# Rikako Fukase

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.
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
### Partnership with Tateno

In 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.

### Partnership with Cho (Zhang)

Fukase 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.

### Synchronized skating

In the 2022–23 season, Fukase competed as a member of Canada's Les Suprêmes. She began training with the team in May 2022. They won gold at the 2023 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships.

## Programs
### With Cho (Zhang)

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2020–2021 | Someone in the Crowd Quickstep, Waltz: Another Day of Sun Planetarium (from La La Land) by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul choreo. by Pascal Denis | My Funny Valentine by Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers Feeling Good by Leslie Bricusse performed by Michael Bublé | Booty Swing by Parov Stellar |
| 2019–2020 | Someone in the Crowd Quickstep, Waltz: Another Day of Sun Planetarium (from La La Land) by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul choreo. by Pascal Denis | The Huns Attack by Jerry Goldsmith Reflection by David Zippel, Matthew Wilder (from Mulan) choreo. by Pascal Denis | |

### With Tateno

| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2017–2018 | Cha Cha: Senorita Bonita by Martin Strathausen performed by Tape Five Mambo: Tequila by Chuck Rio performed by Tape Five Mambo: Qué rico el mambo performed by Perez Prado | Hello, Dolly! by Jerry Herman The International Hello Dolly by Jerry Herman | |
| 2016–2017 | Blues: Petite Fleur by Sidney Bechet Swing: Opus One | The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein | |
| 2015–2016 | Waltz: Aquarellen by Josef Strauss Polka: Feuerfest! by Josef Strauss | Dream a Little Dream of Me Puttin' On the Ritz | Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### Synchro with Les Suprêmes for Canada

International :
| Event | 2022–23 |
| World Championships | 1st |

### Ice dancing with Cho (Zhang) for Japan

International :
| 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

International :
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Four Continents | | | | 11th |
| CS Lombardia | | | | 11th |
| Toruń Cup | | | | 5th |
| International: Junior |||||
| Junior Worlds | | 19th | 13th | |
| JGP Austria | | 11th | | |
| JGP Estonia | | | 10th | |
| JGP Japan | | | 6th | |
| Toruń Cup | | 3rd | 7th | |
| National |||||
| Japan | | | | 3rd |
| Japan Junior | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Eastern Sect. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st |
| J = Junior level |||||

### Ladies' singles

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 |||||