Mervin Tran和新搭档Natasha Purich备战2013-2014赛季 (短节目首演)

其实不算是新闻了，和传闻的一样Tran和把新男伴甩了的Natasha Purich组队，Purich小diva滑行还需继续努力……

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GS的Q&A
GS: What prompted the pairing?

Tran: When Narumi came down with JSF to end the partnership, I was asked by the coaches what I would like out of my skating. It was simple. I wanted to improve and have more success than what Narumi and I achieved (which is quite a lot). I wasn't going to continue if that was not a possibility. I've already had a successful career, and am academically capable of achieving other things in life.

I've known Natasha for a while, she came down to learn pairs at our school 4 years ago before she started her pairs career with Raymond. From then on I always knew her as a talented and capable skater with jumps and throws being her strength. She has been training at our school for the past season. So when we were discussing possible partnerships that could potentially achieve more than Narumi and I, it didn't take long for us to think of Natasha.

GS: When did the official tryout take place?

Tran: There were no official tryouts. Being in the same school, sometimes a team will help one another with elements. So we already had an idea of what the skating would be like. Also, with having similar technique and coaching we knew it wasn't going to be long to be compatible.

GS: When did you realize it would work?

Tran: We started training together shortly after Four Continents. I believe by Day 1 we knew it was going to work out. By Day 3 we knew it was going to work out very well.

GS: What elements are already working for you?

Tran: As far as elements goes, Natasha is known for having good jumps and throws, which were the weaknesses with Narumi and I. I don't want to discloses what elements we are doing just yet, so let's just say we no longer have to encounter the jump/throw weakness and everything else is solid.

GS: Which elements need work?

Tran: There are no specific element that needs work. Overall we will continue on our flow and execution. The main hurdle we have to tackle is that we want to be at a level at which senior pair teams have had years of training together under their belt together. We want to be there by the end of summer. A new partnership usually takes time and experience to develop into an elite pair, unless you have two already-veterans pairing together like Tatiana & Maxime. However, Natasha and I are just 17 & 22. There are people we want to compete against who have been on the ice longer than we have been alive. We will be working on a lot of transitions and stroking to put out high quality programs next season.

GS: What are your goals as a team for next season?

Tran: Of course our long term goal will be a longstanding career with multiple successes. For next season, with Canada securing 3 spots for Worlds and Olympics, we want that third spot.                                                

备受关注的加拿大双人滑男选手Mervin Tran和新搭档Natasha Purich 在2013年魁北克夏季花样滑冰锦标赛展示了他们为新赛季打造的短节目。这个节目的音乐来自乐团“Vitamin String Quartet(维生素弦乐四重奏)”根据英国歌星Elton John（埃尔顿 约翰）的歌曲Tiny Dancer《小舞蹈家》改编的音乐作品。


Purich / Tran组合显然配合还不够默契。他们在完成撵转和抛3Lutz时都出现了较大失误。最终获得了52.50分（29.66/23.84 -1）

TES 29.66
1 3Tw1 5.00 -1.40 -3 -2 -2 -1 -2 -2 - - -2 - - - 3.60
2 3T 4.10 -0.42 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 - - 0 - - - 3.68
3 PCoSp1 3.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -1 - - - 3.00
4 5ALi4 6.50 0.98 2 1 1 2 1 1 - - 2 - - - 7.48
5 3LzTh 5.50 -2.10 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 - - -3 - - - 3.40
6 StSq4 3.90 0.70 1 1 1 1 1 0 - - 1 - - - 4.60
7 BiDs3 3.20 0.70 1 0 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - 3.90

PCS 23.84
Skating Skill 0.80 6.00 5.50 5.50 6.00 6.75 6.50 - - 5.75 - - - 4.76
Transition/Linking Footwork 0.80 5.75 6.00 6.00 5.25 6.75 6.50 - - 6.00 - - - 4.84
Performance/Execution 0.80 5.50 5.75 5.50 6.00 6.25 6.25 - - 6.00 - - - 4.72
Choreography/Composition 0.80 5.75 5.50 5.75 6.25 6.50 6.50 - - 6.25 - - - 4.88
Interpretation 0.80 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 6.25 6.00 - - 5.75 - - - 4.64

失误摔倒扣除1分

还不错，技术方面需要继续磨合啊

女伴比男伴差不少啊

icenetwork.com 在魁北克夏季比赛后采访了V/M, D/R和美国双人C/S和加拿大全新双人组合P/T

关于Natasha Purich/Mervin Tran部分的访谈原文：

The new Canadian team of Natasha Purich and Mervin Tran placed third with 52.20 points. Skating to Elton John's "Tiny Dancer," their triple twist was shaky, and Purich fell on the triple throw Lutz. The other elements were clean.

The skaters were teamed up in February by Gauthier and Marcotte. The Saskatchewan-born Tran won the 2012 world bronze medal for Japan with former partner Narumi Takahashi but did not have Japanese citizenship. Takahashi decided to team with a Japanese partner (Ryuichi Kihara), so they could try to quality for the Sochi Olympics.

Purich, the reigning Canadian junior pairs silver medalist, split from Sebastian Arcieri after the 2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships because, she said, "I got the chance to skate with Mervin, who had been third at worlds."

"Now I am skating with Natasha, and we're hoping to earn Canada's third Olympic pairs spot," Tran said.