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Marin Honda
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Honda at the 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Native name 本田 真凜
Country represented  Japan
Born (2001-08-21) August 21, 2001 (age 23)
Kyoto, Japan
Home town Kyoto
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former coach Nobuo Satō
Kumiko Sato
Reiko Kobayashi Rafael Arutyunyan
Takeshi Honda
Mie Hamada
Yamato Tamura
Former choreographer Lori Nichol
Kenji Miyamoto
Shae-Lynn Bourne
Stéphane Lambiel
Marina Zueva
Jeffrey Buttle
Tom Dickson
David Wilson
Skating club Japan Airlines
Former skating club Kansai University SC
Former training locations Toyota, Shin-Yokohama
Irvine, California
Lakewood, California
Takatsuki, Osaka
Began skating 2003
Retired January 5, 2024
World standing 20 (2017–18)
29 (2016–17)
60 (2015–16)
Season's bests 19 (2017–18)
12 (2016–17)
14 (2015–16)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 201.61
2017 World Junior
Short program 68.35
2017 World Junior
Free skate 133.26
2017 World Junior
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold 2016 Debrecen Ladies' singles
Silver 2017 Taipei Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze 2015–16 Barcelona Ladies' singles

Marin Honda (born August 21, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater who recently retired from competitive skating. She is famous for winning the World Junior title in 2016. She also earned a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in 2017. Marin won a bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final in 2015–16. She once held the junior world record for the free skate program.

About Marin Honda

Marin Honda was born in Kyoto, Japan, on August 21, 2001. She is the third of five children in her family. Marin has an older brother named Taichi and an older sister named Maho. She also has two younger sisters, Miyu and Sara.

Almost all of her siblings are figure skaters. Her younger sister Miyu is also a well-known child actress in Japan. Marin studied and trained at Kansai University Middle School, which had its own ice rink. She looks up to Shizuka Arakawa, who won an Olympic gold medal in 2006. In 2020, Marin started studying at Meiji University.

In September 2022, it was shared that Marin was in a relationship with fellow skater Shoma Uno.

Marin's Skating Journey

Starting Young

Marin Honda began her figure skating journey very early, at just two years old. She followed in the footsteps of her older brother, Taichi, who was already involved in the sport.

Marin showed great talent from a young age. She won medals at four Japanese Novice Championships in a row. In 2012–13, she even won a gold medal. She was invited to perform in a special show at the World Team Trophy in 2013.

Becoming a Junior Champion

Photos – Junior World Championships 2016 – Ladies (Marin HONDA JPN – Gold Medal) 17
Marin Honda at the 2016 World Junior Championships

Marin started competing in the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2015–16 season. She won a silver medal at the JGP event in Colorado Springs. Then, she earned a gold medal at her second JGP event in Zagreb, Croatia. These results helped her qualify for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona.

At the JGP Final in Barcelona, Marin won the bronze medal. Later, she made her debut at the senior-level Japan Championships, finishing ninth. She was then chosen to be part of Japan's team for the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen. There, she won the gold medal, becoming the World Junior Champion!

Continued Success as a Junior

Photos – Junior World Championships 2017 – Ladies Marin HONDA JPN – Silver Medal (23)
Marin Honda on the podium at the 2017 World Junior Championships

In the 2016–17 season, Marin started by winning a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Trophy. She competed in two more JGP events. At JGP Yokohama, she won the free skate with a junior world record score of 128.64 points, earning a silver medal overall. She won another silver medal at JGP Ljubljana.

Marin qualified for her second JGP Final but had to withdraw due to illness. She later won a bronze medal at the Japan Junior National Championships. She placed fourth at the senior Japan National Championships. Marin then competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, where she won the silver medal.

Moving to Senior Level

Photos – Skate Canada 2017 – Ladies (Marin HONDA JPN – 5th Place) (8)
Marin Honda at the 2017 Skate Canada International

Marin began her senior career in the 2017–18 season. She won a gold medal at the 2017 US Classic. She also helped her team win a silver medal at the Japan Open.

Marin made her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Skate Canada, finishing fifth. She also placed fifth at the 2017 Cup of China. At the 2017-18 Japan Nationals, she finished seventh. In March 2018, she announced she would move to the US to train with a new coach, Rafael Arutyunyan.

Later Seasons and Retirement

Marin continued to compete in Grand Prix events and national championships in the following seasons. In 2019, she was involved in a car crash before the 2019 Skate Canada International but still chose to compete. She showed great determination.

In the 2020–21 season, Marin faced some challenges, including a dislocated shoulder and withdrawing from the Japan Championships due to dizziness. She continued to compete in 2021–22 and 2022–23.

In the summer of 2023, Marin and her sister Miyu starred in an ice show called One Piece on Ice. Marin played the character Nefeltari Vivi.

Marin competed at the 2023–24 Japan Championships despite a pelvis injury. On January 5, 2024, Marin announced that she would retire from competitive figure skating. She shared that she still loves skating and hopes to continue performing if people want to watch her.

Records and Achievements

  • Marin set a junior-level ladies' record for the free program with 128.64 points at the 2016 JGP Japan on September 11, 2016. This record was later broken by another skater.

Skating Programs

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Marin Honda performing at a gala in 2018.

Marin Honda performed many different programs throughout her career. Here are some of her most memorable ones:

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
The Little Mermaid music
2022–2023
  • Assassin's Tango
    from Mr. & Mrs Smith
Moulin Rouge! music
2021–2022
  • Lovers
    from House of Flying Daggers
2020–2021

La La Land music


  • I'll Never Love Again
    from A Star Is Born
  • I'll Never Love Again
    from A Star Is Born
2019–2020

La La Land music

2018–2019
  • Lovers
    from House of Flying Daggers
2017–2018



  • Jalousie
    by Jacob Gade
  • La cumparsita
    by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez

  • Crime Tale
    by Dimie Cat
2016–2017
  • Romeo and Juliet music
  • Kissing You
    by Des'ree

2015–2016

2014–2015
  • Charleston
    from Billion Dollar Baby

  • Madame Butterfly
    by Giacomo Puccini
2013–2014
  • Mambo
  • Vertigogo
    by Combustible Edison
2012–2013 unknown
  • Vertigogo
    by Combustible Edison
2011–2012 unknown
  • Il Tema Della Fatta
    from Pinocchio
  • La Strada
    by Nino Rota

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