Nam Nguyen

Nam Nguyen

Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born May 20, 1998
Ottawa, Ontario
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Coach Brian Orser, Ernest Pryhitka
Former coach Joanne McLeod, Kevin Bursey
Choreographer Jeffrey Buttle, David Wilson
Former choreographer Lori Nichol, 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 242.59
2015 World Figure Skating Championships
Short program 77.73
2015 World Figure Skating Championships
Free skate 164.86
2015 World Figure Skating Championships

Nam Nguyen (born May 20, 1998) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2014 World Junior champion, 2014 Skate America bronze medalist and 2015 Canadian national champion.

Personal life

Nam Nguyen was born May 20, 1998 in Ottawa.[1] He lived in Richmond, British Columbia and Burnaby, B.C. from 1999 to 2012, and then moved to Toronto, Ontario.[2][3] Both of his parents are from Vietnam — his father, Sony, moved to Canada in 1988 and sponsored his wife, Thu, in 1994.[2] His father is an engineer and his mother works for a medical software company.[2] His sister, Kim, is six years younger.[3] He is a student at Northview Heights Secondary School.[3]

Career

Early 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.[4][5] 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.[2] The following year at the 2011 Canadian Championships, he became the youngest skater to win the junior men's title.[6][7][8][9]

International junior

In the 2011–12 season, Nguyen became age-eligible for international junior competition. He finished 12th in his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) 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.[10] He was 18th in the short program and 11th in the free skate, finishing 13th overall at the event. Joanne McLeod coached him at the BC Centre of Excellence in Burnaby, British Columbia until the end of the season.[4]

In the summer of 2012, Nguyen moved to Toronto to work with Brian Orser at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[11] He started the season at the JGP in France where he finished ninth. He did better at his second JGP event, in Turkey, earning the bronze medal. At the Canadian Championships, he placed sixth in the senior division. He finished the season at the World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, where he placed 12th.

The next season, he placed fourth and 16th at his two JGP events. Competing at the senior level, he placed fifth at the Canadian Championships. He then competed at his first senior international, the Four Continents Championships, and placed tenth. Afterwards, at the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, he placed first in both segments and won the gold medal. He finished the season at the senior World Championships, where he placed 12th.

Senior

Nguyen started the 2014–15 season with a silver medal at the inaugural Skate Canada Autumn Classic, an ISU Challenger Series event. He made his senior Grand Prix debut at the Skate America, winning the bronze medal. He continued to his second Grand Prix event, the Cup of China, where he placed fourth. This placed him ninth in the final Grand Prix standings, making him third alternate for the final.[12] In December, he won the gold medal at the Skate Canada Challenge,[13] the qualifying event for the Canadian Championships.[14] He won his first national title at the 2015 Canadian National Figure Skating Championships in an impressive fashion, by more than 30 points than the 2nd place finisher. After 11th place finish at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championship, he skated two clean programs and finished 5th at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championship, recording his personal best scores in both short and free/long programs.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[15][1]
  • La Strada
    by Nino Rota
    choreo. by David Wilson
2013–2014
[11][16]
2012–2013
[17]
  • Air on the G String
    by J. S. Bach
  • Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor
    by J. S. Bach
2011–2012
[4]
  • 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
[5]
  • Smooth Criminal
    by Michael Jackson, David Garrett
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
    by Ludwig van Beethoven

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2011–present

International[18]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Worlds 12th 5th
Four Continents 10th 11th
GP Cup of China 4th
GP Skate America 3rd
CS Autumn Classic 2nd
International: Junior[18]
Junior Worlds 13th 12th 1st
JGP France 9th
JGP Latvia 12th
JGP Mexico 4th
JGP Poland 16th
JGP Romania 3rd
JGP Turkey 3rd
National[19]
Canadians ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating
SC Challenge 1st
Team Events[18]
World Team Trophy 4th T
(6th P)
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

2006–2011

National[19]
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

Detailed results

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships – Worlds, Four Continents, and Junior Worlds.)

