Mayo Yamaura
Encyclopedia
is a curler
from Aomori, Japan.
Mayo Yamaura made her debut at a major curling competition at the 2008 World Championships
in Vernon, Canada
. She threw second stones. Team Japan, along with Team China, made history by becoming the first teams from the Pacific region to advance to the Medal Rounds at a Curling World Championship.
She played for Team Japan
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, Canada. Yamaura served as the Alternate for the team.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
from Aomori, Japan.
Mayo Yamaura made her debut at a major curling competition at the 2008 World Championships
2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 22, 18:00-Draw 3:March 23, 10:30-Draw 4:March 23, 16:00-Draw 5:March 23, 20:00-Draw 6:March 24, 8:30-Draw 7:March 24, 1:00 PM-Draw 8:March 24, 18:30-Draw 9:March 25, 8:30...
in Vernon, Canada
Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...
. She threw second stones. Team Japan, along with Team China, made history by becoming the first teams from the Pacific region to advance to the Medal Rounds at a Curling World Championship.
She played for Team Japan
Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Japan participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ninety-four athletes participated in all sports except ice hockey. Japanese athletes earned five medals at the games, including three silver and two bronze, short of the 10-medal goal set by the Japanese Olympic...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver, Canada. Yamaura served as the Alternate for the team.
Teammates
2010 Vancouver Olympic GamesCurling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...
- Moe MeguroMoe Megurois a Japanese curler, born November 20, 1984 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Moe Meguro won her first medal at the international level at the 2004 Pacific Curling Championships winning the gold medal. She played lead under skip Yumie Hayashi....
, Skip - Anna OhmiyaAnna Ohmiyais a Japanese curler, born October 12, 1989 in Tokoro District, Hokkaidō, Japan.Member of Team Aomori, Ohmiya competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada for Team Japan...
, Third - Mari MotohashiMari Motohashiis a Japanese curler, born June 10, 1986 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Motohashi was a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the 2006 Games she threw Second under skip Ayumi Onodera. She also competed with Team...
, Second - Kotomi IshizakiKotomi Ishizakiis a curler from Japan.Kotomi Ishizaki currently throws Lead stones for skip Moe Meguro.She made her World Championship debut at the 2003 Winnipeg World Championships playing lead for Shinobu Aota's team from Japan...
, Lead