Jessica Pfund & Joshua Santillan

[dorispulaski]

Jessica Pfund (born on 8 January 1998 in Los Gatos, California, USA) and Joseph Santillan (born on 21 February 1992 in Glendale, California, USA) are pairs figure skaters who compete internationally for the Switzerland. They previously competed for the US.

They teamed up in May 2015 and won a bronze medal in their first ISU competition, the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic International. They are the 2021 Swiss national champions.

Pfund previously competed with A.J. Reiss. Santillan was formerly paired with Olivia Oltmanns.

They are coached by Lyndon Johnston.

ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035159.htm

Icenetwork bio
https://web.archive.org/web/20180701211524/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/pfund_santillan

USFS Fanzone Bio
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...r/-nbsp-jessica-pfund-and-joshua-santillan/89

Tracings.net profile
http://www.tracings.net/pfun-sant.html

Wikipedia
Jessica - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Pfund
Josh - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Santillan

Social Media
Jessica's Instagram - http://instagram.com/Jessmpfund
Jessica's Twitter - http://twitter.com/Jessapfund98
Joshua's Instagram - http://instagram.com/joshloveshugs
Joshua's Twitter - http://twitter.com/joshesantillan

Personal Best Scores starting from 2018/2019

Type	Score	Competition
SP:	48.35	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo 2018
FS:	88.56	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo 2018
Total	136.91	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo 2018

Personal Best Scores pre 2018/2019

Type	Score	Competition
SP:	57.00	ISU CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2017
FS:	101.10	ISU CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2017
Total:	158.10	ISU CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2017

Programs and Videos
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2019/2020
SP: "Creep" by Radiohead, cover by Brian Justin Crum
FS: Interstellar soundtrack (No Time for Caution) by Hans Zimmer

2020/US Nationals
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuj5anRlcO0

2020 US Challenge Pairs Final
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSmS9Jb4nk

2018/2019
SP: "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS
FS: "Interstellar" (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

2018 CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo

SP: no video found​

FS: no video found​

2017/2018
SP: "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban
FS: Selection from Gone with the Wind soundtrack

2018 US Nationals

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAWWjkZsmAs​

FS: no video found​

2017 CS Ondrej Nepela

SP: no video found​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoGexJFOOXA​

2017 Skate Detroit

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tynA4heZW14​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ArAL5FM9QI​

2016/2017
SP: "Purple Rain" by Stacy Francis and Prince
FS: "Don't Cry for me Argentina" performed by Madonna

2017 US Nationals

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUtCOUNpKM​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP3nd9gwK7o​

2016 GP Cup of China

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUtszOPl800​

2015/2016
SP: "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles
FS: Selections from "Prince Igor" by Alexander Borodin

2016 US Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHH3j3kQGYU​

2015 GP Skate America

SP: no video found​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-UQpSUjits​

2015 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic

SP: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x39ouxh_fund-santillana-usa-short-program_sport​

FS: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x39sqri_pfund-santillan-usa-free-program_sport​

2015 Southwest Florida Fall Classic

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCWESPPEf9w​

2015 Skate Detroit

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsWbNAMtxD8​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyMhwjFjZek​

Competitive History
Competing for Switzerland

Competition	Score	No	Score	No	Score	No
2021-2022 season
Swiss Championships 2021	49.49	1	95.15	1	144.64	1
Skate Canada Autumn Classic 2021	53.39	6	93.44	6	146.83	6
2021 Cranberry Cup International	48.63	8	103.45	7	152.08	8

Competing for the US

Competition	SP	LP	Final
Season 2019-2020​
2020 US Nationals	8 (58.45)	8 (107.45)	8 (165.93)
2020 US Pairs Final	1 (58.78)	2 (102.76)	2 (161.54)
Season 2018-2019​
CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo 2018	9 (48.35)	8 (88.56)	9 (136.91)
Season 2017-2018​
2018 U.S. National Championships	7 (60.52)	10 (103.10)	8 (163.62)
2017 Warsaw Cup	5 (53.26)	6 (95.60)	5 (148.86)
2017 CS Ondrej Nepela	4 (57.00)	4 (101.10)	4 (158.10)
Season 2016-2017​
2017 U.S. National Championships	7 (58.05)	4 (110.85)	5 (168.90)
2016 Cup of China	8 (50.32)	8 (92.09)	8 (142.41)
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy	4 (49.18)	3 (89.76)	4 (138.94)
Season 2015-2016​
2016 U.S. National Championships	5 (54.20)	10 (79.59)	7 (133.79)
2016 U.S. Eastern Sectionals	1 (45.16)	2 (87.69)	1 (132.85)
2015 Skate America	8 (50.20)	7 (101.20)	8 (151.40)
2015 Autumn Classic International	4 (50.52)	3 (98.73)	3 (149.25)

Miscellanea
2015 Interview by "Lutz and Glory" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lnLOcqrozU

 

[tulosai]

Congrats to them on their first GP assignment! I will be wishing them well this weekend!

 

[ovafanboy1]

Josh and Jessica are raising money for some of their skating expenses on GoFundMe; over 400 dollars has been raised in the last 24 hours:

gofundme.com/joshica

 

[skylark]

Congratulations to Jessica and Joshua on their 4th place finish at Lombardia today!

I'm very impressed with this pair. I'm disappointed I couldn't get to the computer early enough to see them skate today or yesterday. So far I've found every pair's FS videos from today except theirs!:ddevil:

I love this pair. I just watched their Evita program from Skate Detroit in July, and it was wonderful ... until the very last element, when a lift came down. Scary. But I'm so glad to see from protocols that Jessica and Joshua didn't have problems with their lifts today. That must be a huge relief and should give them a good boost of confidence going forward.

But I tried to figure out what I like so much about them.
(1) I think they've taken Tamara Moskvina's mini-workshops very seriously. They're doing great unison, with their arms especially and also extending out to their fingers, as well as head movements.

(2) Joshua has serious presence and charisma on the ice. My eye goes right to him. I find this refreshing in a pair and for me it doesn't take anything away from how Jessica is highlighted; she's also a gorgeous skater. Both their extensions seem really good to my (purely) spectator's eye.

After doing so well at SA last year, two of their lifts came down at nationals, and Joshua in particular was devastated. But he didn't drop her! I'm so glad to see them here; I think they've been working very hard, but also with attention to elements in addition to technique.

from Skate Detroit July 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3WYR1eqjTc

 

[gsk8]