Juho Pirinen (born 2 November 1995) is a Finnish ice dancer. With his current partner, Yuka Orihara, he is the 2019–20 Finnish national champion and a three-time Finnish national silver medalist (2021–24).[1]
| Juho Pirinen | |
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 Orihara/Pirinen performing their rhythm dance at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | |
| Born | November 2, 1995 Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Hometown | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Partner | Yuka Orihara (since 2019) Monica Lindfors (2016–2018) |
| Coach | Maurizio Margaglio Neil Brown |
| Skating club | Helsinki FSC |
| Began skating | 2004 |
With former partner Monica Lindfors, he is the 2016–17 Finnish national junior champion and the 2017–18 Finnish national bronze medalist.[2]
Personal life
editPirinen was born on November 2, 1995 in Lappeenranta, Finland. In addition to figure skating, he enjoys photography and hiking.[3]
Career
editEarly career
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Pirinen began figure skating in 2004. From 2007 to 2016, he competed as a singles skater and was a five-time Finnish junior national medalist, winning three silver medals and two bronze medals. He also competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, where he finished thirty-third.[4]
Following the end of his singles skating career, Pirinen decided to team up with Monica Lindfors and compete in the ice dance discipline. Coached by former Italian ice dancer, Maurizio Margaglio, in Helsinki, the duo won the 2016–17 Finnish Junior Championships, finished nineteenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and won bronze at the 2017–18 Finnish Junior Championships on the senior level. Their partnership would dissolve following the 2017–18 figure skating season.[2][5]
Partnership with Orihara
edit2019–20 season
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In spring 2019, Pirinen's coach Maurizio Margaglio, contacted Canadian ice dance coaches, Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe, upon learning that their student, Japanese ice dancer, Yuka Orihara's previous partnership had recently dissolved. Margaglio requested that Orihara travel to Helsinki to have a try-out with Pirinen. Orihara agreed to this request and following a successful tryout, she soon moved to Finland to train with Pirinen.[6][7]
Deciding to represent Finland, the duo made their international debut at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy, where they finished eleventh. They then continued competing on the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup and seventh at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy.[8] Orihara/Pirinen would also win bronze at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup and the 2019 Santa Claus Cup.[1]
With top Finnish ice dancing team, Turkkila/Versluis not competing at the 2019–20 Finnish Championships, Orihara/Pirinen won the event by over forty points.[9]
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.[8][1]
2020–21 season
editAlthough Orihara/Pirinen were assigned to make their Grand Prix series debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
The duo would not compete for the rest of the season.[1]
2021–22 season
editCompeting on the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, Orihara/Pirinen finished fifteenth at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy and twelfth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. They would follow it up with a fourth-place finish and a gold medal at the 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and the 2021 NRW Trophy, respectively.[8][1]
In December, Orihara/Pirinen won the silver medal at the 2021–22 Finnish Championships. They would end their season with another silver medal at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.[1]
2022–23 season
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Beginning their season on the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, Orihara/Pirinen placed fourth at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial and sixth at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. They subsequently finished fourth at the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[8][1]
Debuting on the 2022–23 Grand Prix series, the duo finished eighth at the 2022 NHK Trophy and seventh at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.[8][1]
In December, they won their second consecutive silver medal at the 2022–23 Finnish Championships. Orihara/Pirinen would then end their season by winning silver at the 2022 Bavarian Open and bronze at the 2022 International Challenge Cup.[8][1]
2023–24 season
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Orihara/Pirinen started the season by competing 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, finishing sixth at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial and at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. They subsequently took gold at the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup.[8][1]
Going on to compete at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, Orihara/Pirinen finished sixth. They then won silver at the 2023–24 Finnish Championships. Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, the duo finished tenth.[8][1]
With Finland having two berths for ice dance at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Orihara/Pirinen would make their World Championship debut in March, coming in sixteenth place.[11][8]
2024–25 season
editOrihara/Pirinen began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fourth at both the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy and the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they finished sixth at the 2024 NHK Trophy and the 2024 Finlandia Trophy.[8]
Programs
editIce dance with Orihara
edit| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [12] |
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| 2023–2024 [3] |
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| 2022–2023 [13] |
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| 2021–2022 [14] |
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| 2020–2021 [15] |
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| 2019–2020 [16] |
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Ice dance with Lindfors
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–2018 |
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| 2016–2017 [17] |
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Competitive highlights
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With Orihara
edit| International[8][1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Worlds | 16th | |||||
| Europeans | 18th | 10th | ||||
| GP Finland | 7th | 6th | 6th | |||
| GP France | C | |||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | 6th | ||||
| CS Budapest | 4th | |||||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | WD | |||||
| CS Finlandia | 7th | 12th | 6th | 6th | ||
| CS Lombardia | 11th | 15th | ||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 5th | 4th | 6th | |||
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | 4th | 4th | 4th | |||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Egna Trophy | 5th | |||||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 1st | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 3rd | |||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | |||||
| National[8][1] | ||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st | C | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
With Lindfors
edit| International[5][2] | ||
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| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 14th | |
| Bavarian Open | 7th | |
| Egna Trophy | 8th | |
| International: Junior[5][2] | ||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | |
| Bavarian Open | 14th | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 12th | |
| NRW Trophy | 18th | |
| National[5][2] | ||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st J. | 3rd |
Men's singles
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[4] | |||||||
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| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
| Cup of Tyrol | 5th | ||||||
| Nordic Championships | 7th | ||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 6th | ||||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 14th | ||||||
| International: Junior[4] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 33th | ||||||
| JGP Latvia | 20th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 20th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 7th | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | 7th | 2nd | |||||
| Cup of Tyrol | |||||||
| Nordic Championships | 5th | 5th | 6th | ||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 2nd | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 5th | ||||||
| National[4] | |||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 7th | 3rd J | 2nd J | 2nd J | 2nd J | 3rd J | 7th |
Detailed results
editIce dance with Yuka Orihara
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 183.64 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 72.56 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy |
| TES | 41.40 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 31.35 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | |
| Free dance | TSS | 111.12 | 2024 European Championships |
| TES | 62.82 | 2024 European Championships | |
| PCS | 48.30 | 2024 European Championships |
ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.
