Marie Arai
{{short description|Japanese figure skater}}
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|native_name= 荒井 万里絵
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|country= Japan
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1981|12|7|mf=yes}}
|birth_place= Sendai, Japan
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|partner= Shin Amano
Yamato Tamura
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|retired= {{circa}} 2004
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{{nihongo|Marie Arai|荒井 万里絵|Arai Marie|born December 7, 1981}} 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. They are the 1998 Japanese national champions.
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
= Ladies' singles =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 2000–01 ! 2001–02 ! 2002–03 ! 2003–04 | ||||
| align=left | Japan Championships | 20th | 10th | 18th | 15th |
= Pairs with Amano =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | International | |
|---|---|
| Event
! 1997–98 | |
| align=left | Winter Olympics | 20th |
| align=left | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy | 8th |
| align=left | Asian Championships | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National | |
| align=left | Japan Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
= Pairs with Tamura =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National | |
|---|---|
| Event
! 1996–97 | |
| align=left | Japan Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
References
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{{cite web |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/marie-arai-1.html |title= Marie Arai |publisher= Sports Reference |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161202210735/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/marie-arai-1.html |archivedate= December 2, 2016 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web|url=http://www.joc.or.jp/past_games/nagano/profile/figure/arai.html |title=荒井 万里絵 アライ マリエ |language=Japanese |trans-title=Marie Arai |publisher=Japanese Olympic Committee |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023140621/http://www.joc.or.jp/past_games/nagano/profile/figure/arai.html |archivedate=October 23, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Figure skaters from Sendai
Category:Japanese female pair skaters
Category:Olympic figure skaters for Japan
Category:Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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