Joshua Santillan

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Joshua Santillan
Jessica Pfund and Joshua Santillan - 2016 Cup of China - 1.jpg
Pfund and Santillan at the 2016 Cup of China
Born (1992-02-21) February 21, 1992 (age 32)
Glendale, California
Hometown Palmetto, Florida
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (2021–22)
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (2015–20)
Discipline Pair skating
Began skating1996
RetiredMarch 18, 2022
Swiss Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Lucerne Pairs

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.

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Personal life

Santillan was born on February 21, 1992, in Glendale, California. [1] He enrolled at Colorado Christian University, taking online business courses. [2]

Career

Early career

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

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

With Pfund

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2020
2017–2018
2016–2017
[1] [6]
2015–2016
[11] [2]

With Oltmanns

Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[4]
2011–2012
[12]
2010–2011
[3]
2009–2010
[3]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Pfund

For Switzerland

International [13]
Event 2021–22
CS Autumn Classic 6th
Cranberry Cup 8th
National
Swiss Champ. 1st

For the United States

International [13]
Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
GP Cup of China 8th
GP Skate America 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 9th
CS Lombardia Trophy 4th
CS Ondrej Nepela 4th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th
Autumn Classic 3rd
National [5]
U.S. Championships 7th5th8thWD8th
U.S. Pairs Final2nd
WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Oltmanns

International [14]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
JGP Austria 11th11th
JGP Latvia 7th
JGP United States 12th
National [3]
U.S. Championships 11th J9th J11th J6th J11th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 4 Thayer, Jacquelyn (December 14, 2015). "Achievement Comes at a Cost for Pfund and Santillan". Two for the Ice.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Olivia Oltmanns & Joshua Santillan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Jessica Pfund and Joshua Santillan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Lewis, Amber (January 14, 2017). "Kansas City part of the big picture for Pfund and Santillan". Ice Musings.
  7. 1 2 3 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.
  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. 1 2 "Competition Results: Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN". International Skating Union.
  14. ↑ "Competition Results: Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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