PAIRS
Date of birth: 15.01.1992 Narumi TAKAHASHI
JPN
Place of birth: Chiba
Height: 146 cm
Home town: Chiba
Profession: student
Hobbies: yoga, shopping
Start sk. / Club: 1995 / Kinoshita Tokyo
Former Partners Yu Gao
Date of birth: 22.09.1990 Mervin TRAN
JPN
Place of birth: Regina CAN
Height: 175 cm
Home town: Saint-Leonard CAN
Profession: skate technician, coach, student
Hobbies: playing guitar, movies, yoga, hacki sack, reading
Start sk. / Club: 1994 / CAP St. Leonard
Coach: Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte
Choreographer: Julie Marcotte
Former Coach:
Practice low season: 30 h / week at St. Leonardl/CAN
Practice high season: 25 h / week at St. Leonard/CAN
Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2011/2012
Imagine by John Lennon
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2011/2012
Concerto de Quebec by Andre Mathieu
Personal Best Total Score172.0912.11.2011 ISU GP NHK Trophy 2011
Personal Best Score Short Program60.6028.10.2011 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2011
Personal Best Score Free Skating114.2012.11.2011 ISU GP NHK Trophy 2011
 
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Olympic Games
World Champ.
European Champ.
Four Continents
World Juniors
National Champ.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
Takahashi/Tran teamed up in July 2007. She moved to Canada to train with him. They are the second pairs team from Japan to medal at an ISU Championship (2010 Junior Worlds) since Yuko Kawaguchi/Alexander Markuntsov won silver at the 2001 Junior Worlds. Takahashi took up skating following her elder sister Misumi who competed on the Japanese Synchronized team until 2010. She lived and trained for five years in China as the family moved there for work. The couple also lists Sylvie Fullum and Manon Perron as their coaches.
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