Aaron Van Cleave is a pair skater

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

. 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

Knut Schubert

Knut Schubert is a former East German pair skater. With his sister, Katja Schubert, he won the bronze medal at the 1974 East German Figure Skating Championships. They went on to finish ninth at that year's European Figure Skating Championships and eleventh at the World Figure Skating...

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They competed first internationally at the Warsaw-Cup and won this competition earning 116.12 point.

Competitive highlights

(with Vartmann)

Event	2010–2011	2011–2012
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	2nd
Bavarian Open Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria and since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....	3rd
Coupe de Nice Coupe Internationale de Nice The Coupe Internationale de Nice is an annual international figure skating competition usually held in October or November in Nice, France. It has been held since 1995. It was not held in 2005...		6th
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...	5th
Ice Challenge Ice Challenge The Ice Challenge is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen and was retitled the Ice Challenge in 2008. It is held every autumn in...		2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....		8th
NRW Trophy NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....	4th
Warsaw Cup Warsaw Cup The Warsaw Cup is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in November in Warsaw, Poland. Skaters compete mainly on the junior and novice levels. A senior pairs event is also sometimes held.- Pairs :- Men :- Ladies :- Pairs :...	1st

(with Sheikh)

Event	2010–2011
United States Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	8th J.

J.=Junior

(with McCoy)

Event	2005–2006	2006–2007	2007–2008
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	6th J.	3rd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Norway		10th
Junior Grand Prix, United States			6th

J.=Junior