Mari Motohashi
{{Short description|Japanese curler (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Mari Motohashi
| image = Mari Motohashi (JAP) 2010.jpg
| caption = Motohashi in 2010
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kitami, Japan
| Curling club = Loco Solare CC,
Kitami, Japan
| Skip = Honoka Sasaki
| Third = Mari Motohashi
| Second = Miki Hayashi
| Lead = Mayumi Saito
| Alternate = Yako Matsuzawa
| Member Association = {{JPN}}
| World Championship appearances = 6 ({{WWCC|2004}}, {{WWCC|2005}}, {{WWCC|2007}}, {{WWCC|2008}}, {{WWCC|2010}}, {{WWCC|2016}})
| Pacific Championship appearances = 8 ({{PACC|2003}}, {{PACC|2004}}, {{PACC|2006}}, {{PACC|2007}}, {{PACC|2008}}, {{PACC|2009}}, {{PACC|2016}}, {{PACC|2017}})
| Olympic appearances = 3 (2006, 2010, 2018)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's Curling }}
{{MedalCountry|{{JPN}} }}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Pyeongchang|Team }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships }}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Swift Current | }}
{{MedalCompetition|Pacific-Asia Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2003 Aomori|}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Chuncheon|}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Beijing|}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Karuizawa|}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Erina|}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Tokyo|}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Naseby|}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Uiseong|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Winter Universiade}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Pinerolo|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Winter Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Sapporo|}}
}}
{{Nihongo|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
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.{{citation |last=Keating |first=Steve |title=Curling: Japan win bronze to claim first Olympic medal | newspaper=Reuters |date=24 February 2018 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-curl-w-gbr-jpn/curling-japan-win-bronze-to-claim-first-olympic-medal-idUSKCN1G80KK}}
In June 2018, Motohashi announced that she would rest for a while from a top curling player and concentrate on training young players.{{Cite web |url=https://www.locosolare.jp/news/news.html#20180626 |trans-title=Announcement about the future of the team |title=今後のチーム体制に関するお知らせ |language=Japanese |website=Team Loco Solare |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=7 May 2019 }}
In 2021, she took over the Miki Hayashi rink as their skip.{{Cite web|url=https://hokkaidobank-curling.jp/teams/|title=2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic – Teams List|website=Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic|access-date=18 August 2021}}
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
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Events |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2001–02
| Mari Motohashi || Naoko Yamazaki || Megumi Kobayashi || Mina Sasaki || Anna Ohmiya || 2002 WJCC {{cite web|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2002|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/159|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=31 March 2002}} |
| scope="row"| 2003–04
| Shinobu Aota || Yukari Okazaki || Eriko Minatoya || Kotomi Ishizaki || Mari Motohashi || 2003 PCC, {{cite web|title=Pacific Curling Championships 2003|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/165|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=29 November 2003}} 2004 WCC {{cite web|title=Ford World Curling Championships 2004|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/191|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=25 April 2004}} |
| scope="row"| 2004–05
| Yumie Hayashi || Ayumi Onodera || Mari Motohashi || Sakurako Terada || Ai Kobayashi || 2004 PCC, {{cite web|title=Pacific Curling Championships 2004|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/249|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=25 November 2004}} 2005 WCC {{cite web|title=World Women's Curling Championship 2005|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/241|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=27 March 2005}} |
| scope="row"| 2005–06
| Ayumi Onodera || Yumie Hayashi || Mari Motohashi || Moe Meguro || Sakurako Terada || 2006 OG {{cite web|title=XX. Olympic Winter Games 2006|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/238|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=26 February 2006}} |
| scope="row"| 2006–07
| Moe Meguro || Mari Motohashi || Mayo Yamaura || Sakurako Terada || Asuka Yogo || 2006 PCC, 2007 WUG, WCC {{cite web|title=World Women's Curling Championships 2007|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/255|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=25 March 2007}} |
| scope="row"| 2007–08
| Moe Meguro || Mari Motohashi || Mayo Yamaura || Kotomi Ishizaki || Anna Ohmiya || 2007 PCC, 2008 WCC {{cite web|title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/293|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=30 March 2008}} |
| scope="row"| 2008–09
