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Joshua Santillan

Joshua Santillan(born February 21, 1992) is a retired Americanpair skaterwho representsSwitzerland.With skating partnerJessica Pfund,he is the2015 Autumn Classic Internationalbronze medalist and has competed at twoGrand Prixevents. They are the 2022Swiss national champions.

Joshua Santillan
Pfund and Santillan at the2016 Cup of China
Born(1992-02-21)February 21, 1992(age 32)
Glendale, California
HometownPalmetto, Florida
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySwitzerland(2021–22)
United States(2015–20)
DisciplinePair skating
Began skating1996
RetiredMarch 18, 2022
Swiss Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lucerne Pairs

Personal life

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Santillan was born on February 21, 1992, inGlendale, California.[1]He enrolled atColorado Christian University,taking online business courses.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Santillan began learning to skate in 1996.[1]He teamed up with Olivia Oltmanns in September 2009.[3]The pair's international debut took place in September 2010 at aJunior Grand Prix(JGP) event inGraz,Austria. Their best JGP placement, 7th, came in September 2011 inRiga,Latvia.

Oltmanns/Santillan moved up to the senior level in the 2014–15 season. They finished 11th at the2015 U.S. Championships.Trudi Oltmanns coached the pair inMinnesota.[4]

Partnership with Pfund

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Santillan teamed up withJessica Pfundin May 2015,[5]following tryouts in Florida andColorado Springs, Colorado.[6]They decided to be coached byLyndon JohnstoninEllenton, Floridaand, early in their partnership, also trained with Jim Peterson andAmanda Evora.[2]Making their international debut, the pair won the bronze medal at the2015 Autumn Classic International.Appearing as late replacements forGretchen Donlan/Nathan Bartholomay,[2]they finished 8th at their firstGrand Prixevent, the2015 Skate America.

Pfund underwent surgery in mid-2016 due to two torn ligaments in her right foot and returned to the ice three months later.[7]She and Santillan finished 8th at the2016 Cup of China.Following the event, she had an amniotic stem cell injection to treattendinitisin her anterior tendon and a bone cement injection for a chronic bruise in hertalus bone.[7]In January 2017, Santillan had a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.[7]The pair placed 5th at the2017 U.S. Championships.

In October 2020, Pfund and Santillan announced their intention to represent Switzerland in competition, but were told by the U.S. Figure Skating Federation that they would have to wait a year to be released.[8]In July 2021, they announced they were allowed to represent Switzerland for the 2021-2022 season.[9]

On March 18, 2022, they announced their retirement from competitive skating.[10]

Programs

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With Pfund

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Season Short program Free skating
2018–2020
2017–2018
2016–2017
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2015–2016
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With Oltmanns

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Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[4]
2011–2012
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2010–2011
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2009–2010
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Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Jessica Pfund (for Switzerland)

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Competition placements at senior level [13]
Season 2021–22
Swiss Championships 1st
CSAutumn Classic 6th
Cranberry Cup 8th

Pair skating with Jessica Pfund (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [14]
Season 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
U.S. Championships 7th 5th 8th 8th
GPCup of China 8th
GPSkate America 8th
CSFinlandia Trophy 9th
CSLombardia Trophy 4th
CSOndrej Nepela Trophy 4th
CSWarsaw Cup 5th
Autumn Classic 3rd

Pair skating with Olivia Oltmanns (for the United States)

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International[15]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
JGPAustria 11th 11th
JGPLatvia 7th
JGPUnited States 12th
National[3]
U.S. Championships 11th J 9th J 11th J 6th J 11th

References

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  1. ^abc"Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^abcdThayer, Jacquelyn (December 14, 2015)."Achievement Comes at a Cost for Pfund and Santillan".Two for the Ice.
  3. ^abcd"Olivia Oltmanns & Joshua Santillan".IceNetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on January 20, 2017.
  4. ^ab"Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^"Jessica Pfund and Joshua Santillan".IceNetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2017.
  6. ^abLewis, Amber (January 14, 2017)."Kansas City part of the big picture for Pfund and Santillan".Ice Musings.
  7. ^abcWilson, David (January 17, 2017)."Joshua Santillan and Jessica Pfund try to take a leap at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships".Bradenton Herald.Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2017.
  8. ^Pfund, Jessica; Santillan, Joshua (October 22, 2020)."2021 Season Update".Joshica.net.
  9. ^Pfund, Jessica; Santillan, Joshua (July 22, 2021)."Don't Call It A Comeback".Joshica.net.
  10. ^Jessica Pufnd, Joshua Santillan (March 18, 2022)."Final Blog".Joshica.net.
  11. ^"Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2015/2016".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^"Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^"SUI–Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan".SkatingScores.com.
  14. ^"USA–Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan".SkatingScores.com.
  15. ^"Competition Results: Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on March 15, 2016.
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