Mervin Tran

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Mervin Tran
2012 WFSC 04d 152 Mervin Tran, cropped.jpg
Tran at the 2012 World Championships
Born (1990-09-22) September 22, 1990 (age 34)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
Coach Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Sylvie Fullum, Bobby Martin
Skating clubCAP St. Leonard
Began skating1994
Medal record
EventGold medal icon (G initial).svgSilver medal icon (S initial).svgBronze medal icon (B initial).svg
World Championships 001
Japanese Championships 400
U.S. Championships 011
World Team Trophy 101
World Junior Championships 011
Junior Grand Prix Final 110
Medal list
representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Nice Pairs
Japanese Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008–09 Nagano Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009–10 Osaka Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010–11 Nagano Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011–12 Osaka Pairs
World Team Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Tokyo Team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 The Hague Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Gangneung Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010–11 Beijing Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009–10 Tokyo Pairs
Medal list
representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
U.S. Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kansas City Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Saint Paul Pairs

Mervin Tran (born September 22, 1990) is a retired Canadian pair skater

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Competing for Japan with former partner Narumi Takahashi, he is the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist, the 2010 JGP Final champion, and 2008–10 Japanese national champion. They were the first pair to win a World medal for Japan. After their partnership ended, Tran competed one season with Natasha Purich for Canada. Competing for the United States with Marissa Castelli, he is the 2017 U.S. national silver medalist. Following Castelli's retirement, he briefly competed with Olivia Serafini for the United States. As of 2022, Mervin coaches in the New York area. [1]

Personal life

Tran was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. He moved to Montreal, Quebec in 2007 to train with Richard Gauthier. His parents were refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia. [2] He competed at the provincial track and field championships in the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles, finishing fifth in the hurdles. [2]

Early career

Mervin Tran began skating at age four after his parents enrolled him in a hockey camp but then moved into figure skating after he took CanSkate. [2] He was originally a single skater and placed 9th on the novice level at the 2007 Canadian Championships. [2]

Partnership with Takahashi

Takahashi/Tran in 2011 2011 Four Continents Narumi TAKAHASHI Mervin TRAN.jpg
Takahashi/Tran in 2011

In 2007, Richard Gauthier was searching for a pair skating partner for Japanese skater Narumi Takahashi. Bruno Marcotte recommended Mervin Tran, who agreed to come to Montreal, Quebec for a tryout. [3] Takahashi/Tran began training together in July 2007. [2] [4] During their career together, they trained in St. Leonard [5] and received funding from the Japanese skating association. [3]

2007–2008 season

Takahashi/Tran made their international debut on the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 12th and 6th at their events. They won the Japan Junior Championships and earned a trip to 2008 Junior Worlds, where they placed 15th.

2008–2009 season

Takahashi/Tran placed 4th at their first Junior Grand Prix event. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 7th. They won the senior title at the 2008–09 Japanese Championships. At the 2009 Junior Worlds, they placed 7th.

2009–2010 season

Takahashi/Tran began their season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the bronze medal at their first event and gold at their second event, which qualified them for the 2009–10 JGP Final. They also debuted on the senior Grand Prix series with an 8th-place finish at NHK Trophy. They won silver at the JGP Final and at the Junior World Championships. They became the second pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championships (Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Markuntsov were the first pair when they won silver in 2001). [6]

2010–2011 season

During the 2010–11 season, Takahashi/Tran won silver medals at their JGP events and qualified for the JGP Final. They won gold at the event, becoming the first pair representing Japan to win the title. They also won their first medals on the senior Grand Prix series, a bronze at 2010 NHK Trophy, and then silver at 2010 Cup of Russia. As a result, they were first alternates for the senior Grand Prix Final. They won the bronze medal at the 2011 Junior Worlds. They also made their senior World Championships debut, finishing 9th.

2011–2012 season

During the 2011–2012 season, Takahashi/Tran placed fourth at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2011 Skate Canada International, and then won the silver medal at their second event, 2011 NHK Trophy. In November 2011, Tran said he was considering pursuing Japanese citizenship in order to allow the couple to compete at the Olympics but said it was a difficult decision because it would mean giving up his Canadian citizenship. [7] They became the first Japanese pair to qualify for the senior Grand Prix Final.

At the 2012 World Championships, Takahashi/Tran placed third in both programs and won the bronze medal. [8] [9] They became the first pair to medal for Japan at a senior World Championships. [9] They placed third at the 2012 World Team Trophy. In April 2012, Tran said he would continue to consider an application for Japanese citizenship and the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said he was "willing to make a special request (on behalf of Tran) to the government if necessary." [10] [11] In May 2012, a government official said it would be difficult to naturalize Tran because he had never resided in Japan. [12]

2012–2013 season

In April 2012, Takahashi dislocated her left shoulder while practicing a lift. [13] After five or six recurrences, she decided to undergo surgery on October 30. [14] As a result, the pair withdrew from their Grand Prix events, the 2012 Cup of China and 2012 NHK Trophy. [13] They said they would miss about four to six months. [14] On December 18, 2012, the Japanese Skating Federation announced that the pair had ended their partnership. [15] [16]

Partnership with Purich

On March 12, 2013, Tran announced he had teamed up with Natasha Purich to compete for Canada. [17] They debuted at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy and placed sixth. The pair finished fourth at the 2014 Canadian Championships.

