Mervin Tran
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Tran at the 2012 World Championships
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former country(ies) represented |
Canada Japan |
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| Born |
September 22, 1990 Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| Residence | Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Marissa Castelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Natasha Purich, Narumi Takahashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Sylvie Fullum, Bobby Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Julie Marcotte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CAP St. Leonard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former skating club | St-Leonard FSC, Montreal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations |
St. Leonard, Quebec Boston |
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| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season's bests |
6 (2011–2012) 14 (2010–2011) 19 (2009–2010) 32 (2008–2009) |
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| Combined total | 175.08 2016 Four Continents |
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| Short program | 61.85 2015 Skate Canada International |
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| Free skate | 113.74 2016 Four Continents |
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Medal record
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Mervin Tran (born September 22, 1990) is a Canadian pair skater who competes for the United States with Marissa Castelli. They are the 2017 U.S. national silver medalists.
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.
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. He competed at the provincial track and field championships in the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles, finishing fifth in the hurdles.
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. He was originally a single skater and placed 9th on the novice level at the 2007 Canadian Championships.
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. Takahashi/Tran began training together in July 2007. During their career together, they trained in St. Leonard and received funding from the Japanese skating association.
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