Yuka Orihara
Yuka Orihara (born 26 June 2000) is a Japanese ice dancer who competes for Finland. With her current partner, Juho Pirinen, she is the 2019–20 Finnish national champion. [1]
| Yuka Orihara | |
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 Orihara and Pirinen in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | 折原 裕香 |
| Country represented |  Finland |
| Former country(ies) represented | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada Japan |
| Born | June 26, 2000 Tokyo, Japan |
| Home town | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Partner | Juho Pirinen |
| Former partner | Lee Royer, Kanata Mori |
| Coach | Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown |
| Former coach | Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe |
| Choreographer | Neil Brown, Luca Lanotte, Matteo Zanni |
| Former choreographer | Paola Mezzadri, Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe |
| Skating club | Helsinki FSC |
| Training locations | Helsinki |
| Former training locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Began skating | 2006 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 176.77 2021 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short dance | 71.56 2021 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free dance | 105.21 2021 CS Warsaw Cup |
Career
Orihara was born on 26 June 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. She formerly competed for Japan with Kanata Mori, placing 4th at the 2017-18 Japan national championships. They were assigned to the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup,[2] where they finished in 11th place.
From 2018 to 2019, Orihara skated with Lee Royer for Canada.[3] They placed 5th on the junior level at 2019 Canadian championships.
Orihara teamed up with Juho Pirinen to represent Finland, making their international debut at the Lombardia Trophy in September 2019.
Programs
With Pirinen
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2022–2023 [4] |
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| 2021–2022 [5] |
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| 2020–2021 [6] |
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| 2019–2020 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With Pirinen
| International | ||||
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| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| Europeans | 18th | |||
| GP Finland | 7th | |||
| GP France | C | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | |||
| CS Finlandia | 7th | 12th | 6th | |
| CS Lombardia | 11th | 15th | ||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 5th | 4th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | |||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Cup of Nice | 4th | 4th | ||
| Egna Trophy | 5th | |||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 3rd | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | |||
| National | ||||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st | C | 2nd | 2nd |
| TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled | ||||
With Royer
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 |
| Canadian Champ. | 5th J |
| J = Junior | |
With Mori
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Mentor Toruń Cup | 11th | |
| National | ||
| Japan Champ. | 2nd J | 4th |
| J = Junior | ||
References
- "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020.
- "Mentor Toruń Cup 2018 Senior Ice Dance". Polish Figure Skating Association.
- "Profile – Yuka Orihara & Lee Royer". ice-dance.com.
- "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022.
- "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022.
- "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
- "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
External links
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