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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 20, 2012 20:23:09 GMT -8
This thread is totally devoted to Aaron Tran, and is intended to be an archive of his skating career - as well as a place to chat about his accomplishments and encourage him as he pursues his goals both on and off the ice.
If you have any articles, photos, links and news about Aaron (past or present), we'd love to see them!
If you are a non-member who would like to contribute news, photos, archives or comments, please feel free to contact us at:
lori@rocker-u.net or michelle@therockerfund.org
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 20, 2012 20:45:22 GMT -8
Back in January 2011, this was the exchange on the 'Future Stars' thread about Aaron: You should do a page for Aaron Tran he is a short tracker and long track and won at the short and long track nationals! Welcome to the board! I remember Aaron - I saw him skate last year in Wausau. Very impressive! We generally wait till a skater has competed in an American Cup before starting a separate thread - but please feel free to post info on Aaron here at any time. If and when he gets his own thread, it'll give us a nice 'base' of news about him. The time has come! - and let me say, Aaron has absolutely beautiful technique.  Aaron skated in the US Single-Distance Championships in Salt Lake City (Sept 27-30, 2012). Here are his results: 19th Overall 9-Lap Time Trial - 17th 4-Lap Time Trial - 21st 1500M(1) – 5th (B Final) 500M(1) - 3rd (Repechage Quarterfinal) 1000M(1) – 2nd (Repechage Semifinal) 1500M(2) - 2nd (C Final) 500M(2) – 4th (Repechage Semifinal) 1000M(2) – 3rd (Repechage Semifinal)  Aaron in the lead at USSDC in Salt Lake City. Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: www.facebook.com/#!/jerry.search/photos www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htm |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jan 24, 2013 15:36:19 GMT -8
Aaron skated in the US Championships in Salt Lake City (Dec 20-22, 2012). He had a very good weekend - good luck to Aaron this weekend at JUNIOR U.S. Championships! Milestones: Highest overall finish (12th) and highest individual-distance finish (2nd in the 1500M B Final) in a National Team selection competition. 12th Overall 9-Lap Time Trial - 11th 4-Lap Time Trial - 14th 1500M – 6th (B Final) 500M - 2nd (B Final) 1000M – 3rd (C Final) 3000M - 5th (B Final)  Aaron skates at US Championships, Salt Lake City. Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: www.facebook.com/#!/jerry.search/photos www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htm |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Mar 15, 2013 20:03:27 GMT -8
Aaron skated in the Junior US Championships in Woodbridge, VA (January 25-27, 2013). Aaron's results qualified him to represent the USA in individual distances at the Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland in February! More on the Junior World Championships later, but here are his JUSC results: 2nd Overall 9-Lap Time Trial - 3rd 4-Lap Time Trial - 4th 1500M – 2nd (A Final) 500M - 1st (B Final) 1000M – 2nd (A Final) 1500M Superfinal - 3rd (A Final)  Photo Credit: Jerry Search  This is probably the 1500M Podium, though it could also be the 1000M. L to R: Aaron Tran (Silver); John-Henry Krueger (Gold); Thomas Hong (Bronze). Photo Credit: Jerry Search  Top 5 Men, L to R: Thomas Hong; Aaron Tran; John Henry Krueger; Ian Quinn; Josh Cummings. Photo Credit: Jerry Search  Top Row, L to R: Coach Anthony Barthell; Thomas Insuk Hong; Aaron Tran; John-Henry Krueger; Ian Quinn; Team Representative Katherine Reutter; Bottom Row, L to R: Lexi Burkholder; Jacqueline Chen; April Shin; Kristen Santos Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: Jerry Search FacebookNational Speedskating Museum |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on May 11, 2013 7:03:36 GMT -8
Aaron skated at Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland (February 22-24, 2013) - here are his results:
Milestones: First time competing for Team USA in international competition!
