Matthias VERSLUIS

Finland

Figure Skating

Date of Birth: 18 Jul 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GENOLIER

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: HELSINKI

Residence Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Figure Skating	Ice Dance FIN TURKKILA Juulia / VERSLUIS Matthias	15

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Ice Dance - Free Dance	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
16	Ice Dance	2019	Saitama, JPN
21	Ice Dance	2021	Stockholm, SWE

European Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Ice Dance	2019	Minsk, BLR

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
19	Men Single Skating	2013	Milan, ITA
21	Men Single Skating	2012	Minsk, BLR

Grand Prix
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Ice Dance	2018/19	Helsinki, FIN
7	Ice Dance	2021/22	Grenoble, FRA

Hobbies:

Playing the guitar, dancing. (isuresults.com)

Occupation:

University student.

Education:

Started to study physiotherapy in 2016, but took a break as it was not possible to combine it with his skating career. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

Family:

Father, Frank. Mother, Maria-Christina. Brothers, Johan and Kilian.

Languages spoken:

Finnish, English, French

Club name:

Helsingin Luistelijat

Coach:

Maurizio Margaglio (ITA)
Neil Brown (FRA)

Sporting relatives:

Brother Johan and father Frank (Athletics): Were competitive runners.

Debut:

2016 NRW Trophy Ice Dance (Ice dance - 6th)
2011 Finlandia Trophy (Single skating - 14th)

Injuries:

December 2013: Knee injury two weeks before the 2014 European Championships and had to withdraw from the competition. Recovery from his surgery took two months. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)

Choreographer:

Pasquale Camerlengo (ITA)
Maurizio Margaglio (ITA)
Neil Brown (FRA)
Luca Lanotte (ITA)
Sini Parkkinen (FIN)

National team:

2008

Start:

2002

Reason:

Was a very active child and loved to skate on outdoor ice and his mother put him into a skating school. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

Ambition:

To compete until the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

To finish his studies as a physiotherapist and to continue working in the skating world in some way. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)

Training:

Trains at the Pirkkola Ice Rink in Helsinki with his partner. (california18.com, 5 Oct 2021)

Memorable:

Securing the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games quota place by winning the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Being the first Finnish ice dance couple to compete at the Winter Olympic Games since Susanna Rahkamo/Petri Kokko, who finished fourth in 1994. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

Hero:

Ice dancer Scott Moir (CAN), three-time Olympic champion, three-time World champion.

Ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), 2018 Olympic silver medallists, four-time World champions. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

Influence:

His parents. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

Philosophy:

"Keep your heart warm and your head cool." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

General Interest

SINGLE SKATER
Competed in singles at the international level until 2016 and won the national title in 2014.

FROM SINGLES TO ICE DANCE
Had tried out ice dance before Turkkila contacted him, but stayed in single skating until she reached out to him. "When Juulia messaged me, I thought immediately that we could have a great potential as a couple." They teamed up in March 2016. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2021)

FROM SWITZERLAND TO FINLAND
Was born to a Finnish mother and Dutch father who lived in Switzerland. The family moved to Finland when he was a few months old. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)

Milestones

First Finnish ice dance couple to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games since Lillehammer 1994 when Susanna Rahkamo and Petri Kokko finished fourth behind Britons Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in bronze. It was the same year that he was born.

Competed at two World Championships (2019, 2021) and the 2019 European Championships where his top result with Turkkila is 11th.

SINGLES
In two World Junior Championships appearances (2012, 2013), his top finish is 19th in 2013.

Won the singles at the 2016 Golden Bear, was fourth at the 2016 Lombardia Trophy and Nordic Championships and won the 2014 national championships (2011 junior champion).

ISU JGP Czech Skate 2008 (International junior debut - Single skating - 20th)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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