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 | ||||||
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Born | Glendale, California | February 21, 1992|||||
Hometown | Palmetto, Florida | |||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
Figure skating career | ||||||
Country | Switzerland(2021–22) United States(2015–20) | |||||
Discipline | Pair skating | |||||
Began skating | 1996 | |||||
Retired | March 18, 2022 | |||||
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Personal life
editSantillan was born on February 21, 1992, inGlendale, California.[1]He enrolled atColorado Christian University,taking online business courses.[2]
Career
editEarly career
editSantillan 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
editSantillan 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
editWith Pfund
editSeason | Short program | Free skating |
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2018–2020 |
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2017–2018 |
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2016–2017 [1][6] |
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2015–2016 [11][2] |
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With Oltmanns
editSeason | Short program | Free skating |
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2012–2013 [4] |
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2011–2012 [12] |
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2010–2011 [3] |
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2009–2010 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of theISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of theISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of theISU Challenger Series
Pair skating with Jessica Pfund (for Switzerland)
editSeason | 2021–22 |
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Swiss Championships | 1st |
CSAutumn Classic | 6th |
Cranberry Cup | 8th |
Pair skating with Jessica Pfund (for the United States)
editSeason | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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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)
editInternational[15] | |||||
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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
edit- ^abc"Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^abcdThayer, Jacquelyn (December 14, 2015)."Achievement Comes at a Cost for Pfund and Santillan".Two for the Ice.
- ^abcd"Olivia Oltmanns & Joshua Santillan".IceNetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on January 20, 2017.
- "Earlier version".Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
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- "Earlier version".Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
- ^ab"Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Jessica Pfund and Joshua Santillan".IceNetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2017.
- ^abLewis, Amber (January 14, 2017)."Kansas City part of the big picture for Pfund and Santillan".Ice Musings.
- ^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.
- ^Pfund, Jessica; Santillan, Joshua (October 22, 2020)."2021 Season Update".Joshica.net.Archived fromthe originalon June 14, 2021.RetrievedJuly 23,2021.
- ^Pfund, Jessica; Santillan, Joshua (July 22, 2021)."Don't Call It A Comeback".Joshica.net.Archived fromthe originalon July 23, 2021.RetrievedJuly 23,2021.
- ^Jessica Pufnd, Joshua Santillan (March 18, 2022)."Final Blog".Joshica.net. Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2022.RetrievedMarch 18,2022.
- ^"Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2015/2016".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"SUI–Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan".SkatingScores.com.
- ^"USA–Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan".SkatingScores.com.
- ^"Competition Results: Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on March 15, 2016.