 Nam and Leftheris in 2006. |
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| Personal information | |
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| Country represented: |  United States |
| Date of birth: | July 6, 1985 |
| Height: | 153 cm (5.0 ft) |
| Former partner: | Themistocles Leftheris |
| Former coach: | Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard John Nicks |
| Former choreographer: | Peter Oppegard |
| Skating club: | All Year FSC |
| Retired: | October 10, 2008 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total: | 161.32 2006 Skate America |
| Short program: | 57.32 2006 Skate America |
| Free skate: | 104.00 2006 Skate America |
Naomi Nari Nam (born July 6, 1985 in Anaheim, California), is an American figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1999 U.S. silver medalist. As a pair skater, she is the 2007 U.S. bronze medalist with Themistocles Leftheris.
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Naomi Nari Nam was born in 1985 in California. She is Korean American and fluent in Korean.
Following her silver medal win at the 1999 U.S. Championships, Nam had endorsements in South Korea and appeared on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
Nam won the 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the novice level.
In the 1997-1998 season, Nam won the pewter medal on the junior level at the 1998 U.S. Figure skating Championships.
In the 1998-1999 season, Nam won the silver medal at the 1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships behind Michelle Kwan. Although this medal would under normal circumstances have qualified Nam for the team to the World Championships, Nam was not eligible to be sent because she was not old enough. Sarah Hughes, who had placed 4th at Nationals, was sent in her stead. Hughes was also not age-eligible for Worlds, but was allowed to compete at the World Championships because she had won a medal at the 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Nam could not get this exemption because she had not competed at the 1999 World Junior Championships. 1999 was the last year that the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held after the World Junior Championships.
In the 1999-2000 season, Nam competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won a silver medal at the event in Canada and placed 7th at the event in Japan. She did not qualify for the Junior Grand prix Final. At the 2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she placed 8th and was not sent to the World Junior Championships.
Nam suffered from a stress fracture in her hip, hampering her singles career. She withdrew from the 2001 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with injury.
In 2003, following hip surgery, she won the Southwest Pacific Regional title but placed 5th at the Pacific Coast Sectionals. She failed to qualify for the 2004 U.S. Nationals.
In 2005, she took up pair skating with Themi Leftheris. After winning both the Regional and Pacific Coast Sectional, the pair placed 5th at the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships.
In the 2006-2007 season, Nam and Leftheris won the bronze medal at the 2006 Skate America event. They won the bronze medal at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships behind Rena Inoue and John Baldwin and Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski. They went on to the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and placed 6th.
In the 2007-2008 season, they withdrew from their Grand Prix events with injury. They placed 7th at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Naomi Nari Nam announced her retirement from competitive skating on October 10, 2008, citing her recurrent hip injury.[1]
| Season | Short Program | Long Program |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | Piano Fantasy by Aaron Copland |
Liebestraum by Franz Liszt |
| 2006-2007 | Tango Jealousy by Jacob Gade |
Caravan |
(with Leftheris)
| Event | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 6th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 5th | 3rd | 7th |
| Skate America | 3rd | ||
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st |
| Event | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 1st N. | 4th J. | 2nd | 8th | WD |
| Junior Grand Prix, Canada | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 7th |
Naomi Nari Nam (born July 6, 1985 in Anaheim, California) is a figure skater from the United States.
Nam was a very good skater as a child. She won the silver medal (second place) at the 1999 United States national championships behind Michelle Kwan at age 13. She would have normally gone to the World Championships after doing this, but she was too young according to the rules. She could have gone if she had won a medal at the World Junior Championships, but that was the last year the World Junior Championships were held before Nationals and Nam did not go to those championships.
Nam had a bad career after this. She had an injury in her hip and had to stop skating as a single skater.
In 2005, she started skating as a pairs skater with Themistocles Leftheris. They placed 5th at the 2006 Nationals, a very good result for a new team. They won the bronze medal (third place) at the 2006 Skate America competition, which was even more good. They won the bronze at the 2007 Nationals and then placed 6th at the 2007 Four Continents.
Naomi Nari Nam is a very graceful and flexible skater. She and Leftheris are a good pairs team. They do very hard jumps for a pairs team, which is helped by Nam's good singles career.
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