Background
Marin Honda was born on August 21, 2001 in Kyoto, Japan, the third born of five children.
本田 真凜
Marin Honda was born on August 21, 2001 in Kyoto, Japan, the third born of five children.
She placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships in 2013-2014 and 4th the following season, training at Kansai University Middle School"s ice rink. 2015-2016 season
Honda debuted on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2015-2016 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.
These results qualified her for the 2015-2016 JGP Final in Barcelona.
In November, Honda placed 6th at the 2015-2016 Japanese Junior Championships. 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.
She is the 2016 World Junior champion and 2015-2016 JGP Final bronze medalist. Beginning in the 2011-2012 season, Honda stood on the podium at four consecutive Japanese Novice Championships, with a gold medal in 2012-2013. 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. At the 2015-2016 JGP Final in Barcelona, Honda won the bronze medal behind Russia"s Polina Tsurskaya and Maria Sotskova.
