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
Orihara and Pirinen in 2020
Personal information
Alternative names折原 裕香
Country represented Finland
Former country(ies) represented Canada
 Japan
Born (2000-06-26) June 26, 2000
Tokyo, Japan
Home townHelsinki, Finland
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
PartnerJuho Pirinen
Former partnerLee Royer, Kanata Mori
CoachMaurizio Margaglio
Former coachMegan Wing, Aaron Lowe
ChoreographerPaola Mezzadri, Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe, N. Brown
Skating clubHelsinki FSC
Training locationsHelsinki, Vancouver, Canada
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total176.77
2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Short dance71.56
2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Free dance105.21
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
2021–2022
[4]
2020–2021
[5]
2019–2020
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

With Pirinen
International
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22
European Champ.18th
GP FranceC
CS Finlandia Trophy7th12th
CS Lombardia Trophy11th15th
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy5th
CS Warsaw Cup5th
Challenge Cup2nd
Cup of Nice4th
Egna Trophy5th
NRW Trophy1st
Santa Claus Cup3rd
Volvo Open Cup3rd
National
Finnish Championships1stC2nd
TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled

With Royer
National
Event 18–19
Canadian Championships5th J
J = Junior

With Mori
International
Event 16–17 17–18
Mentor Toruń Cup11th
National
Japan Championships2nd J4th
J = Junior

References
  1. "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020.
  2. "Mentor Toruń Cup 2018 Senior Ice Dance". Polish Figure Skating Association.
  3. "Profile – Yuka Orihara & Lee Royer". ice-dance.com.
  4. "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
  5. "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
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