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Naomi Nari Nam

Naomi Nari Nam
Nam & Leftheris - 2006 Skate America.jpg
Nam and Leftheris in 2006.
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1985-07-06) July 6, 1985 (age 31)
Anaheim, California
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Former partner
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) is an American figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1999 U.S. national silver medalist. As a pair skater, she is the 2006 Skate America bronze medalist and 2007 U.S. national bronze medalist with .

Naomi Nari Nam was born in 1985 on July 6, 1985, in Anaheim, California. She is Korean American and fluent in Korean. She married Tyler Poor on August 2, 2010, in Orange County, California. The couple's son, Aiden Zachary Poor, was born in March 2011, and their daughter, Bella Tatum Poor, on April 16, 2013.

Nam won the novice ladies' title at the 1997 U.S. Championships. She was awarded the pewter medal on the junior level at the 1998 U.S. Championships.

Competing on the senior level, Nam won the silver medal at the 1999 U.S. Championships, behind Michelle Kwan. She subsequently received endorsements in South Korea and appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. As Nam did not meet the ISU's age criteria for the 1999 World Championships, 4th-ranked U.S. lady Sarah Hughes was sent in her stead. Although Hughes was also not old enough, she had an exemption due to her medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships. Nam had not competed at Junior Worlds because that season's competition had taken place prior to the U.S. Championships.


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