1500M – Heats (3rd); Quarterfinals (4th)
500M – Prelims (3rd)
1000M – Prelims (1st); Heats (4th)
1500M Superfinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Aaron was part of the Men’s Relay team, making it to the Final and finishing 4th: Heats (1st); Quarterfinals (2nd); Semis (2nd); Final (4th)
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jun 1, 2013 20:49:33 GMT -8
Aaron skated in the American Cup Final - Omaha, Nebraska (March 15-17, 2013). Here are his results: Milestones: At the Senior-level, this was Aaron's highest Overall finish (7th), first A Final, and best single-distance finish (4th)! 7th Overall 1500M(1) - Penalty (A Final) 500M(1) - Penalty (Quarterfinal) 1000M(1) - 3rd (B Final) 500M(2) - 3rd (B Final)) 1000M(2) - 4th (A Final) 1500M(2) - 5th (A Final)  Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: Jerry Search FacebookNational Speedskating Museum |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 18, 2013 14:41:11 GMT -8
TRAN, Aaron - Aaron was 21st in the 9LTT and did not qualify to continue in the competition. He moved to the Desert Classic event, where his points put him in 5th overall (however, it doesn’t look like he skated the last 2 distances).  Aaron skates in the 9-Lap Time Trial at US Single Distance Championships. Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry’s photos: National Speedskating Museum Galleries: www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htmFacebook (public, but you must log into FB): www.facebook.com/home.php#!/media/albums/?id=540721480 Tags: Aaron Tran / Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jan 30, 2014 13:24:21 GMT -8
This is just way cool - way, WAY cool! Congrats Aaron Tran, and what a great idea from TD Ameritrade!!!  Aaron was a good choice, having represented USA at Jr. World Championships, and from the same area in WA as J.R... Local Olympic hopeful to shadow Federal Way's Celski at Winter OlympicsTodd Beamer High School student Aaron Tran will attend the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, to shadow fellow Federal Way native J.R. Celski as a short track speedskater. by CASEY OLSON, Federal Way Mirror Sports editor / January 30, 2014 Tran was selected by TD Ameritrade to represent the company's core values at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, with the hopes that he will represent the United States at the next Winter Olympics in 2018.
"I'm not really sure how they chose me," Tran said with a laugh. "But I'm glad they did."
Ameritrade interviewed many former Olympians, who said that their first trips to the Games were very stressful. The investment company wanted to invest in Olympic hopefuls, so when they go to future Games, they are more comfortable and could perform at their best.Read it all: www.federalwaymirror.com/sports/242780151.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fwmall+%28All+Stories+-+Federal+Way+Mirror%29 |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Mar 6, 2014 13:50:41 GMT -8
Aaron skated at Olympic Trials in Salt Lake City (January 2-5, 2014) - Here are his results: MILESTONES: First A Final in a National Team Selection competition! 12th Overall 9-Lap Time Trial - 12th 4-Lap Time Trial - 16th 1500M(1) – 4th (B Final) 1500M(2) - 3rd (C Final) 1500M Overall - 13th 500M(1) - 2nd (D Final) 500M(2) - 4th (C Final) 500M Overall - 15th 1000M(1) - 5th (A Final ) 1000M(2) - 2nd (D Final) 1000M Overall - 9th  Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: Jerry Search FacebookNational Speedskating Museum |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Apr 9, 2014 15:32:00 GMT -8
Aaron skated at Junior US Championships in Milwaukee, WI (February 1-2, 2014). He made it into every A Final, finishing 3rd Overall! His performance earned him a spot on the team that represented USA at Junior World Championships in Erzurum Turkey. I’ll be posting his Jr. World results at another time, but here are his Jr. US Champ’s results:
3rd Overall
9-Lap Time Trial - 3rd
4-Lap Time Trial - 4th
1500M - 3rd (A Final)
500M - 4th (A Final)
1000M - 2nd (A Final)
1500M Superfinal - 4th (A Final)
Tags: Aaron Tran / Short Track Speedskating
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Post by Laura (Lori) on May 31, 2014 12:47:45 GMT -8
Aaron skated at Junior World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey (March 7-9, 2014). Here are his results:
1500M – Heats (2nd); Quarterfinals (2nd); Semifinals (6th)
500M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (2nd); Quarterfinals (2nd); Semifinals (3rd)
1000M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (3rd)
1500M Superfinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (2nd); Quarterfinals (2nd); Semis (Penalty)
TAGS: Aaron Tran / Short Track Speedskating
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2014 9:19:51 GMT -8
Aaron skated at American Cup 1 in Milwaukee, WI (Oct 11-12). This also served as the Fall World Cup Qualifier.
Milestones: Highest Overall finish (9th) in a Senior National Team Selection competition
Here are his results:
9th Overall
1500M – 5th (B Final)
500M - 2nd (B Final)
1000M - 1st (C Final)
I couldn’t find photos from this competition, so if you know of any family/friends who have pictures, we’d love to see them!
Tags: Aaron Tran / Short Track Speedskating
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