Naomi Nari Nam

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Naomi Nari Nam
Nam and Leftheris in 2006.
Personal Info
Country: Flag of the United States United States
Date of birth: July 6, 1985 (1985-07-06) (age 22)
Height: 153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Partner: Themistocles Leftheris
Coach: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard
Choreographer: Peter Oppegard
Skating Club: All Year FSC
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free 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. Nam and her partner, Themistocles Leftheris are the 2007 U.S. national bronze medalists.

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[edit] Career

Nam was the 1997 U.S. Novice National Champion and placed second in the senior ladies division at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1999, behind Michelle Kwan. Touted as one of the "Baby Ballerinas" (along with Sasha Cohen, Jennifer Kirk, Deanna Stellato and Sarah Hughes), she was groomed as a rising skating star, but a serious hip injury, a stress fracture, sidelined her figure skating career.

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 Leftheris. After winning both the Regional and Pacific Coast Sectional, the pair placed 5th at the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following season Nam and Leftheris won the bronze medal at the 2006 Skate America event, and in January, 2007, again placed third at the U.S. championships behind Rena Inoue and John Baldwin and Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski.

[edit] Programs

Season Short Program Long Program
2007-2008 "Piano Fantasy" by Aaron Copland "Liebestraum" by Franz Liszt
2006-2007 Tango Jealousy by Jacob Gade Caravan

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] Pairs

(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

[edit] Singles

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
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior Level; WD = Withdrew

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