Valdis Mintals
Encyclopedia
Valdis Mintals is an Estonia
n figure skater who competed in both single skating
and pair skating
.
With partner Ekaterina Nekrassova
, he is a multiple Estonian national champion
. They competed many times at the World Figure Skating Championships
, the European Figure Skating Championships
, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships
. That partnership ended in 1998.
From 1998 through 2002, he 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 European Figure Skating Championships
and 2001 European Figure Skating Championships
.
He turned professional in 2002. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he toured professionally in ice shows and ice theater.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n figure skater who competed in both single skating
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
and pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
.
With partner Ekaterina Nekrassova
Ekaterina Nekrassova
Ekaterina Nekrassova is an Estonian retired pair skater. With partner Valdis Mintals, she is a multiple Estonian national champion. They competed many times at the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. That...
, he is a multiple Estonian national champion
Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The Estonian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Estonia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. They were first held in Tallinn in 1917 in the...
. They competed many times at the World Figure Skating Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
, the European Figure Skating Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...
. That partnership ended in 1998.
From 1998 through 2002, he competed with Viktoria Shklover
Viktoria Shklover
Viktoria Shklover is an Estonian pair skater.Early in her career, she competed with Aleksandr Bulogin. From 1998 through 2002, she competed with Valdis Mintals. They were the 1998-2002 Estonian national champions...
. 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 European Figure Skating Championships
2000 European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
and 2001 European Figure Skating Championships
2001 European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
.
He turned professional in 2002. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he toured professionally in ice shows and ice theater.