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Yuka Orihara

Yuka Orihara is a Japanese ice dancer who competes for Finland. With her current partner, Juho Pirinen, she is the 2019–20 Finnish national champion and a five-time Finnish national silver medalist (2022–26).

Personal life
Orihara was born on June 26, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. Shoma Uno, Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, and Marin Honda. Orihara originally competed under the name Yuka Kito (紀藤 裕香, Kito Yuka) before deciding to compete under her mother's last name in 2016. In 2019, Orihara graduated from Renaissance High School in Daigo, Ibaraki, Japan. She is multilingual and able to speak Japanese, English, and Finnish. == Career ==
Career
Early career Orihara began figure skating in 2006 at the age of six. While skating for Japan, she represented Musashino Senior High School. Selected to compete at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, the duo came in eighteenth place. They then closed their season with a fifth-place finish at the 2020 Egna Dance Trophy. The duo would not compete for the rest of the season. 2025–26 season In August, it was announced that Orihara/Pirinen would not be able to participate at the 2026 Winter Olympics due to Orihara not yet obtaining Finnish citizenship. They opened the season by placing sixth at the 2025 CS Nepela Memorial and winning gold at the 2025 Mezzaluna Cup. Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, placing eighth at the 2025 NHK Trophy and seventh at the 2025 Finlandia Trophy. The following month, they finished twelfth at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. == Programs ==
Programs
Ice dance with Juho Pirinen ==Competitive highlights==
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Juho Pirinen for Finland Ice dance with Lee Royer for Canada Ice dance with Kanata Mori for Japan Women's singles for Japan == Detailed results ==
Detailed results
Ice dance with Juho Pirinen == References ==
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