James Santee
| James Santee | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Jimmie Santee |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born |
c. 1962 (age 54–55) Oak Park, Illinois |
| Home town | Park Ridge, Illinois |
| Residence | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Coach | Evy and Mary Scotvold (1978-1984), Candy Brown (1978-80), Gail Garrity Reed (1978-80), Kay Faynor (1977), Rueben Huron (1968-76) |
| Choreographer | Mary Scotvold |
| Skating club | Chicago FSC (1978-1984), Broadmoor FSC (1970-77), Arapahoe FSC (1968-69) |
| Began skating | mid-1960s |
| Retired | Amateur 1984, Walt Disney's World on Ice 1995 |
James "Jimmie" Santee is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1981 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 1982 Ennia Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 1983 Prague Skate silver medalist. Since 2006, he has served as the executive director of the Professional Skaters Association.
James Santee was born c. 1962, the son of RoseMary and Neil Santee. His mother served as a judge for U.S. Figure Skating and his elder brother, David Santee, competed internationally in figure skating. In 1987, he married Jamie-Lynn Kitching, who won the silver medal at the 1981 World Professional Championships and performed with Disney on Ice as a principal skater from 1983–95. They had their first child, a son named Ryan, around 1995, and then two daughters, Sarah and Jessica. Ryan Santee competed at the junior national level in the United States.
Santee began skating when he was three years old, following his elder brother. They trained at various rinks, including the Oakton Ice Arena in Park Ridge, Illinois, Randhurst, Polar Dome in East Dundee, Rolling Meadows, Northbrook, and Niles Ice Land.
In addition to his career as a figure skater, Santee qualified to the 1975 U.S. Speed Skating Championships and 1975 North American Speed Skating Championships. Competing at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Santee won the novice men's title in 1977 and the junior men's title in 1979. He finished 7th at the 1979 World Junior Championships in Augsburg, Germany.
Santee began appearing on the senior level in 1980. Internationally, he won gold at the 1981 Golden Spin of Zagreb in Yugoslavia, silver at the 1982 Ennia Challenge Cup in the Netherlands, and silver at the 1983 Prague Skate in Czechoslovakia. He finished fourth at the 1982 Skate America.
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