Skip Mari Motohashi Role Curler Height 1.61 m | Alternate Megumi Mabuchi Second Cutie Suzuki Name Mari Motohashi | |
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Born June 10, 1986 (age 37) Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido ( 1986-06-10 ) Curling club Tokoro CC,Kitami, Hokkaido, JPN World Championshipappearances 5 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) Pacific Championshipappearances 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Education Aomori Akenohoshi Junior College Similar People Anna Ohmiya, Moe Meguro, Ayumi Ogasawara, Yuka Fujimori, Yumie Funayama | ||
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Mari Motohashi (本橋 麻里, Motohashi Mari, born June 10, 1986) is a Japanese curler from Kitami, Hokkaido.
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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.
Personal life
Motohashi graduated from Nippon Sport Science University. Her nickname is 'Marilyn' named after her given name.
