Joshua Farris

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Joshua Farris
2011 Grand Prix Final Juniors Joshua Farris.jpg
Joshua Farris in 2011
Born (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 30)
Renton, Washington
Hometown Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Men's singles
Began skating2001
Retired2018
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Seoul Singles
U.S. Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Greensboro Singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Milan Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Minsk Singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012–13 Sochi Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011–12 Quebec City Singles

Joshua Farris (born January 6, 1995) is a retired American competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2013 World Junior Championship gold medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist (silver in 2012, bronze in 2011), and the 2010 U.S. Championship junior silver medalist.

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Personal life

Joshua Farris was born in Renton, Washington. [1] At the age of eight, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, which may be connected with a concussion he sustained as a child. [2]

Farris moved to Colorado Springs in mid-2007 and resides there to this day. He enjoys playing guitar, reading, hiking, and camping.

Career

Early years

Farris began skating at age five after his mother took him skating for his birthday. [3] He moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in mid-2007 to train with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin. [4]

Farris won his third national title when he won the novice gold medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. He then competed at the 2009 International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands, where he won the silver medal at the junior level.

He made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut the following season. He was assigned to the JGP events in the United States and Turkey, where he placed fourth and fifth, respectively. At the 2010 U.S. Championships, he won the silver medal at the junior level.

2010–11 season

During the 2010–11 season, Farris was assigned to the JGP events in Romania and Great Britain, where he won the silver medal and the gold medal, respectively. This qualified him for the 2010-11 Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished in sixth place.

Farris then decided to move up to the senior level nationally. [4] At the 2011 U.S. Championships, Farris fell hard on his left hip while training during the second day of practice. The fall resulted in a torn abductor muscle, but he decided to compete despite the pain. [5] He placed thirteenth after a shaky short program. On the day between the short program and the free skate, Farris went to a restaurant and suffered anaphylactic shock due to an allergic reaction. [5] He was taken to the emergency room, where he stayed until 3 a.m. [5] He decided to compete in the free skate, where he had several shaky landings and three falls. He finished in twenty-first place. He later learned that he had broken his fibula and sprained a tendon when he fell on his second triple Axel attempt. [5] Following this competition, Farris decided to switch coaches to Christy Krall, with whom he had already worked, [4] and Damon Allen.

2011–12 season

During the 2011–12 season, Farris was assigned to the 2011 JGP Poland, which he won. [6] He then won the gold medal at his second event, the 2011 JGP Estonia, and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he won the bronze medal. He finished sixteenth at the 2012 U.S. Championships. At the 2012 World Junior Championships, Farris won the short program and the silver medal. He also won the Youth Excellence in Sports award from The Denver Post in March 2012. [3]

2012–13 season

During the 2012–13 season, Farris was assigned to JGP events in the United States and Slovenia. He won gold medals at both events and qualified for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia. There, he finished first in the short program and second in the free skate, winning the silver medal. [7]

At the 2013 U.S. Championships, Farris placed third in the short program. He fell on his planned quadruple toe loop in the free skate, but managed to secure fourth place. He then won the gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships with an overall score of 228.32 points. Farris' score was a new record set for men competing at the junior level.

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 season, Farris made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2013 Skate Canada, where he finished in fifth place. He then withdrew from his next assignment, the 2013 Cup of Russia.

At the 2014 U.S. Championships, Farris again finished in fourth place.

2014–15 season

During the 2014–15 season, Farris was assigned to the 2014 Cup of China and the 2014 NHK Trophy. However, he had to withdraw from the Cup of China due to a recurring right ankle injury, [8] which had been a problem since 2011. [9] At the NHK Trophy, he finished in eleventh place.

At the 2015 U.S. Championships, Farris won the bronze medal. In his free skate, he executed a double toe loop three times, losing credit for one of his jump combinations. Still, his placement was an improvement from the previous year. [10] At the 2015 Four Continents Championships, he set new personal best scores in both the short program and the free skate, and won the silver medal. [11] [12] This was his first medal in a prominent senior-level international competition. [13] At the 2015 WorldChampionships, he finished in eleventh place. [14]

2015–16 season

Farris' Grand Prix assignments were the 2015 Skate Canada International and the 2015 NHK Trophy. However, he had to withdraw from both events after sustaining three concussions in three weeks. [2] The first occurred when he fell while practicing a quadruple toe loop jump. [15] [16] [17] Since a scan indicated nothing, he resumed training, but then sustained a second concussion, followed soon after by a third when he hit his head while entering a car. [2] He did not compete during the season. [18]

Hiatus

Farris announced his retirement from competitive skating on July 1, 2016, after struggling with the aftereffects of the concussions and depression. [2] He resumed skating in early November 2016, after his health had improved, and announced in February 2017 that he hoped to return to competition in the 2017–18 season. [19] He trained at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, coached by Christy Krall and Damon Allen. [19] However, the side effects from his brain injury did not go away, and he had to stop training again. [20]

Choreographing career

Following his competitive career, Farris began working as a figure skating choreographer at the Broadmoor Skating Club. [21] [22]

Farris' past clients have included:

Coaching career

Following his competitive career, Farris began working as a figure skating coach at the Colorado Springs World Arena Ice Hall. He became a resident coach with the Broadmoor Skating Club in 2022.

