Marie Arai
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in Tokyo
, Japan
is a Japanese
pair skater
who is now a coach. She competed with Yamato Tamura
and Shin Amano
. Arai and Amano placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships
in 1995.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
is a Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
pair skater
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
who is now a coach. She competed with Yamato Tamura
Yamato Tamura
is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...
and Shin Amano
Shin Amano
in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese pair skater who is now a coach and ISU Technical Specialist. Competing with Marie Arai, he placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships by 1995...
. Arai and Amano placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships
Japan Figure Skating Championships
The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...
in 1995.