Meet Naomi Nari Nam
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Name Naomi Nari Nam
Nicknames Nizzle, Nomes, Nam Nam
Birthdate July 6, 1985
Birthplace Anaheim, California
Hometown Irvine, California
College Saddleback Community College |
Favorites
Spin Layback
Jump Triple toe
Pairs Element Throw Salchow
Singles Skaters Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi
Pairs Skaters Jenni Meno & Todd Sand
Ice Dancers Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov
Sports Basketball, hockey
Actress Claire Danes
Actor Jeremy Pivens, Leonard Decaprio
Movie Romeo & Juliet, Prozac Nation, Super Bad
Shows Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Friday Night Lights, Big Brother, Real World, The Girls Next Door, The Hills, Desperate Housewives, House and Family Guy (only because Themi quotes the show a million times a day and now I'm hooked)
Book The Glass Castle and Kite Runner
Magazine Cosmo, Lucky, People, W
Bands Tactic, Incubus, Zac Poor
Colors Periwinkle, pink
Flowers Lillys, orchids, tulips
Animals My pom "Casper"
Food Sushi, Korean food
Brand Juicy, Ella Moss, Paper Denim, A&F
Quote "You don't need to know everything in life. You just need to know what makes you happy."
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Up Close
After attending a public session with her family at 5 years old, Naomi fell in love with the sport of figure skating.
Coached by John Nicks, Jenni Meno and Todd Sand, Naomi competed as a singles skater for 13 years.
She was a member of the U.S. national team as a juvenile, novice, junior and senior.
Her career highlights include her U.S. National Championships on the juvenile and novice levels. She also won the silver medal at the 1999 U.S. National Championships as a senior.
Naomi switched to pairs skating in spring 2005 to skate with Themistocles Leftheris.
In addition to skating pairs, Naomi coaches figure skating at the EastWest Ice Palace in Artesia, California.
Away from the rink and classroom, Naomi enjoys knitting, scrap booking,
dancing, attending concerts, hanging out with her friends and roommates. |
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Fast Facts
• Naomi was invited on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno after winning the silver medal at the 1999 U.S. Championships. As a guest on the show, she met actress Claire Danes.
• Naomi loves the Anaheim Ducks and Chris Kunitz, her favorite player. She went to 12 games in the 2006-2007 season, including the playoff game where they won the Stanley Cup.
• Naomi performed with her high school dance club at pep rallys. Today, she still loves to dance "anytime, anywhere."
• Naomi, a Christian, loves the smell of Bibles. She also loves the smell of skating arenas.
• Naomi drove a truck in high school. Once, Naomi and her friends were able to fit eight people inside.
• Naomi has "gotten way too many speeding tickets."
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