fullname country formerpartner birth_place height birth_date formercoach beganskating article_title name retired
valdis mintals estonia viktoria shklover ekaterina nekrassova tallinn , estonia 1.82 cm ft on 11 december 1979 gennadi belousovska krasnitski ludmila velikova i. kononova anna levandi klara 1984 valdis mintals
 valdis mintals 2002
valdis mintals

valdis mintals -lrb- born 11 december 1979 in tallinn -rrb- is an estonian pair skater .
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 .