| 2024–2025 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 8 72.56 |
6 111.08 |
6 183.64 |
| November 8–10, 2024 | 2024 NHK Trophy | 7 67.34 |
6 107.94 |
6 175.28 |
| October 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 71.24 |
3 109.24 |
4 180.48 |
| October 11–13, 2024 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | 5 70.25 |
4 108.25 |
4 178.50 |
| 2023–2024 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 17 68.66 |
16 107.33 |
16 175.99 |
| January 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 10 68.59 |
9 111.12 |
10 179.71 |
| December 10–14, 2023 | 2024 Finnish Championships | 2 75.80 |
2 110.47 |
2 186.27 |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 7 69.52 |
6 107.21 |
6 176.73 |
| October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Mezzaluna Cup | 1 73.76 |
1 115.25 |
1 189.01 |
| October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 6 67.93 |
4 106.80 |
6 174.73 |
| September 28–30, 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | 7 65.62 |
6 105.91 |
6 171.53 |
| 2022–2023 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 3 69.06 |
2 108.11 |
3 177.17 |
| January 31–February 5, 2023 | 2023 Bavarian Open | 2 72.52 |
3 105.37 |
2 177.89 |
| December 16–18, 2022 | 2023 Finnish Championships | 2 74.73 |
2 106.44 |
2 181.17 |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | 8 69.13 |
6 104.04 |
7 173.17 |
| November 18–20, 2022 | 2022 NHK Trophy | 9 66.47 |
8 101.98 |
8 168.45 |
| October 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 64.50 |
4 96.16 |
4 160.66 |
| October 5–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 6 68.81 |
6 101.36 |
6 170.17 |
| September 29–October 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 4 62.34 |
3 102.98 |
4 165.32 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 24–27, 2022 | 2022 International Challenge Cup | 2 65.31 |
2 104.08 |
2 169.39 |
| December 17–19, 2021 | 2022 Finnish Championships | 2 70.69 |
2 105.63 |
2 176.32 |
| November 18–21, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 6 71.56 |
5 105.21 |
5 176.77 |
| November 4–7, 2021 | 2021 NRW Trophy | 3 60.79 |
1 102.20 |
1 162.99 |
| October 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 62.84 |
6 92.38 |
4 155.22 |
| October 7–10, 2021 | 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | 13 61.18 |
12 97.33 |
12 158.51 |
| September 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 15 57.98 |
16 86.82 |
15 144.80 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 7–9, 2020 | 2020 Egna Dance Trophy | 5 70.76 |
6 97.99 |
5 168.75 |
| January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 16 64.49 |
19 91.59 |
18 156.08 |
| December 2–8, 2019 | 2019 Finnish Championships | 1 70.15 |
1 102.75 |
1 172.90 |
| December 2–8, 2019 | 2019 Santa Claus Cup | 2 70.16 |
5 96.42 |
3 166.58 |
| November 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 3 67.48 |
3 96.86 |
3 164.37 |
| October 11–13, 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 7 62.19 |
7 95.53 |
7 157.72 |
| September 19–21, 2019 | 2019 CS Nepela Memorial | 5 67.01 |
6 99.92 |
5 166.93 |
| September 13–15, 2019 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 11 57.94 |
10 90.54 |
11 148.48 |
References
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External links
edit- Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen at the International Skating Union
- Yuka Orihara/Juho Pirinen at SkatingScores.com
- Monica Lindfors / Juho Pirinen at the International Skating Union
- Monica Lindfors/Juho Pirinen at SkatingScores.com
- Juho Pirinen on Instagram