Mervin Tran

Mervin Tran
nation	Canada Japan United States
birthday	September 22, 1990
place of birth	Regina, Saskatchewan,  Canada
size	175 cm
Career
discipline	Pair skating
Partner	Marissa Castelli
Former partner	Natasha Purich, Narumi Takahashi
Trainer	Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte
choreographer	Julie Marcotte
status	active
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × 0 × 1 ×
World figure skating championships bronze Nice 2012 Couples
Personal best
Total points 189.69 World Cup 2012  Freestyle 124.32 World Cup 2012  Short program 65.37 World Cup 2012
Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Grand Prix Final 0 0 0  Grand Prix competitions 0 2 1
last change: February 14, 2016

Mervin Tran (born September 22, 1990 in Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada ) is a Canadian figure skater who starts in pair skating . He started for Japan until 2012 .

Career

Mervin Tran was born in Regina . His parents are refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia . They encouraged him to go to ice hockey . By chance he got into figure skating at a hockey camp at the age of four. At the age of 13 he got his first triple salchow . In 2007 Richard Gauthier was looking for a pair of skiers as a partner for the Japanese Narumi Takahashi. Trans trainer Bruno Marcotte recommended Tran, who was originally a single runner. After a trial with Takahashi, Tran stayed with Gauthier in Montreal . They train together in St. Leonard and are supported by the Japanese Figure Skating Association.

In 2008, Takahashi and Tran became Japanese champions in pair skating for the first time. In 2010 and 2011 they stood on the podium at junior world championships . In 2010 they made their debut at four continents championships and in 2011 at world championships .

At the 2012 World Championships in Nice , Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran surprisingly won the bronze medal. It was the first World Cup medal for Japan in pair skating.

The couple split after the 2011/12 season. 2013-14 ran Tran with Natasha Purich , with whom he started for Canada. He has been working for the USA with Marissa Castelli since 2015 .

Results

Pair skating

(with Narumi Takahashi )

Championship / year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
World championships				9.	3.
Four continents championships			5.	7th	5.
World Team Trophy		3.			1.
Junior World Championships	15th	7th	2.	3.
Japanese championships		1.	1.	1.	1.
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Grand Prix competition / season	07/08	08/09	09/10	10/11	11/12
Grand Prix Final					6th
Skate Canada					4th
Cup of Russia				2.
NHK Trophy			8th.	3.	2.

Web links

Commons : Mervin Tran  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Takahashi and Tran in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
• Castelli and Tran in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
• Purich and Tran in the database of the International Skating Union (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/08/30/young-team-gives-japan-hope-for-future/
2. ↑ http://www.cyberpresse.ca/sports/autres-sports/patinage-artistique/201112/09/01-4476556-mervin-tran-un-japonais-a-st-leonard.php ( Memento from December 16 2011 on WebCite )
3. ↑ http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/savchenko-and-szolkowy-capture-fourth-world-title/