen | ECC 2019 (16th) | |
| Elina Virtaala | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Tiina Suuripää | FWCC 2020 | |||
| Elina Virtaala | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Minna Sallinen | Tiina Suuripää | FSCC 2020 |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2009–10 | Kai Pahl | Elina Virtaala | Matti Virtaala | Helena Pahl | FMxCC 2010 (7th) |
| 2011–12 | Kari Keränen | Jaakko Lemettinen | Minna Soikkeli | Elina Virtaala | FMxCC 2012 (5th) |
| 2014–15 | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Johanna Pyyhtiä | Paavo Kuosmanen | Elina Virtaala | FMxCC 2015 (5th) |
| 2017–18 | Mikko Saastamoinen | Ville Kärkkäinen | Ulla Sten | Elina Virtaala | FMxCC 2018 |
| 2019–20 | Hermanni Hakanpää | Eila Ilmakangas | Valtteri Kinnunen | Elina Virtaala | FMxCC 2020 |
| Season | Male | Female | Coach | Events |
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| 2010–11 | Matti Virtaala | Elina Virtaala | FMDCC 2011 (7th) | |
| 2011–12 | Matti Virtaala | Elina Virtaala | FMDCC 2012 (9th) | |
| 2012–13 | Veli-Pekka Vähäla | Elina Virtaala | FMDCC 2013 (12th) | |
| 2018–19 | Tomi Rantamäki | Elina Virtaala | Iikko Saentti (WMDCC) | FMDCC 2019 (4th) WMDCC 2019 (9th) |
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2013 | 2013 World Senior Curling Championships | Finland (senior men) | 8 [4] |
| 2015 | 2015 World Senior Curling Championships | Finland (senior men) | 11 |
| 2016 | 2016 World Senior Curling Championships | Finland (senior men) | 11 |
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