Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei pene - I te whakataetae i te taumata matua, i wikitoria a Nam i te mētara hiriwa i te 1999 U.S. Championships, i muri i a Michelle Kwan. I muri mai ka whiwhi ia i nga whakaaetanga i Korea ki te Tonga ka puta ki "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". I te mea kaore a Nam i tutuki i nga paerewa tau o te ISU mo te 1999 World Championships
Ko Sarah Hughes, te tuawhā o te taumata o Amerika, i tonoa hei whakakapi i a ia. Ahakoa kaore ano a Hughes kia pakeke, i tukuna ia mo tana mētara i te 1999 World Junior Championships. Kaore a Nam i whakataetae i nga Junior Worlds na te mea i puta te whakataetae o taua waa i mua o te US Championships.