Joshua Santillan

Joshua Santillan
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1992-02-21) February 21, 1992
Glendale, California
Home town Palmetto, California
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Jessica Pfund
Former partner Olivia Oltmanns
Coach Lyndon Johnston
Former coach Trudi Oltmanns
Choreographer Emilie Connors
Skating club All Year FSC Culver City
Training locations Ellenton, Florida
Former training locations Minnesota
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 151.40
2015 Skate America
Short program 50.32
2016 Cup of China
Free skate 101.20
2015 Skate America

Joshua Santillan (born February 21, 1992) is an American pair skater. With skating partner Jessica Pfund, he is the 2015 Autumn Classic International bronze medalist and has competed at two Grand Prix events.

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 Santillan

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.

Programs

With Pfund

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1][6]
2015–2016
[8][2]

With Oltmanns

Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[4]
2011–2012
[9]
2010–2011
[3]
2009–2010
[3]

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with Pfund

International[10]
Event 2015–16 2016–17
GP Cup of China 8th
GP Skate America 8th
CS Lombardia Trophy 4th
Autumn Classic 3rd
National[5]
U.S. Championships 7th 5th
Eastern Sectionals 1st
WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Oltmanns

International[11]
Event 09–10 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 6th N 11th J 9th J 11th J 6th J 11th
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd N 3rd J 2nd J 1st
Eastern Sectionals 1st J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Men's singles

National[12]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 11–12
U.S. Championships 11th N
U.S. Junior Championships 3rd I
Midwestern Sectionals 9th J 7th J
Pacific Coast Sectionals 5th N 1st N
Southwest Pacific Regionals 2nd N 2nd N
Upper Great Lakes Regionals 5th J 3rd J
Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
  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.
    • "Earlier version". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014.
  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 January 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Competition Results: Jessica PFUND / Joshua SANTILLAN". International Skating Union.
  11. ↑ "Competition Results: Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Joshua Santillan". statsonice.com.
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