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
Native name	荒井 万里絵
Born	(1981-12-07) December 7, 1981 (age 43) Sendai, Japan
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Partner	Shin Amano Yamato Tamura
Retired	c. 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 Championships	20th	10th	18th	15th

Pairs with Amano

International[3]
Event	1997–98
Winter Olympics	20th
GP NHK Trophy	8th
Asian Championships	3rd
National
Japan Championships	1st

Pairs with Tamura

National
Event	1996–97
Japan Championships	1st