Taylor Tran
Taylor Tran (born September 15, 1992 in Loma Linda, California) is an American-born former competitive ice dancer who competed for Lithuania with partner Saulius Ambrulevičius. Together, they are the 2015 Pavel Roman Memorial silver medalists and 2015 Lithuanian national champions. They qualified to the free dance at the 2017 European Championships.
| Taylor Tran | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Lithuania |
| Born | September 15, 1992 Loma Linda, California, United States |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Partner | Saulius Ambrulevičius |
| Former partner | Samuel Kaplun |
| Coach | Marina Zueva |
| Choreographer | Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein |
| Skating club | Baltų Ainiai |
| Training locations | Canton, Michigan |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| Retired | April 15, 2017 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 143.30 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| Short dance | 54.90 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| Free dance | 88.40 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
Career
Tran began learning to skate in 1998.[1] She began a partnership with Samuel Kaplun in July 2012.[2] The two finished 13th in senior ice dancing at the 2013 U.S. Championships.
Partnership with Ambrulevičius
Around July 2014,[3] Tran teamed up with Lithuania's Saulius Ambrulevičius, who had decided to switch from single skating. They elected to represent Lithuania and made their international debut at the Tallinn Trophy in December 2014. At the Estonian event, they finished 5th and earned the minimum scores to appear at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm.[3][4] They missed the cut for the free dance in Sweden and at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Tran/Ambrulevičius qualified to the final segment at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they ranked 20th in the short dance, 17th in the free, and 18th overall. After the 2017 World Championships Ambrulevičius and T. Tran announced that they were separating and would not compete together any more.[5]
Programs
With Ambrulevičius
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 [1] |
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| 2015–16 [6] |
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| 2014–15 [7] |
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With Kaplun
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
With Ambrulevičius for Lithuania
| International[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| World Champ. | 30th | ||
| European Champ. | 24th | 25th | 18th |
| CS Finlandia | 8th | ||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 9th | ||
| CS U.S. Classic | 8th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 6th | ||
| Autumn Classic | 7th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 11th | ||
| Pavel Roman | 2nd | ||
| Tallinn Trophy | 5th | ||
| National[8] | |||
| Lithuanian Champ. | 1st | 1st | |
| TBD = Assigned | |||
With Kaplun
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2012–13 |
| U.S. Championships | 13th |
References
- ^ a b "Taylor TRAN / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "2013 U.S. National Championships: Taylor Tran & Sam Kaplun". ice-dance.com. from the original on October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Daugėlaitė, Lina (December 17, 2014). "S. Ambrulevičius: apie pilietybės klausimą dar negalvoju" [S. Ambrulevičius: not thinking about the issue of citizenship]. Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Europos čempionate debiutavusi naujoji Lietuvos šokių ant ledo pora: "Pirmas blynas neprisvilo"" [European Championship debut of new Lithuanian ice dancing couple]. 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). January 28, 2015. from the original on April 14, 2015.
- ^ Lietuvio ir amerikietės keliai išsiskyrė
- ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Taylor TRAN / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS". International Skating Union.
External links
- Taylor Tran / Saulius Ambrulevicius at the International Skating Union