Juho Pirinen

Finnish ice dancer

1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Figure skating careerCountry

FinlandPartnerYuka OriharaCoachMaurizio Margaglio, Neil BrownSkating clubHelsinki FSCBegan 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. With former partner Monica Lindfors he qualified to the free skate at the 2017 World Junior Championships.^[1]

Programs

With Orihara

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2023–2024 ^[2]	Like a Prayer Love Song Express Yourself by Madonna choreo. by Massimo Scali, Luca Lanotte, Nicolò Tacchetto, Sini Parkkinen	When You're Good to Mama performed by Queen Latifah Nowadays performed by Renée Zellweger Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag performed by Renée Zellweger & Catherine Zeta-Jones (from Chicago) by Fred Kander & John Ebb choreo. by Massimo Scali, Luca Lanotte, Nicolò Tacchetto, Sini Parkkinen
2022–2023 ^[3]	Cha Cha: I Like It Like That by Pete Rodriguez performed by The Blackout All-Stars Rhumba: Dancing with a Stranger by Sam Smith performed by Klaus Hallen Tanz Orchester Samba: La Percussion by Ottomix & Yano Samba: Instruction by Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don performed by DJ Ice choreo. by Neil Brown, Luca Lanotte, Matteo Zanni	My Jolly Sailor Bold by Ashley Serena We're Sinking by E. Shepherd Stevenson & Christopher Lloyd choreo. by Neil Brown, Luca Lanotte, Matteo Zanni	Mary Poppins by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
2021–2022 ^[4]	Blues: Lean on Me by Bill Withers performed by Glee cast (from Glee) Funk: Give Up the Funk by Parliament performed by Glee cast (from Glee)	Gabriel's Oboe (from The Mission) by Ennio Morricone
2020–2021 ^[5]	Quickstep: Overture Waltz: Trip a Little Light Fantastic performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda End Title Suite Overture (from Mary Poppins Returns) by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman	Gabriel's Oboe (from The Mission) by Ennio Morricone
2019–2020 ^[6]	Quickstep: Overture Waltz: Trip a Little Light Fantastic performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda End Title Suite Overture (from Mary Poppins Returns) by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman	Near Light by Ólafur Arnalds Waves by Dean Lewis

With Lindfors

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018	Sway Me As Matado el Corazon Samba	Notre-Dame de Paris
2016–2017 ^[1]	Tough Lover performed by Christina Aguilera	Amélie (soundtrack) by Yann Tiersen

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Orihara

International
Event	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24
Worlds					16th
Europeans	18th				10th
GP Finland				7th	6th
GP France		C
GP NHK Trophy				8th
CS Denis Ten Memorial					WD
CS Finlandia	7th		12th	6th	6th
CS Lombardia	11th		15th
CS Ondrej Nepela	5th			4th	6th
CS Warsaw Cup			5th
Bavarian Open				2nd
Challenge Cup			2nd	3rd
Cup of Nice			4th	4th
Egna Trophy	5th
Mezzaluna Cup					1st
NRW Trophy			1st
Santa Claus Cup	3rd
Volvo Open Cup	3rd
National
Finnish Champ.	1st	C	2nd	2nd	2nd
TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled

With Lindfors

International
Event	16–17	17–18
CS Tallinn Trophy		14th
Bavarian Open		7th
Egna Trophy		8th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	19th
Bavarian Open	14th
Tallinn Trophy	12th
NRW Trophy	18th
National
Finnish Champ.	1st J.	3rd

References

^ ^a ^b "Monica Lindfors / Juho Pirinen: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
^ "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023.
^ "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022.
^ "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022.
^ "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
^ "Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020.