Mari Motohashi

Mari Motohashi
Curler
Motohashi in 2010
Born (1986-06-10) June 10, 1986
Kitami, Japan
Team
Curling club Loco Solare CC,
Kitami, Japan
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa
Third Chinami Yoshida
Second Yumi Suzuki
Lead Yurika Yoshida
Alternate Mari Motohashi
Career
World Championship
appearances		 6 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		 8 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
Olympic
appearances		 3 (2006, 2010, 2018)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
2016 Swift Current
Pacific-Asia Championships
2003 Aomori
2004 Chuncheon
2007 Beijing
2009 Karuizawa
2017 Erina
2006 Tokyo
2008 Naseby
2016 Uiseong
Winter Universiade
2007 Pinerolo
Asian Winter Games
2017 Sapporo

Mari Motohashi (本橋 麻里, Motohashi Mari, born 10 June 1986) is a Japanese curler.

Career

Motohashi was a member of Team Aomori which represented Japan at two Winter Olympics (2006 and 2010). She threw second stones for Ayumi Onodera at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 7th, and played second for Moe Meguro at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 8th. She skipped the Japan team at the 2002 World Junior Curling Championships, finishing last. She has also played for Japan at five World Curling Championships: 2004 (7th), 2005 (9th), 2007 (9th), 2008 (4th) & 2010 (11th).

After playing for the Meguro rink from 2007 to 2010, Motohashi began skipping her own team. She has yet to represent Japan internationally as a skip on the senior level.

On the World Curling Tour, Motohashi won the 2007 Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic and the 2009 Twin Anchors Invitational while playing for Meguro, and later skipped her own rink to win the 2014 Avonair Cash Spiel.

Founded own rink "Loco Solare", a.k.a. "LS Kitami" in her hometown Tokoro, Kitami in Aug. 2010. The team members are all local members but achieved international success as the 2nd place in the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current.

Motohashi was part of the Japanese team that won the 2018 Olympics women curling bronze medal.[1]

Personal life

Motohashi graduated from Nippon Sport Science University. Her nickname is 'Marilyn' named after her given name. Holding Teacher's License for Junior High School - Grade 2 in Japan(health and physical training). She was awarded as an honorary citizen of Kitami City.

Teammates

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead FifthEvents
2001-02Mari MotohashiNaoko YamazakiMegumi KobayashiMina SasakiAnna Ohmiya WJCC[2]
2003-04Shinobu AotaYukari OkazakiEriko MinatoyaKotomi IshizakiMari Motohashi PCC[3], WCC[4]
2004-05Yumie HayashiAyumi OnoderaMari MotohashiSakurako TeradaAi Kobayashi PCC[5], WCC[6]
2005-06Ayumi OnoderaYumie HayashiMari MotohashiMoe MeguroSakurako Terada OG[7]
2006-07Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraSakurako TeradaAsuka Yogo PCC, WUG, WCC[8]
2007-08Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraKotomi IshizakiAnna Ohmiya PCC, WCC[9]
2008-09Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraKotomi IshizakiAnna Ohmiya PCC[10]
2009-10Moe MeguroAnna OhmiyaMari MotohashiKotomi IshizakiMayo Yamaura PCC, OG, WCC[11]
2010-11Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaMegumi MabuchiAkane EdaYumi Suzuki
2011-12Mari MotohashiMegumi MabuchiYumi SuzukiAkane EdaYurika Yoshida [12]
2012-13Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaMegumi MabuchiYumi SuzukiAkane Eda [13]
2013-14Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaYumi SuzukiMegumi Mabuchi [14]
2014-15Mari MotohashiChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMegumi Mabuchi [15]
2015-16 Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Mari Motohashi WCC[16]
2016-17 Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Mari Motohashi Yurika Yoshida Yumi Suzuki PCC[17]
AWG[18]
2017-18 Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Mari Motohashi PCC[19]
OG[20]

Grand Slam record

Event '06
–07		 '07
–08		 '08
–09		 '09
–10		 '10
–11		 '11
–12		 '12
–13		 '13
–14		 '14
–15		 '15
–16		 '16
–17		 '17
–18
Players' DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QF
Champions Cup N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Q DNP
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season

Former events

Event '06
–07		 '07
–08		 '08
-09		 '09
–10		 '10
–11		 '11
–12		 '12
–13		 '13
–14		 '14
–15
Autumn Gold Q Q Q Q DNP DNP DNP DNP Q

References

  1. ↑ Keating, Steve (February 24, 2018), "Curling: Japan win bronze to claim first Olympic medal", Reuters
  2. ↑ "World Junior Curling Championships 2002". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 31, 2002.
  3. ↑ "Pacific Curling Championships 2003". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 29, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Ford World Curling Championships 2004". results.worldcurling.org. Apr 25, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Pacific Curling Championships 2004". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 25, 2004.
  6. ↑ "World Women's Curling Championship 2005". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 27, 2005.
  7. ↑ "XX. Olympic Winter Games 2006". results.worldcurling.org. Feb 26, 2006.
  8. ↑ "World Women's Curling Championships 2007". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 25, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 30, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Pacific Curling Championships 2008". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 9, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 28, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Dec 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Dec 16, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Asia-Pacific / Olympic Qualifier: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Sep 17, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Avonair Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Oct 5, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2016". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017". results.worldcurling.org. Feb 26, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 19, 2017.
  20. ↑ "XXIII. Olympic Winter Games 2018". results.worldcurling.org. Feb 25, 2018.


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