Aaron Van Cleave

Aaron Van Cleave

Mari Vartmann and Aaron Van Cleave at the show at the 2011 German Championships
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Born 14 March 1987 (1987-03-14) (age 25)
Partner Mari Vartmann
Former partner Sarah McCoy
Ameena Sheikh
Coach Knut Schubert
Skating club Düsseldorfer EG
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 116.12
Warsaw Cup 2010

Aaron Van Cleave (born 14 March 1987 in Comox, British Columbia, Canada) is a pair skater. He holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.

He first skated with Sarah McCoy, representing Canada. The pair participated in Junior Grand Prix events. He later teamed up with Ameena Sheikh representing the United States. The pair competed at the American Junior Championships 2008/2009 and came in 8th position.

In 2010, he teamed up with Mari-Doris Vartmann for Germany. Their coach is Knut Schubert. They competed first internationally at the Warsaw-Cup and won this competition earning 116.12 point.

Competitive highlights

(with Vartmann)

Event 2010–11 2011–12
German Championships 2nd
Bavarian Open 3rd
Coupe de Nice 6th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 5th
Ice Challenge 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 8th
NRW Trophy 4th 1st
Warsaw Cup 1st

(with Sheikh)

Event 2010–2011
United States Championships 8th J.
J. = Junior level

(with McCoy)

Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Canadian Championships 6th J. 3rd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 10th
Junior Grand Prix, United States 6th
J. = Junior level

References