Themistocles Leftheris

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Themistocles Leftheris

Nam and Leftheris in 2006.
Personal information
Full name Themistocles Nicholas Leftheris
Alternative names Themi Leftheris
Country represented South Korea
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (1982-12-20) December 20, 1982
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Ji min-ji
Former partner Sarah Jo Damron-Brown
Jacqueline Jimenez
Nicole Hartunian
Julian Burns
Naomi Nari Nam
Angelyn Nguyen
Lindsay Davis
Coach Peter Oppegard
Karen Kwan-Oppegard
Choreographer Peter Oppegard
Skating club Los Angeles FSC

Themistocles Nicholas "Themi" Leftheris (born December 20, 1982 in Tarpon Springs, Florida), is an American pair skater. With former partner Naomi Nari Nam, he is the 2007 U.S. bronze medalist. With current partner Ji Min-ji, he is the 2016 South Korean National Champion.

Career

Leftheris started skating at age 12 and began pair skating at 15.[1]

With partner Jacqueline Jimenez, he is the 2001 U.S. novice silver medalist. They won a silver medal at the first event of the 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix. They did not get a second event because the USFSA did not send skaters to any of the events following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

With partner Julian Burns, he placed 13th at the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Leftheris teamed up with Naomi Nari Nam in April 2005.[2]

After winning both the Regional and Pacific Coast Sectional, the pair placed 5th at the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Nam & Leftheris at the 2006 Skate America.

In the 2006–2007 season, Nam and Leftheris won the bronze medal at the 2006 Skate America event. They won the bronze medal at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships behind Rena Inoue and John Baldwin and Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski. They went on to the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and placed 6th.

In the 2007–2008 season, they withdrew from their Grand Prix events with injury. They placed 7th at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Naomi Nari Nam announced her retirement from competitive skating on October 10, 2008, citing her recurrent hip injury.[3]

He began competing with new partner Angelyn Nguyen in 2009. They won the bronze medal at the 2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships to qualify for the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[4] They withdrew from the U.S. Championships before the event began.

His most recent partner was Lindsay Davis. They finished 8th at the 2011 United States Figure Skating Championships.

He is now partnered with Ji Min-ji of South Korea, and won the 2016 South Korean National title.

Programs

with Naomi Nari Nam
Season Short program Free skating
2006–2007 Tango Jealousy
by Jacob Gade		 Caravan
2007–2008 Piano Fantasy
by Aaron Copland		 Liebesträume
by Franz Liszt

Competitive highlights

with Sarah Jo Damron-Brown
Event 2000
U.S. Championships 4th N.
N. = Novice level
with Jacqueline Jimenez
Event 2000–2001 2001–2002
U.S. Championships 2nd N. 6th J.
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 2nd
Eastern Sectionals 2nd J.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level
with Nicole Hartunian
Event 2003–2004
Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd J.
J. = Junior level
with Julian Burns
Event 2004–2005
U.S. Championships 13th
Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd
Nam & Leftheris on the podium at the 2006 Skate America.
with Naomi Nari Nam
Event 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008
Four Continents Championships 6th
U.S. Championships 5th 3rd 7th
Skate America 3rd
Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st
with Angelyn Nguyen
Event 2009–2010
Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 3rd
with Lindsay Davis
Results[5]
International
Event 2010–2011
Ice Challenge 4th
National
U.S. Championships 8th
with Ji Min-ji for South Korea
Event 2015–2016
South Korean Championships 1st

References

  1. ↑ Mittan, Barry (January 23, 2002). "Jimenez and Leftheris Build Hope for the Future". Golden Skate.
  2. ↑ Mittan, Barry (January 21, 2007). "Long Road to Success for Nam and Leftheris". Skate Today.
  3. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (October 10, 2008). "Naomi Nari Nam retires from competition". Ice Network.
  4. ↑ "2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 11/17/2009 - 11/22/2009 Senior Pairs Final Results". U.S. Figure Skating. Nov 20, 2009. Retrieved Nov 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Competition Results: Lindsay DAVIS / Themistocles LEFTHERIS". International Skating Union.

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