Programs

Season Short program Free skate ExhibitionRef.
2005–06— [25]
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 [26] [27]
2010–11 [28] [4]
2011–12 [29] [30]
2012–13 [31]
2013–14 [32] [33]
2014–15
  • "When I Was Your Man"
  • "Give Me Love"
 [25] [34] [1]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level  [35]
Season 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014-15
World Championships 11th
Four Continents Championships 6th2nd
U.S. Championships 21st16th4th4th3rd
GP NHK Trophy 11th
GP Skate Canada 5th
U.S. Classic 3rd
Competition placements at junior level  [35]
Season 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
World Junior Championships 2nd1st
Junior Grand Prix Final 6th3rd2nd
U.S. Championships 2nd
JGP Estonia 1st
JGP Great Britain 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Romania 2nd
JGP Slovenia 1st
JGP Turkey 5th
JGP United States 4th1st
Challenge Cup 2nd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System  [36]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS260.01 2015 Four Continents Championships
Short program TSS84.292015 Four Continents Championships
TES44.532015 Four Continents Championships
PCS39.762015 Four Continents Championships
Free skating TSS175.722015 Four Continents Championships
TES91.022015 Four Continents Championships
PCS84.702015 Four Continents Championships
  • Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.

Senior level

Results in the 2010–11 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 22–30, 2011 Flag of the United States.svg 2011 U.S. Championships 1360.912290.8221151.73
Results in the 2011–12 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 22–29, 2012 Flag of the United States.svg 2012 U.S. Championships 1465.4316132.5516197.98
Results in the 2012–13 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 19–27, 2013 Flag of the United States.svg 2013 U.S. Championships 379.784165.044244.82
Results in the 2013–14 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 11–15, 2013 Flag of the United States.svg 2013 U.S. International Classic 371.853134.713206.56
Oct 24–27, 2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2013 Skate Canada International 869.144147.585216.72
Jan 5–12, 2013 Flag of the United States.svg 2014 U.S. Championships 578.374169.694248.06
Jan 20–26, 2014 Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2014 Four Continents Championships 774.855146.156221.00
Results in the 2014–15 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 28–30, 2014 Flag of Japan.svg 2014 NHK Trophy 1158.3511111.5311169.88
Jan 18–25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg 2015 U.S. Championships 290.403177.583267.98
Feb 9–15, 2015 Flag of South Korea.svg 2015 Four Continents Championships 584.292175.722260.01
Mar 23–29, 2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2015 World Championships 1373.5210149.5211223.04

Junior level

Results in the 2008–09 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Feb 4–8, 2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2009 International Challenge Cup 646.751114.582161.33
Results in the 2009–10 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 2–6, 2009 Flag of the United States.svg 2009 JGP United States 1050.303104.224154.52
Oct 14–18, 2009 Flag of Turkey.svg 2009 JGP Turkey 262.50799.335161.83
Jan 14–26, 2010 Flag of the United States.svg 2010 U.S. Championships (Junior) 458.241136.792195.03
Results in the 2010–11 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 8–11, 2010 Flag of Romania.svg 2010 JGP Romania 167.033112.192179.22
Sep 29 – Oct 3, 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2010 JGP Great Britain 159.791127.951207.67
Dec 8–21, 2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final 465.247108.736173.97
Results in the 2011–12 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 14–17, 2011 Flag of Poland.svg 2011 JGP Poland 175.692126.761202.45
Oct 12–15, 2011 Flag of Estonia.svg 2011 JGP Estonia 174.551133.121207.67
Dec 8–11, 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final 172.993130.993203.98
Feb 27 – Mar 4, 2012 Flag of Belarus.svg 2012 World Junior Championships 175.432146.542221.97
Results in the 2012–13 season   [35]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2012 Flag of the United States.svg 2012 JGP United States 172.201146.491218.69
Sep 27–29, 2012 Flag of Slovenia.svg 2012 JGP Slovenia 174.351136.861211.21
Dec 6–9, 2012 Flag of Russia.svg 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix Final 174.532136.842211.37
Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2013 Flag of Italy.svg 2013 World Junior Championships 175.842152.481228.32

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