Valdis Mintals

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Valdis Mintals
Full nameValdis Mintals
Born (1979-12-11) 11 December 1979 (age 44)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Estonia
Skating clubFSC Medal, Tallinn
Began skating1984
Retired2002

Valdis Mintals (born 11 December 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pair skater.

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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]
2000–2001
[4]

Results

With Shklover

Results [3] [4] [5]
International
Event1998–19991999–20002000–20012001–2002
World Championships 17th19th17th
European Championships 10th10th11th
GP Trophée Lalique 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th6th6th
Skate Israel 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 10th9th
JGP Final 4th
JGP France 2nd3rd
JGP Hungary 7th
JGP Poland 6th
JGP Netherlands 2nd
JGP Sweden 1st
Tallinn Cup 3rd
National
Estonian Championships 1st1st1st1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Nekrassova

Results [4] [6]
International
Event1995–19961996–19971997–1998
World Championships 22nd20th23rd
European Championships 17th15th13th
Intern. St. Gervais 9th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 7th
Nebelhorn Trophy 8th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 18th14th
Blue Swords 14th
National
Estonian Championships 1st1st

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