Jessica Pfund | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | United States |
Born |
Los Gatos, California |
January 9, 1998
Home town | Palmetto, California |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Partner | Joshua Santillan |
Former partner | AJ Reiss |
Coach | Lyndon Johnston |
Former coach | Peter Oppegard |
Choreographer | Emiliee Connors |
Skating club | Southwest Florida FSC |
Training locations | Ellenton, Florida |
Former training locations | Artesia, California |
Began skating | 2003 |
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 |
Jessica Pfund (born January 9, 1998) is an American pair skater. With skating partner Joshua Santillan, she is the 2015 Autumn Classic International bronze medalist and has competed at two Grand Prix events.
Pfund began learning to skate in 2003. As a single skater, she won the juvenile bronze medal at the 2009 U.S. Junior Championships and placed 12th on the novice level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.
In the 2011–12 season, Pfund began competing in pair skating with AJ Reiss. In 2012, they appeared at two Junior Grand Prix events, placing 5th in Lake Placid, New York and 7th in Chemnitz, Germany. Competing on the senior level, they placed tenth at the 2014 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Peter Oppegard in Artesia, California.
Pfund teamed up with Joshua Santillan in May 2015, following tryouts in Florida and Colorado Springs, Colorado. They decided to be coached by Lyndon Johnston in Ellenton, Florida and, early in their partnership, also trained with Jim Peterson and Amanda Evora. 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, they finished 8th at their first Grand Prix event, the 2015 Skate America.