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Elina Virtaala
Curler
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Born (1965-11-29) November 29, 1965 (age 58)
Team
Curling clubJoensuun Curling Ry[1]
Curling career
Member Association Finland
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		1 (2019)
European Championship
appearances		2 (2018, 2019)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Medal record
Curling
Finnish Women's Championship[2]
Silver medal – second place 2016
Silver medal – second place 2018
Silver medal – second place 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2014
Bronze medal – third place 2015
Bronze medal – third place 2017
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lohja

Elina Virtaala (born November 29, 1965) is a Finnish curler and curling coach.[3]

Teams

Women's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2013–14 Anne Malmi Sari Auvinen Tuire Autio Johanna Virsu Elina Virtaala FWCC 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014–15 Anne Malmi Elina Virtaala Tuire Autio Sari Auvinen Johanna Virsu,
Kati Tahvanainen		 Anne Malmi FWCC 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015–16 Mari Wickström Janina Lindström Jenny Scott Ulla Sten Elina Virtaala Peter Lindström FWCC 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016–17 Mari Hansen Janina Lindström Riikka Louhivuori Moa Norell Ulla Sten,
Elina Virtaala		 Sunkan Sundqvist FWCC 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mari Hansen Janina Lindström Riikka Louhivuori Elina Virtaala Sunkan Sundqvist FSCC 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mari Hansen Janina Lindström Riikka Louhivuori Elina Virtaala FSCC 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elina Virtaala Laura Kitti Janina Lindström Riikka Louhivuori Ulla Österlund FSCC 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elina Virtaala Janina Lindström Riikka Louhivuori Minna Sallinen Tiina Suuripää FSCC 2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–20 Hermanni Hakanpää Eila Ilmakangas Valtteri Kinnunen Elina Virtaala FMxCC 2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Mixed doubles

Season Male Female Coach Events
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)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year Tournament, event National team Place
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

References

  1. ^ Joensuun Curling Ry | Curling.fi
  2. ^ Finnish Women's Championships league / Finnish Cup - Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi
  3. ^ Virtaala, Elina | Curling.fi
  4. ^ Elin Virtaala | WCF Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (wrong 2nd profile, name "Elin")


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