2014–2015 season
Date Competition Level PR SP FS Total Ref
7–8 November 2014 2014 Cup of China Senior 6
72.85		 5
149.00		 4
221.85		 [20]
24–25 October 2014 2014 Skate America Senior 7
73.71		 2
158.53		 3
232.24		 [21]
15–16 October 2014 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic Senior 5
66.08		 1
159.55		 2
225.63		 [22]
2013–2014 season
Date Competition Level PR SP FS Total Ref
26–28 March 2014 2014 World Championships Senior 16
66.75		 9
147.31		 12
214.06		 [23]
13–15 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 1
72.87		 1
144.19		 1
217.06		 [24]
22-24 January 2014 2014 Four Continents Championships Senior 10
68.17		 10
136.52		 10
204.69		 [25]
9–15 January 2014CD 2014 Canadian Championships Senior 7
70.97		 4
147.46		 5
218.43		 [26]
19–21 September 2013 2013 JGP Baltic Cup (Poland) Junior 23
40.18		 12
98.69		 16
138.87		 [27]
5–6 September 2013 2013 JGP Mexico Cup Junior 4
64.38		 4
116.66		 4
181.04		 [28]
2012–2013 season
Date Competition Level PR SP FS Total Ref
28 February – 2 March 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 16
53.43		 9
119.15		 12
172.58		 [29]
18–19 January 2013 2013 Canadian Championships Senior 6
67.90		 6
132.79		 6
200.69		 [30]
20–22 September 2012 2012 JGP Bosphorus (Turkey) Junior 3
59.09		 3
112.47		 3
171.56		 [31]
23–25 August 2012 2012 JGP Courchevel (France) Junior 11
46.06		 8
102.39		 9
148.45		 [32]
2011–2012 season
Date Competition Level PR SP FS Total Ref
27 February – 3 March 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 1
116.33		 18
51.13		 11
117.07		 13
168.20		 [33]
21–22 January 2012 2012 Canadian Championships Senior 8
57.32		 6
121.96		 7
179.28		 [34]
22–24 September 2011 2011 JGP Brasov Cup (Romania) Junior 5
54.82		 2
114.73		 3
169.55		 [35]
1–3 September 2011 2011 JGP Volvo Cup (Latvia) Junior 12
47.08		 9
101.87		 12
148.95		 [36]
Early career
Date Competition Level PR SP FS Total Ref
17–20 January 2011CD 2011 Canadian Championships Junior 2
55.22		 1
114.67		 1
169.89		 [37]
11–14 January 2010CD 2010 Canadian Championships Junior 4
52.30		 3
96.51		 3
148.81		 [38]
13–14 February 2009 2009 Canadian Championships Novice 2
40.22		 1
67.70		 1
107.92		 [39]
30 January – 2 February 2008CD 2008 Canadian Championships Pre-novice 4
29.22		 1
59.09		 1
88.31		 [40]
31 January – 3 February 2007CD 2007 Canadian Championships Juvenile 1
34.32Jv.		 [41]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nam NGUYEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Morris, Jim (January 16, 2012). "Figure skating phenom Nam Nguyen a small wonder". The Globe and Mail.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ewing, Lori (March 18, 2014). "Nguyen showing Canada has bright future in men's skating". The Canadian Press (Canada.com).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Nam NGUYEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Walker, Elvin (April 7, 2011). "Canada’s Nguyen continues to rise". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hoyt, Melanie (January 21, 2011). "Nam Nguyen captures junior men’s title". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ DiManno, Rosie (January 21, 2011). "DiManno: Giant potential packed into a tiny frame". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Nguyen, 12, wins junior figure skating title". The Canadian Press (sportsnet.ca). January 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Amazing rise of a skate champion". New West Record. January 29, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Nam NGUYEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2014/2015 – Men". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "2015 Skate Canada Challenge – Senior Men" (PDF). Skate Canada. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Skaters converging on Pierrefonds for 2015 Skate Canada Challenge". Ottawa: Skate Canada. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
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  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Competition Results: Nam NGUYEN". International Skating Union.
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  39. ↑ "2009 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals – Results". Skate Canada. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  40. ↑ "2008 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals". Skate Canada. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  41. ↑ "2007 BMO Financial Group Skate Canada Junior Nationals". Skate Canada. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

External links

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