Rikako Fukase (Japanese: 深瀬 理香子; born August 12, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She formerly represented Japan in ice dancing, skating with Aru Tateno and Eichu Cho (Oliver Zhang) at a total of four ISU Championships. With Cho, she is the 2020 NHK Trophy silver medalist and a two-time Japanese national medalist.
| Rikako Fukase | |
|---|---|
 Fukase/Tateno at the 2018 Four Continents Championships | |
| Native name | 深瀬 理香子 |
| Born | August 12, 1997 Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Began skating | 2006 |
Fukase has also competed in synchronized skating. In the 2022–23 season, she skated for Canada as a member of Les Suprêmes, winning gold at the 2023 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships.
Career
editPartnership with Tateno
editIn 2014, Fukase began competing in partnership with Aru Tateno, representing Japan in ice dancing. In their first season together, they competed domestically but made no international appearances. Their international debut came in September 2015, at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria. They placed 19th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. The following season, they finished 13th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
Fukase/Tateno moved up to seniors for their fourth season together. They took bronze at the 2017–18 Japan Championships and placed 11th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei.
Fukase/Tateno were coached by Romain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, and Marie-France Dubreuil in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Partnership with Cho (Zhang)
editFukase continued her career for Japan in partnership with Canadian-born ice dancer Oliver Zhang, who would compete with her as Eichu Cho. During their first season, they took silver at the 2019–20 Japan Championships and placed 13th at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.
The following season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in many event cancellations. Fukase/Cho won silver at the 2020 NHK Trophy and bronze at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.
Fukase/Cho trained mainly in Montreal. Their coaches included Romain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Marie-France Dubreuil, Pascal Denis, Josée Piché, Benjamin Brisebois, Ginette Cournoyer, Yutaka Higuchi, and Aya Sunayama.[2]
Synchronized skating
editIn the 2022–23 season, Fukase competed as a member of Canada's Les Suprêmes. She began training with the team in May 2022.[3] They won gold at the 2023 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships.[4]
Programs
editWith Cho (Zhang)
edit| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2020–2021 [2] |
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| 2019–2020 [5] |
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With Tateno
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [6] |
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| 2015–2016 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Synchro with Les Suprêmes for Canada
edit| International[4] | |
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| Event | 2022–23 |
| World Championships | 1st |
Ice dancing with Cho (Zhang) for Japan
edit| International[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
| Four Continents | 13th | ||
| GP NHK Trophy | 2nd | ||
| Mentor Toruń Cup | 9th | ||
| National | |||
| Japan Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | WD |
| Eastern Sect. | 1st | ||
| WD = Withdrew | |||
Ice dancing with Tateno for Japan
edit| International [9] | ||||
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| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Four Continents | 11th | |||
| CS Lombardia | 11th | |||
| Toruń Cup | 5th | |||
| International: Junior[9] | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 13th | ||
| JGP Austria | 11th | |||
| JGP Estonia | 10th | |||
| JGP Japan | 6th | |||
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | 7th | ||
| National[10] | ||||
| Japan | 3rd | |||
| Japan Junior | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Eastern Sect. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st |
| J = Junior level | ||||
Ladies' singles
edit| National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| Japan Eastern Sectional | 26th J | |||
| Kanto Block 2 Regional | 11th J | 24th J | 21st J | 6th |
| J = Junior level | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Rikako FUKASE / Aru TATENO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Rikako FUKASE / Eichu CHO: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021.
- ^ "活躍する大東人100周年記念スペシャル #1 深瀬理香子さん". daito.ac.jp (in Japanese). August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union. April 1, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Rikako FUKASE / Eichu CHO: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Rikako FUKASE / Aru TATENO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
- ^ "Rikako FUKASE / Aru TATENO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- ^ "Competition Results: Rikako FUKASE / Eichu CHO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Rikako FUKASE / Aru TATENO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018.
- ^ "深瀬 理香子 / 立野 在" [FUKASE Rikako / TATENO Aru] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018.