Mervin Tran

2007–2008 season

Takahashi/Tran made their international debut on the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 12th and 6th at their events. They won the Japan Junior Championships and earned a trip to 2008 Junior Worlds, where they placed 15th.

2008–2009 season

Takahashi/Tran placed 4th at their first Junior Grand Prix event. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 7th. They won the senior title at the 2008–09 Japanese Championships. At the 2009 Junior Worlds, they placed 7th.

2009–2010 season

Takahashi/Tran began their season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the bronze medal at their first event and gold at their second event, which qualified them for the 2009–10 JGP Final. They also debuted on the senior Grand Prix series with an 8th-place finish at NHK Trophy. They won silver at the JGP Final and at the Junior World Championships. They became the second pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championships (Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Markuntsov were the first pair when they won silver in 2001).^[9]

2010–2011 season

During the 2010–11 season, Takahashi/Tran won silver medals at their JGP events and qualified for the JGP Final. They won gold at the event, becoming the first pair representing Japan to win the title. They also won their first medals on the senior Grand Prix series, a bronze at 2010 NHK Trophy, and then silver at 2010 Cup of Russia. As a result, they were first alternates for the senior Grand Prix Final. They won the bronze medal at the 2011 Junior Worlds. They also made their senior World Championships debut, finishing 9th.

2011–2012 season

During the 2011–2012 season, Takahashi/Tran placed fourth at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2011 Skate Canada International, and then won the silver medal at their second event, 2011 NHK Trophy. In November 2011, Tran said he was considering pursuing Japanese citizenship in order to allow the couple to compete at the Olympics but said it was a difficult decision because it would mean giving up his Canadian citizenship.^[10] They became the first Japanese pair to qualify for the senior Grand Prix Final.

At the 2012 World Championships, Takahashi/Tran placed third in both programs and won the bronze medal.^[11][12] They became the first pair to medal for Japan at a senior World Championships.^[12] They placed third at the 2012 World Team Trophy. In April 2012, Tran said he would continue to consider an application for Japanese citizenship and the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said he was "willing to make a special request (on behalf of Tran) to the government if necessary."^[13][14] In May 2012, a government official said it would be difficult to naturalize Tran because he had never resided in Japan.^[15]

2012–2013 season

In April 2012, Takahashi dislocated her left shoulder while practicing a lift.^[16] After five or six recurrences, she decided to undergo surgery on October 30.^[17] As a result, the pair withdrew from their Grand Prix events, the 2012 Cup of China and 2012 NHK Trophy.^[16] They said they would miss about four to six months.^[17] On December 18, 2012, the Japanese Skating Federation announced that the pair had ended their partnership.^[18][19]

2016–2017 season

Tran sustained a concussion in August 2016.^[23] After winning bronze at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, the pair appeared at two Grand Prix events, placing 7th at the 2016 Skate America and 5th at the 2016 Trophée de France. Castelli accidentally struck Tran with her elbow during training in late December.^[23]

With Castelli

With Purich

With Takahashi

Takahashi/Tran won their first senior Grand Prix medal at 2010 NHK Trophy

With Castelli for United States

With Purich for Canada

Purich/Tran at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

With Takahashi for Japan

Takahashi/Tran with their fellow medalists at the 2012 World Championships