 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Ṣiṣe akọkọ rẹ ti orilẹ-ede okeere, o wa ni ipo 10th ni 2001 Four Continents Championships : ó ṣe tán. O tun tẹsiwaju lati farahan ni ipele ọdọ, ti o gbe 12th ni 2001 World Junior Championships ati 7th ni 2002 World Junior Championships. Ó gba ipò 25 nínú ìdíje Òlíńpíìkì Ìgbà Ooru 2002 ní Salt Lake City. 