Mari Motohashi

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

Mari Motohashi
Curler
Motohashi in 2010
Born (1986-06-10) June 10, 1986
Kitami, Japan
Team
Curling clubLoco Solare CC,
Kitami, Japan
SkipSatsuki Fujisawa
ThirdChinami Yoshida
SecondYumi Suzuki
LeadYurika Yoshida
AlternateMari Motohashi
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
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

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]

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

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
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2001–02 Mari MotohashiNaoko YamazakiMegumi KobayashiMina SasakiAnna Ohmiya2002 WJCC[3]
2003–04 Shinobu AotaYukari OkazakiEriko MinatoyaKotomi IshizakiMari Motohashi2003 PCC,[4] 2004 WCC[5]
2004–05 Yumie HayashiAyumi OnoderaMari MotohashiSakurako TeradaAi Kobayashi2004 PCC,[6] 2005 WCC[7]
2005–06 Ayumi OnoderaYumie HayashiMari MotohashiMoe MeguroSakurako Terada2006 OG[8]
2006–07 Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraSakurako TeradaAsuka Yogo2006 PCC, 2007 WUG, WCC[9]
2007–08 Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraKotomi IshizakiAnna Ohmiya2007 PCC, 2008 WCC[10]
2008–09 Moe MeguroMari MotohashiMayo YamauraKotomi IshizakiAnna Ohmiya2008 PCC[11]
2009–10 Moe MeguroAnna OhmiyaMari MotohashiKotomi IshizakiMayo Yamaura2009 PCC, 2010 OG, WCC[12]
2010–11 Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaMegumi MabuchiAkane EdaYumi Suzuki
2011–12[13] Mari MotohashiMegumi MabuchiYumi SuzukiAkane EdaYurika Yoshida
2012–13[14] Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaMegumi MabuchiYumi SuzukiAkane Eda
2013–14[15] Mari MotohashiYurika YoshidaYumi SuzukiMegumi Mabuchi
2014–15[16] Mari MotohashiChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMegumi Mabuchi
2015–16 Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMari Motohashi2016 WCC[17]
2016–17 Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaMari MotohashiYurika YoshidaYumi Suzuki2016 PCC,[18] 2017 AWG[19]
2017–18 Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMari Motohashi2017 PCC,[20] 2018OG[21]

Grand Slam record
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 '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

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. "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). 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. "World Junior Curling Championships 2002". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 31, 2002.
  4. "Pacific Curling Championships 2003". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 29, 2003.
  5. "Ford World Curling Championships 2004". results.worldcurling.org. Apr 25, 2004.
  6. "Pacific Curling Championships 2004". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 25, 2004.
  7. "World Women's Curling Championship 2005". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 27, 2005.
  8. "XX. Olympic Winter Games 2006". results.worldcurling.org. Feb 26, 2006.
  9. "World Women's Curling Championships 2007". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 25, 2007.
  10. "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 30, 2008.
  11. "Pacific Curling Championships 2008". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 9, 2008.
  12. "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 28, 2010.
  13. "Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Dec 18, 2011.
  14. "Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Dec 16, 2012.
  15. "Asia-Pacific / Olympic Qualifier: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Sep 17, 2013.
  16. "Avonair Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN". www.curlingzone.com. Oct 5, 2014.
  17. "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016". results.worldcurling.org. Mar 27, 2016.
  18. "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2016". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 12, 2016.
  19. "8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017". results.worldcurling.org. Feb 26, 2017.
  20. "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017". results.worldcurling.org. Nov 19, 2017.
  21. "XXIII. Olympic Winter Games 2018". results.worldcurling.org. Feb 25, 2018.
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