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Mari Motohashi

Japanese curler (born 1986)

Summary

Japanese curler (born 1986)

FieldValue
nameMari Motohashi
imageMari Motohashi (JAP) 2010.jpg
captionMotohashi in 2010
birth_date
birth_placeKitami, Japan
Curling clubLoco Solare CC,
Kitami, Japan
SkipHonoka Sasaki
ThirdMari Motohashi
SecondMiki Hayashi
LeadMayumi Saito
AlternateYako Matsuzawa
Member Association
World Championship appearances6 (, , , , , )
Pacific Championship appearances8 (, , , , , , , )
Olympic appearances3 (2006, 2010, 2018)

Kitami, Japan Mari Motohashi is a Japanese curler. She currently plays third on Team Honoka Sasaki.

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.

In June 2018, Motohashi announced that she would rest for a while from a top curling player and concentrate on training young players.

In 2021, she took over the Miki Hayashi rink as their skip.

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

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents2001–022003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182021–222022–232023–24
Mari MotohashiNaoko YamazakiMegumi KobayashiMina SasakiAnna Ohmiya2002 WJCC
Shinobu AotaYukari OkazakiEriko MinatoyaKotomi IshizakiMari Motohashi2003 PCC,
Yumie HayashiAyumi OnoderaMari MotohashiSakurako TeradaAi Kobayashi2004 PCC,
Ayumi OnoderaYumie HayashiMari MotohashiMoe MeguroSakurako Terada2006 OG
Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraSakurako TeradaAsuka Yogo2006 PCC, 2007 WUG, WCC
Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraKotomi IshizakiAnna Ohmiya2007 PCC, 2008 WCC
Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraKotomi IshizakiAnna Ohmiya2008 PCC
Moe MeguroAnna OhmiyaMari MotohashiKotomi IshizakiMayo Yamaura2009 PCC, 2010 OG, WCC
Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaMegumi MabuchiAkane EdaYumi Suzuki
Mari MotohashiMegumi MabuchiYumi SuzukiAkane EdaYurika Yoshida
Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaMegumi MabuchiYumi SuzukiAkane Eda
Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaYumi SuzukiMegumi Mabuchi
Mari MotohashiChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMegumi Mabuchi
Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMari Motohashi2016 WCC
Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaMari MotohashiYurika YoshidaYumi Suzuki2016 PCC,
Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMari Motohashi2017 PCC,
Mari MotohashiYako MatsuzawaMiki HayashiMayumi SaitoAyumi Aoki
Honoka SasakiMari MotohashiMiki HayashiAyuna AokiMayumi Saito
Honoka SasakiMari MotohashiMiki HayashiMayumi SaitoYako Matsuzawa

Grand Slam record

Event2015–162016–172017–18
Players'DNPDNPQF
Champions CupQDNPDNP

Former events

Event2006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–15
Autumn GoldQQQQQDNPDNPDNPQ

References

References

  1. Keating, Steve. (24 February 2018). "Curling: Japan win bronze to claim first Olympic medal". [[Reuters]].
  2. (26 June 2018). "今後のチーム体制に関するお知らせ".
  3. "2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic – Teams List".
  4. (18 December 2011). "Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN".
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