Jessica Joseph

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Jessica Joseph
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1982-03-31) March 31, 1982 (age 38)
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Former partner Brandon Forsyth
Charles Butler
Former coach Alexander Zhulin
Samvel Gezalian
Former choreographerAlexander Zhulin
Former skating clubDetroit SC
Former training locations Hackensack, New Jersey
Began skating1986
Retired2002

Jessica Joseph (born March 31, 1982 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) is an American former ice dancer. With Charles Butler, she is the 1998 World Junior champion [1] and 1998 U.S. silver medalist. They also competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. After that partnership ended, she skated with Brandon Forsyth and won a bronze medal at the 2001 Nationals. In 2002, the pair split, and Joseph left competitive skating.

Contents

Programs

(with Forsyth)

Season Original dance Free dance
2001–2002
[2]
  • Nyah
    (from Mission Impossible)
    by Hans Zimmer
  • Have you ever really loved a woman
    (from Don Juan de Marco)
    by Bryan Adams
  • Nyah (from Mission Impossible soundtrack)
    by Hans Zimmer
  • Deep Forest
    by Deep Forest
  • Marta's Song
    by Deep Forest
  • Bohemian Ballet
    by Deep Forest

Competitive highlights

With Butler

Results [2]
International
Event1993–941994–951995–961996–971997–98
Olympics 21st
Worlds 25th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 10th6th1st
JS Final WD
JS Hungary 1st
JS Ukraine 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 1st N.3rd1st J.1st J.2nd
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
JS = Junior Series; WD = Withdrew

With Forsyth

Results [2]
International
Event2000–20012001–2002
Four Continents 5th
GP NHK Trophy 8th
GP Skate America 8th
National
U.S. Championships 3rd5th
GP = Grand Prix

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References

  1. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. (11.0 KB)
  2. 1 2 3 "Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 25, 2003.