Joshua Santillan
| Joshua Santillan | ||||||
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 Pfund and Santillan at the 2016 Cup of China | ||||||
| Born | February 21, 1992 Glendale, California | |||||
| 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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Joshua Santillan (born February 21, 1992) is a retired American pair skater who represents Switzerland. With skating partner Jessica Pfund, he is the 2015 Autumn Classic International bronze medalist and has competed at two Grand Prix events. They are the 2022 Swiss national champions.
Personal life
[edit]Santillan was born on February 21, 1992, in Glendale, California.[1] He enrolled at Colorado Christian University, taking online business courses.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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 a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Graz, Austria. Their best JGP placement, 7th, came in September 2011 in Riga, Latvia.
Oltmanns/Santillan moved up to the senior level in the 2014–15 season. They finished 11th at the 2015 U.S. Championships. Trudi Oltmanns coached the pair in Minnesota.[4]
Partnership with Pfund
[edit]Santillan teamed up with Jessica Pfund in May 2015,[5] following tryouts in Florida and Colorado Springs, Colorado.[6] They decided to be coached by Lyndon Johnston in Ellenton, Florida and, early in their partnership, also trained with Jim Peterson and Amanda Evora.[2] Making their international debut, the pair won the bronze medal at the 2015 Autumn Classic International. Appearing as late replacements for Gretchen Donlan / Nathan Bartholomay,[2] they finished 8th at their first Grand Prix event, the 2015 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 the 2016 Cup of China. Following the event, she had an amniotic stem cell injection to treat tendinitis in her anterior tendon and a bone cement injection for a chronic bruise in her talus bone.[7] In January 2017, Santillan had a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.[7] The pair placed 5th at the 2017 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
[edit]With Pfund
[edit]| Season | 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
[edit]| Season | 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 the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Pair skating with Jessica Pfund (for Switzerland)
[edit]| Season | 2021–22 |
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| Swiss Championships | 1st |
| CS Autumn Classic | 6th |
| Cranberry Cup | 8th |
Pair skating with Jessica Pfund (for the United States)
[edit]| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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| U.S. Championships | 7th | 5th | 8th | 8th | |
| GP Cup of China | 8th | ||||
| GP Skate America | 8th | ||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th | ||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 4th | ||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 4th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | ||||
| Autumn Classic | 3rd |
Pair skating with Olivia Oltmanns (for the United States)
[edit]| International[15] | |||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| JGP Austria | 11th | 11th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 7th | ||||
| JGP United States | 12th | ||||
| National[3] | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 11th J | 9th J | 11th J | 6th J | 11th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d Thayer, Jacquelyn (December 14, 2015). "Achievement Comes at a Cost for Pfund and Santillan". Two for the Ice.
- ^ a b c d "Olivia Oltmanns & Joshua Santillan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
- "Earlier version". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Earlier version". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jessica Pfund and Joshua Santillan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Lewis, Amber (January 14, 2017). "Kansas City part of the big picture for Pfund and Santillan". Ice Musings.
- ^ a b c Wilson, David (January 17, 2017). "Joshua Santillan and Jessica Pfund try to take a leap at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships". Bradenton Herald. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
- ^ Pfund, Jessica; Santillan, Joshua (October 22, 2020). "2021 Season Update". Joshica.net.
- ^ Pfund, Jessica; Santillan, Joshua (July 22, 2021). "Don't Call It A Comeback". Joshica.net.
- ^ Jessica Pufnd, Joshua Santillan (March 18, 2022). "Final Blog". Joshica.net.
- ^ "Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
{{cite web}}: 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. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.