Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'asọmpi ndị okenye, Nam nwetara ihe nrite ọlaọcha na 1999 U.S. Championships, n'azụ Michelle Kwan. O mechara nweta nkwado na South Korea wee pụta na "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Ebe Nam erughị afọ ISU chọrọ ka e mee ya
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