Mari Motohashi

Mari Motohashi
Curler
Motohashi in 2010
Born (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986 (age 38)
Kitami, Japan
Team
Curling clubLoco Solare CC,
Kitami, Japan
SkipHonoka Sasaki
ThirdMari Motohashi
SecondMiki Hayashi
LeadMayumi Saito
AlternateYako Matsuzawa
Curling career
Member Association Japan
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
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Swift Current
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori
Gold medal – first place 2004 Chuncheon
Silver medal – second place 2007 Beijing
Silver medal – second place 2009 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2017 Erina
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Tokyo
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Naseby
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Uiseong
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Pinerolo
Asian Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sapporo

Mari Motohashi (本橋 麻里, Motohashi Mari, born 10 June 1986) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays third on Team Honoka Sasaki.

Career

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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]

In June 2018, Motohashi announced that she would rest for a while from a top curling player and concentrate on training young players.[2]

In 2021, she took over the Miki Hayashi rink as their skip.[3]

Personal life

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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

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2001–02 Mari Motohashi Naoko Yamazaki Megumi Kobayashi Mina Sasaki Anna Ohmiya 2002 WJCC[4]
2003–04 Shinobu Aota Yukari Okazaki Eriko Minatoya Kotomi Ishizaki Mari Motohashi 2003 PCC,[5] 2004 WCC[6]
2004–05 Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mari Motohashi Sakurako Terada Ai Kobayashi 2004 PCC,[7] 2005 WCC[8]
2005–06 Ayumi Onodera Yumie Hayashi Mari Motohashi Moe Meguro Sakurako Terada 2006 OG[9]
2006–07 Moe Meguro Mari Motohashi Mayo Yamaura Sakurako Terada Asuka Yogo 2006 PCC, 2007 WUG, WCC[10]
2007–08 Moe Meguro Mari Motohashi Mayo Yamaura Kotomi Ishizaki Anna Ohmiya 2007 PCC, 2008 WCC[11]
2008–09 Moe Meguro Mari Motohashi Mayo Yamaura Kotomi Ishizaki Anna Ohmiya 2008 PCC[12]
2009–10 Moe Meguro Anna Ohmiya Mari Motohashi Kotomi Ishizaki Mayo Yamaura 2009 PCC, 2010 OG, WCC[13]
2010–11 Mari Motohashi Yurika Yoshida Megumi Mabuchi Akane Eda Yumi Suzuki
2011–12[14] Mari Motohashi Megumi Mabuchi Yumi Suzuki Akane Eda Yurika Yoshida
2012–13[15] Mari Motohashi Yurika Yoshida Megumi Mabuchi Yumi Suzuki Akane Eda
2013–14[16] Mari Motohashi Yurika Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Megumi Mabuchi
2014–15[17] Mari Motohashi Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Megumi Mabuchi
2015–16 Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Mari Motohashi 2016 WCC[18]
2016–17 Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Mari Motohashi Yurika Yoshida Yumi Suzuki 2016 PCC,[19] 2017 AWG[20]
2017–18 Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Mari Motohashi 2017 PCC,[21] 2018 OG[22]
2021–22 Mari Motohashi Yako Matsuzawa Miki Hayashi Mayumi Saito Ayumi Aoki
2022–23 Honoka Sasaki Mari Motohashi Miki Hayashi Ayuna Aoki Mayumi Saito
2023–24 Honoka Sasaki Mari Motohashi Miki Hayashi Mayumi Saito Yako Matsuzawa

Grand Slam record

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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
Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Players' DNP DNP QF
Champions Cup Q DNP DNP

Former events

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Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Autumn Gold Q Q Q Q Q DNP DNP DNP Q

References

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  1. ^ Keating, Steve (24 February 2018), "Curling: Japan win bronze to claim first Olympic medal", Reuters
  2. ^ "今後のチーム体制に関するお知らせ" [Announcement about the future of the team]. Team Loco Solare (in Japanese). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ "2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic – Teams List". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 2002". results.worldcurling.org. 31 March 2002.
  5. ^ "Pacific Curling Championships 2003". results.worldcurling.org. 29 November 2003.
  6. ^ "Ford World Curling Championships 2004". results.worldcurling.org. 25 April 2004.
  7. ^ "Pacific Curling Championships 2004". results.worldcurling.org. 25 November 2004.
  8. ^ "World Women's Curling Championship 2005". results.worldcurling.org. 27 March 2005.
  9. ^ "XX. Olympic Winter Games 2006". results.worldcurling.org. 26 February 2006.
  10. ^ "World Women's Curling Championships 2007". results.worldcurling.org. 25 March 2007.
  11. ^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008". results.worldcurling.org. 30 March 2008.
  12. ^ "Pacific Curling Championships 2008". results.worldcurling.org. 9 November 2008.
  13. ^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010". results.worldcurling.org. 28 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. 18 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. 16 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Asia-Pacific / Olympic Qualifier: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. 17 September 2013.
  17. ^ "Avonair Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. 5 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016". results.worldcurling.org. 27 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2016". results.worldcurling.org. 12 November 2016.
  20. ^ "8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017". results.worldcurling.org. 26 February 2017.
  21. ^ "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017". results.worldcurling.org. 19 November 2017.
  22. ^ "XXIII. Olympic Winter Games 2018". results.worldcurling.org. 25 February 2018.
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