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.

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, where they finished in 11th place.

Yuka Orihara

From 2018 to 2019, Orihara skated with Lee Royer for Canada. They placed 5th on the junior level at 2019 Canadian championships.

Yuka Orihara

Orihara teamed up with Juho Pirinen to represent Finland, making their international debut at the Lombardia Trophy in September 2019.

Yuka Orihara

Programs

With Pirinen

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Ice dance with Pirinen for Finland

Ice dance with Royer for Canada

Ice dance with Mori for Japan

Women's singles for Japan

References

External links

Japanese female ice dancers

Finnish female ice dancers

Sportspeople from Tokyo

2000 births

Living people

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Finland