| Moe Meguro || Mari Motohashi || Mayo Yamaura || Kotomi Ishizaki || Anna Ohmiya || 2008 PCC {{cite web|title=Pacific Curling Championships 2008|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/367|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=9 November 2008}} |
| scope="row"| 2009–10
| Moe Meguro || Anna Ohmiya || Mari Motohashi || Kotomi Ishizaki || Mayo Yamaura || 2009 PCC, 2010 OG, WCC {{cite web|title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/371|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=28 March 2010}} |
| scope="row"| 2010–11
| Mari Motohashi || Yurika Yoshida || Megumi Mabuchi || Akane Eda || Yumi Suzuki || |
| scope="row"| 2011–12{{cite web|title=Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=2558&teamid=56739|website=www.curlingzone.com|date=18 December 2011}}
| Mari Motohashi || Megumi Mabuchi || Yumi Suzuki || Akane Eda ||| Yurika Yoshida || |
| scope="row"| 2012–13
{{cite web|title=Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=2804&teamid=61359|website=www.curlingzone.com|date=16 December 2012}} | Mari Motohashi || Yurika Yoshida || Megumi Mabuchi || Yumi Suzuki || Akane Eda || |
| scope="row"| 2013–14
{{cite web|title=Asia-Pacific / Olympic Qualifier: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3369&teamid=76093|website=www.curlingzone.com|date=17 September 2013}} | Mari Motohashi || Yurika Yoshida || Yumi Suzuki || Megumi Mabuchi || || |
| scope="row"| 2014–15
{{cite web|title=Avonair Cash Spiel: Team Motohashi - Aomori, JPN|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3426&teamid=78239|website=www.curlingzone.com|date=5 October 2014}} | Mari Motohashi || Chinami Yoshida || Yumi Suzuki || Yurika Yoshida || Megumi Mabuchi || |
| scope="row"| 2015–16
| Satsuki Fujisawa || Chinami Yoshida || Yumi Suzuki || Yurika Yoshida || Mari Motohashi || 2016 WCC {{cite web|title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/554|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=27 March 2016}} |
| scope="row"| 2016–17
| Satsuki Fujisawa || Chinami Yoshida || Mari Motohashi || Yurika Yoshida || Yumi Suzuki || 2016 PCC, {{cite web|title=Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2016|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/569|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=12 November 2016}} 2017 AWG{{cite web|title=8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/587|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=26 February 2017}} |
| scope="row"| 2017–18
| Satsuki Fujisawa || Chinami Yoshida || Yumi Suzuki || Yurika Yoshida || Mari Motohashi || 2017 PCC, {{cite web|title=Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/595|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=19 November 2017}} 2018 OG{{cite web|title=XXIII. Olympic Winter Games 2018|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/561|website=results.worldcurling.org|date=25 February 2018}} |
| scope="row"| 2021–22
| Mari Motohashi || Yako Matsuzawa || Miki Hayashi || Mayumi Saito || Ayumi Aoki || |
| scope="row"| 2022–23
| Honoka Sasaki || Mari Motohashi || Miki Hayashi || Ayuna Aoki || Mayumi Saito || |
| scope="row"| 2023–24
| Honoka Sasaki || Mari Motohashi || Miki Hayashi || Mayumi Saito || Yako Matsuzawa || |
Grand Slam record
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{{Clear}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Event
! 2015–16 ! 2016–17 ! 2017–18 |
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| Players'
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| Champions Cup
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=Former events=
| class="wikitable" |
| Event
! 2006–07 ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 ! 2011–12 ! 2012–13 ! 2013–14 ! 2014–15 |
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| Autumn Gold
|style="background:#afeeee;"| Q |style="background:#afeeee;"| Q |style="background:#afeeee;"| Q |style="background:#afeeee;"| Q |style="background:#afeeee;"| Q |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| Q |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sports links}}
- [https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3014557-mari-motohashi.htm Curling {{!}} Athlete Profile: Mari MOTOHASHI - Pyeongchang 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420073654/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3014557-mari-motohashi.htm |date=20 April 2018 }}
- [https://blog.goo.ne.jp/marimotohashi MariLog]: Official blog by Mari Motohashi (in Japanese)
- [https://www.locosolare.jp/ Loco Solare, a.k.a. LS Kitami]: Official site (in Japanese)
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Category:Japanese female curlers
Category:Sportspeople from Kitami
Category:Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic curlers for Japan
Category:Continental Cup of Curling participants
Category:Asian Games medalists in curling
Category:Curlers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Category:Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in curling
Category:Curlers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Olympic medalists in curling
Category:Pacific-Asian curling champions
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade
Category:Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade