Marie Arai

Marie Arai (荒井 万里絵, Arai Marie, born December 7, 1981)[1] is a Japanese former figure skater who competed in pairs and ladies' singles. She skated in partnership with Yamato Tamura before teaming up with Shin Amano. Arai and Amano placed 20th at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[2] They are the 1998 Japanese national champions.[3]

Marie Arai
Personal information
Native name荒井 万里絵
Country representedJapan
Born (1981-12-07) December 7, 1981
Sendai, Japan
Height1.54 m (5 ft 12 in)
PartnerShin Amano
Yamato Tamura
Retiredc. 2004

Arai's best national result as a single skater, tenth, came at the 2001–02 Japan Championships. After retiring from competition, she became a skating coach.

Results

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

Ladies' singles

National[4]
Event 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Japan Championships20th10th18th15th

Pairs with Amano

International[3]
Event 1997–98
Winter Olympics20th
GP NHK Trophy8th
Asian Championships3rd
National
Japan Championships1st

Pairs with Tamura

National
Event 1996–97
Japan Championships1st

References

  1. "荒井 万里絵 アライ マリエ" [Marie Arai] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008.
  2. "Marie Arai". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
  3. "Marie ARAI / Shin AMANO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. "Marie ARAI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017.
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