Themistocles Leftheris

For other people named Themistocles, see Themistocles (disambiguation).

Themistocles Leftheris
Nam and Leftheris in 2006.
Full name	Themistocles Nicholas Leftheris
Other names	Themi Leftheris
Born	(1982-12-20) December 20, 1982 Tarpon Springs, Florida
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	South Korea
Partner	Ji min-ji
Coach	Peter Oppegard Karen Kwan-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.

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.

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.

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. 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
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

• Jacqueline Jimenez / Themistocles Leftheris at the International Skating Union
• Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris at the International Skating Union
• Lindsay Davis / Themistocles Leftheris at the International Skating Union
• Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)
• Lindsay Davis / Themistocles Leftheris at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)

External links

• Nam & Leftheris official site