Partnership with Castelli

On June 10, 2014, it was announced that Tran and the United States' Marissa Castelli had formed a partnership which would train mainly in Montreal under Bruno Marcotte and to a lesser extent at the Skating Club of Boston under Bobby Martin. [18] [19] It was also announced that he was awaiting release from Skate Canada, indicating that they might compete for the United States. [18]

2016–2017 season

Tran sustained a concussion in August 2016. [20] After winning bronze at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, the pair appeared at two Grand Prix events, placing 7th at the 2016 Skate America and 5th at the 2016 Trophée de France. Castelli accidentally struck Tran with her elbow during training in late December. [20]

2017–2018 season

Tran and Castelli placed sixth at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They ended their partnership soon after and Tran went to California to try out with other partners. [21]

Partnership with Serafini

2018–2019 season

Tran formed a partnership with Olivia Serafini in 2018. [21] Debuting at the 2019 U.S. Championships, they placed thirteenth.

2019–2020 season

Serafini/Tran made their international debut at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy, where they placed fifth. Competing a second Challenger event, they were seventh at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, and finished the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2020 U.S. Championships.

2020–2021 season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting international travel, Serafini/Train were assigned to the 2020 Skate America, attended only by pairs training in the United States. [22] They finished sixth. [23] They went on to finish sixth as well at the 2021 U.S. Championships. [24] That was the team's final season together.

Programs

With Serafini

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[25]
2019–2020
[26]
2018–2019
[27]

With Castelli

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[28] [29]
2016–2017
[30]
  • Fallin'
    by Alicia Keys
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
Journey medley:
2015–2016
[31] [32]
Journey medley:
  • Don't Stop Believin'
  • Open Arms
  • Any Way You Want It
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2014–2015
[19] [33]

With Purich

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[34]

With Takahashi

Takahashi/Tran won their first senior Grand Prix medal at 2010 NHK Trophy NHK Trophy 2010 - Pairs.jpg
Takahashi/Tran won their first senior Grand Prix medal at 2010 NHK Trophy
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2012–2013
[35]
  • Gigi
    • Main Title
    • You Never Told Me
    • Gigi's Big Moment
    • Gaston's Decision
2011–2012
[36]

2010–2011
[37]
2009–2010
[38]
  • Farrucas
    by Pepe Romero
  • Chano Lobato
  • Maria Madgalena
  • Paco Romero (Flamenco)
2008–2009
[39]
2007–2008
[40]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Serafini for United States

International [41]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
GP Skate America 6th
CS Finlandia Trophy 5th
CS Golden Spin 7th
National
U.S. Championships 13th7th6th
U.S. Pairs Final1st
ISP Points Challenge6th
TBD = Assigned

With Castelli for United States

International [42]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Four Continents 6th
GP France 6th5th6th
GP Rostelecom Cup 7th
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 4th
CS Autumn Classic 3rd4th
CS Golden Spin 5th
CS U.S. Classic 2nd
Autumn Classic 2nd
National [33]
U.S. Championships 6th3rd2nd6th

With Purich for Canada

Purich/Tran at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy Natasha PURICH Mervin TRAN IMG 5985.JPG
Purich/Tran at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
International [43]
Event 2013–14
Four Continents Championships 5th
GP Trophée Éric Bompard 6th
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
National [43]
Canadian Championships 4th

With Takahashi for Japan

Takahashi/Tran with their fellow medalists at the 2012 World Championships 2012 World Championships Pairs Podium.jpg
Takahashi/Tran with their fellow medalists at the 2012 World Championships
International [44]
Event07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
Worlds 9th3rd
Four Continents 5th7th5th
Grand Prix Final 6th
GP Cup of China WD
GP NHK Trophy 8th3rd2ndWD
GP Rostel. Cup 2nd
GP Skate Canada 4th
International: Junior [44]
Junior Worlds 15th7th2nd3rd
JGP Final 7th2nd1st
JGP Estonia 12th
JGP Germany 6th2nd
JGP Mexico 4th
JGP Poland 1st
JGP U.K. 3rd2nd
JGP USA 3rd
National [44]
Japan Champ. 1st1st1st1st
Japan Junior 1st
Team events
World Team
Trophy
3rd T
6th P
1st T
3rd P
WD: Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

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