Nam Nguyen

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Nam Nguyen

Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1998-05-20) May 20, 1998
Ottawa, Ontario
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach Brian Orser
Former coach Joanne McLeod, Kevin Bursey
Choreographer Lori Nichol, David Wilson
Former choreographer Joanne McLeod, Aaron Lowe
Skating club Toronto Cricket Club
Training locations Toronto, Ontario
Former training locations Burnaby, B.C.
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 204.69
2014 Four Continents
Short program 68.17
2014 Four Continents
Free skate 136.52
2014 Four Continents

Nam Nguyen (born May 20, 1998) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2011 Canadian national junior champion and placed 12th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Career

From 2007 to 2009, Nguyen won three Canadian national men's titles – Juvenile, Pre-Novice, and Novice – each time becoming the youngest skater to do so.[1][2] In 2010, he won the bronze medal on the junior level at the Canadian Championships. Nguyen performed in the exhibition gala at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] The following year at the 2011 Canadian Championships, he became the youngest skater to win the junior men's title.[4][5][6][7]

In the 2011–12 season, Nguyen became age-eligible for international junior competition. He finished 12th in his first Junior Grand Prix event in Riga, Latvia and then won the bronze medal in his second event in Brasov, Romania. He placed 7th on the senior level at the 2012 Canadian Championships and was assigned to the 2012 World Junior Championships. Nguyen landed his first triple axel in competition in the preliminary round and qualified for the short program with a first place finish.[8] He was 18th in the short program and 11th in the free skate, finishing 13th overall at the event.

Personal life

Both of Nam Nguyen's parents are from Vietnam; his father, Sony, moved to Canada in 1988 and sponsored his wife, Thu, in 1994.[3] His father is an engineer while his mother works for a medical software company.[3] The family moved from Ottawa, Ontario to Richmond, British Columbia when Nam was one year old.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[9]
  • Music
    by Paddy Milner
2012–2013
[10]
  • Air on the G String
    by J. S. Bach
  • Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor
    by J. S. Bach
2011–2012
[1]
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1
    by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
    by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Smile
    performed by Michael Jackson
  • Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough
    by Michael Jackson
2010–2011
[2]
  • Smooth Criminal
    by Michael Jackson, David Garrett
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
    by Ludwig van Beethoven

Competitive highlights

2011–present

Results[11]
International
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Four Continents 10th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 13th 12th
JGP France 9th
JGP Latvia 12th
JGP Mexico 4th
JGP Poland 16th
JGP Romania 3rd
JGP Turkey 3rd
National
Canadian Champ. 7th 6th 5th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

2006–2011

National
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Canadian Champ. 1st Jv. 1st P. 1st N. 3rd J. 1st J.
Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; P. = Pre-novice; N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nam NGUYEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walker, Elvin (April 7, 2011). "Canada’s Nguyen continues to rise". Golden Skate. Retrieved September 24, 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Morris, Jim (January 16, 2012). "Figure skating phenom Nam Nguyen a small wonder". The Globe and Mail. 
  4. ↑ Hoyt, Melanie (January 21, 2011). "Nam Nguyen captures junior men’s title". Golden Skate. Retrieved September 24, 2011. 
  5. ↑ DiManno, Rosie (January 21, 2011). "DiManno: Giant potential packed into a tiny frame". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 24, 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Nguyen, 12, wins junior figure skating title". The Canadian Press. sportsnet.ca. January 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Amazing rise of a skate champion". New West Record. January 29, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Canada's Nguyen books his spot in main event of world junior figure skating". The Canadian Press (Winnipeg Free Press). February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Nam NGUYEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Nam NGUYEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Competition Results: Nam NGUYEN". International Skating Union. 

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