Juho Pirinen

Juho Pirinen
Orihara/Pirinen performing their rhythm dance at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy
Born (1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 29)
Lappeenranta, Finland
HometownHelsinki, Finland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFinland Finland
PartnerYuka Orihara (since 2019)
Monica Lindfors (2016–2018)
CoachMaurizio Margaglio
Neil Brown
Skating clubHelsinki FSC
Began skating2004

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]

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

Pirinen was born on November 2, 1995 in Lappeenranta, Finland. In addition to figure skating, he enjoys photography and hiking.[3]

Career

Early career

Lindfors/Pirinen at the 2017 World Junior Championships

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

2019–20 season

Orihara/Pirinen performing their rhythm dance at the 2020 European Championships

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

Although 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]

Orihara and Pirinen at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy

2021–22 season

Competing 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

Orihara/Pirinen during their ending pose at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy

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

Orihara/Pirinen performing their free dance at the 2024 World Championships

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

Orihara/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

Ice dance with Orihara

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2024–2025
[12]
2023–2024
[3]
2022–2023
[13]
  • My Jolly Sailor Bold
    by Ashley Serena
  • We're Sinking
    by E. Shepherd Stevenson & Christopher Lloyd
    choreo. by Neil Brown, Luca Lanotte, Matteo Zanni
2021–2022
[14]
2020–2021
[15]
2019–2020
[16]

Ice dance with Lindfors

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
  • Sway
  • Me As Matado el Corazon
  • Samba
2016–2017
[17]

Competitive highlights

Orihara/Pirinen performing a spin during their free dance at the 2020 European Championships

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Orihara

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

International[5][2]
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

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
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

Ice dance with Yuka Orihara

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [1]
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

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