Aaron Van Cleave
Aaron Van Cleave | |
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Van Cleave with Vartmann during the exhibitions at the 2011 German Championships | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Germany |
Former country(ies) represented | Canada |
Born |
Comox, British Columbia, Canada | March 14, 1987
Residence | Berlin, Germany |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Partner | Tatiana Domracheva |
Former partner | Mari Vartmann, Ameena Sheikh, Sarah McCoy, Lauren Cowley |
Coach | Knut Schubert |
Former coach | Maylin Wende, Daniel Wende |
Choreographer | Paul Boll, Mark Pillay |
Skating club | SC Berlin |
Training locations | Berlin |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
162.81 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Short program |
56.70 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Free skate |
106.11 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Aaron Van Cleave (born March 14, 1987) is a German pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Mari Vartmann for Germany. They won the 2015 German national title, the 2011 NRW Trophy, and 2010 Warsaw Cup. After they parted ways, he teamed up with Tatiana Domracheva.
Personal life
Van Cleave was born on March 14, 1987 in Comox, British Columbia, Canada. He became a German citizen in January 2014.[1]
Career
In North America
Van Cleave competed with Lauren Cowley at the Canadian Junior Championships, appearing on the juvenile level in 2002 and pre-novice in 2003. With Sarah McCoy, he represented Canada on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They were assigned to Norway in 2006 and the United States in 2007.
Competing on the junior level, Van Cleave placed 8th with Ameena Sheikh at the 2009 U.S. Championships. The pair made no international appearances.
In Germany
In 2010, Van Cleave teamed up with Mari Vartmann to compete for Germany.[2] The pair made their international debut at the 2010 Warsaw Cup where they won the gold medal. Their first major international event was the 2012 European Championships. On 26 January, during the morning practice before the long programs, Vartmann collided with Daniel Wende while they were attempting to avoid a French couple.[3] Vartmann and Van Cleave finished 5th at the event. They were coached by Knut Schubert in Berlin.[2]
Vartmann and Van Cleave withdrew from the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy following the short program – Vartmann picked into her right foot when she fell on a throw triple loop during the short and was unable to put on her skate the next day due to swelling.[4] They withdrew from the 2012 Coupe de Nice and their first assigned Grand Prix event, the 2012 Cup of Russia, after Van Cleave sustained a broken cheekbone while catching Vartmann on a triple twist.[5] They later withdrew from their second GP, the 2012 NHK Trophy.[6]
The pair was coached by Knut Schubert and Stefan Lindemann in Berlin in the first half of the 2014–15 season.[7] In December 2014, they joined Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende in Oberstdorf.[1] They won the pairs title at the 2015 German Championships.
His new partner is Tatiana Domracheva from Russia.
Programs
(with Vartmann)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2014–15 [1] |
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2013–14 [8] |
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2012–13 [9] |
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2011–12 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Vartmann
International[10] | |||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
Worlds | 14th | 16th | 15th | ||
Europeans | 5th | 8th | 9th | 7th | |
GP Cup of Russia | WD | ||||
GP NHK Trophy | WD | 5th | |||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | 8th | |||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | 3rd | |||
Challenge Cup | 3rd | ||||
Cup of Nice | 6th | WD | 3rd | ||
Golden Spin | 5th | ||||
Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||||
Lombardia Trophy | 6th | ||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | WD | 3rd | ||
NRW Trophy | 4th | 1st | 5th | ||
Warsaw Cup | 1st | ||||
National[10] | |||||
German Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
WD = Withdrew |
With Sheikh
International[11] | |||
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Event | 2010–11 | ||
US. Championships | 8th J | ||
J = Junior level |
With McCoy
International[12] | |||
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Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 |
JGP Norway | 10th | ||
JGP United States | 6th | ||
National[12] | |||
Canadian Champ. | 6th J | 3rd J | |
J = Junior level |
With Cowley
National | ||
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Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
Canadian Junior Champ. | 8th V | 10th P |
Levels: V = Juvenile; P = Pre-novice |
References
- 1 2 3 "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Weiterer Schlag für deutsches Team" [Another blow for the German team] (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012.
- ↑ Flade, Tatjana (September 30, 2012). "2012 Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Deutsches Duo sagt Grand-Prix-Start ab" [German pair withdraws from Grand Prix event] (in German). Die Zeit. Sport-Informations-Dienst. October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Savchenko/Szolkowy sagen Start in Paris ab" [Savchenko/Szolkowy withdraw from Paris event]. Deutsche Presse-Agentur (in German). Stern. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ameena SHEIKH / Aaron VAN CLEAVE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
- 1 2 "Sarah McCOY / Aaron van CLEAVE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aaron Van Cleave. |
- Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave at the International Skating Union
- Paarlauf-Fanclub: Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave