Marin Honda

Marin Honda
Personal information
Native name 本田 真凜
Country represented Japan
Born (2001-08-21) August 21, 2001
Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Mie Hamada, Yamato Tamura
Choreographer Marina Zueva, Jeffrey Buttle
Former choreographer Tom Dickson
Skating club Kansai University Junior Highschool SC
Training locations Takatsuki, Osaka
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 201.61
2017 Junior Worlds
Short program 68.35
2017 Junior Worlds
Free skate 133.26
2017 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
2016 Debrecen Ladies' singles
2017 Taipei Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
2015–16 Barcelona Ladies' singles

Marin Honda (本田 真凜, Honda Marin), born August 21, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2017 World Junior silver medalist and 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.

Personal life

Marin Honda was born on August 21, 2001 in Kyoto, Japan,[1] the third born of five children. She has an elder brother, Taichi, an elder sister, Maho, and two younger sisters, Miyu and Sara.[2] With the exception of Maho, all of her siblings are figure skaters and Miyu is also a popular child actress in Japan.[2] Honda studies and trains at Kansai University Middle School, which has an ice rink.[3] Honda looks up to 2006 Olympic Champion Shizuka Arakawa.[4]

Career

Honda began skating at the age of two after following her older brother, Taichi, into figure skating.[3]

Beginning in the 2011–12 season, Honda stood on the podium at four consecutive Japanese Novice Championships, with a gold medal in 2012–13. She placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships in 2013–14 and 4th the following season, training at Kansai University Middle School's ice rink.[3] Her Lutz and flip are hindered by hallux valgus.[2]

2015–16 season

Honda debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2015–16 season. Ranked first in the short program and fourth in the free skate, she came away with the silver medal at the JGP in Colorado Springs, Colorado, having finished behind Yuna Shiraiwa by a margin of 8.06 points. She won gold at her second JGP event, in Zagreb, Croatia, after placing third in the short and first in the free — outscoring Wakaba Higuchi by 6.16 points. These results qualified her for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona. In November, Honda placed 6th at the 2015-16 Japanese Junior Championships.

At the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona, Honda won the bronze medal behind Russia's Polina Tsurskaya and Maria Sotskova.

Making her debut at the Japan Championships on the senior level, Honda finished 9th, and was named in Japan's team to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen. Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, she was awarded gold in Hungary, ahead of Russia's Maria Sotskova and teammate Wakaba Higuchi.

Records and achievements

Programs

Honda at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final podium
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[2][7][8]
2015–2016
[1][9]
2014–2015
  • Madame Butterfly
    by Giacomo Puccini
2013–2014
2012–2013
2011–2012
  • Il Tema Della Fatta
    from Pinocchio
    by Nicola Piovani
  • La Strada
    by Nino Rota

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
GP Cup of China TBD
GP Skate Canada TBD
International: Junior or novice[10]
Junior Worlds 1st 2nd
JGP Final 3rd WD
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Slovenia 2nd
JGP United States 2nd
Asian Trophy 2nd N 3rd N 2nd J 1st J
Bavarian Open 1st N
Printemps 2nd N
Triglav Trophy 1st N
Challenge Cup 1st D
National[11]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Japan Champ. 9th 4th
Japan Junior 5th 4th 6th 3rd
Japan Novice 2nd B 1st B 3rd A 2nd A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior; N = Advanced novice; D = Debs

Detailed results

Honda at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 13–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 2
68.35		 2
133.26		 2
201.61
December 22–25, 2016 2016–17 Japan Championships Senior 4
67.52		 5
128.59		 4
196.11
November 18–20, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships Junior 2
64.96		 6
111.37		 3
176.23
September 21–25, 2016 2016 JGP Slovenia Junior 4
57.79		 2
120.96		 2
178.75
September 7–11, 2016 2016 JGP Japan Junior 5
55.47		 1
128.64		 2
184.11
August 4–7, 2016 2016 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
57.26		 1
116.41		 1
173.67
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–20, 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 2
66.11		 1
126.87		 1
192.98
December 24–27, 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships Senior 11
58.23		 9
113.39		 9
171.62
December 10–13, 2015 2015–16 JGP Final Junior 3
63.69		 3
114.95		 3
178.64
November 21–23, 2015 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships Junior 7
54.65		 5
114.23		 6
168.88
October 7–10, 2015 2015 JGP Croatia Junior 3
57.92		 1
123.30		 1
181.22
September 2–5, 2015 2015 JGP United States Junior 1
61.05		 4
95.39		 2
156.44
August 2–5, 2015 2015 Asian Open Trophy Junior 1
48.47		 3
84.21		 2
132.68
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 11–15, 2015 2015 Bavarian Open Novice 1
40.49		 1
81.23		 1
121.72
November 22–24, 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Junior 7
53.09		 2
114.83		 4
167.92
August 22–24, 2014 2014 Asian Open Trophy Novice 4
38.96		 2
87.18		 3
126.14
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–16, 2014 2014 Coupe du Printemps Novice 2
34.34		 1
71.37		 2
105.71
November 22–24, 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 13
45.81		 2
104.24		 5
150.05
August 8–11, 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Novice 1
36.92		 2
62.61		 2
99.53
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 27–31, 2013 2013 Triglav Trophy Novice 1
42.73		 1
82.03		 1
124.76
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 8–11, 2012 2012 International Challenge Cup Debs 1
32.77		 1
64.76		 1
97.53

References

  1. 1 2 "Marin HONDA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Flade, Tatjana (April 9, 2016). "Japan's Marin Honda sets goal for 2016-17". Golden Skate.
  3. 1 2 3 "本田真凛の実力や学校について！兄と姉妹もすごい！長女と親の職業". Saisin News (in Japanese). December 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ International Skating Union bio
  5. ↑ "真凜、平昌五輪へ！フリーは“金プログラム”　トリノ金・荒川さんの使用曲". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). デイリースポーツ online. July 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ Fantasy on Ice 2017 in Makuhari (Television production). BS Asahi. May 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Marin HONDA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. September 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix - Yokohama - Ladies Free Skate - Marin HONDA JPN (YouTube). ISU Junior Grand Prix. September 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dreams on Ice 2015 (Television production) (in Japanese). Japan: Fuji TV. June 22, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Marin HONDA". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ "本田 真凜 / HONDA Marin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.
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