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Jacob Sanchez
Born (2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 17)
Middletown, NY, U.S
HometownMontgomery, NY
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachOleg Makarov
Larisa Selezneva
Patch David
Skating clubHudson Valley Figure Skating Club
Began skating2012
"" Winter Youth Olympics ""
Silver medal – second place 2024 Gangneung Team

Jacob Sanchez (born April 23, 2007) is an American figure skater. He is a 2024 Youth Olympic silver medalist in the team event, the 2024 JGP Turkey gold medalist, the 2023 U.S. Junior silver medalist, and the 2021 U.S. Junior pewter medalist.[1][2]

Personal life

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Sanchez was born on April 23, 2007 in Middletown, New York to parents, Johana, a school teacher, and Jose, a retired police officer. He also has two brothers, Joseph and Jayden.[3]

Sanchez is Puerto Rican and serves as an ambassador of Diversify Ice, an organization that strives to support competitive minorities in figure skating. In addition to figure skating, he also enjoys playing hockey, football, and soccer.[3][4]

His figure skating idols are Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, and Vincent Zhou.[5]

Sanchez has expressed interest in becoming a physical therapist after completing his competitive figure skating career.[3]

Career

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Early career

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Sanchez began figure skating in 2012 at the age of five. He originally wanted to be a hockey player so his mother enrolled him into Learn to Skate lessons. However, he was unable to use hockey skates so he tried using figure skates instead and decided that he enjoyed the feeling of balancing and gliding across the ice. Following this, he began watching figure skaters compete on TV and ultimately decided that he wanted to pursue the sport.[6][7][8] He then began training under 1984 Olympic pair bronze medalists, Larisa Selezneva and Oleg Makarov at the Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club.[3][7]

Sanchez won the silver medal at the 2018 U.S. Juvenile Championships before going on to win bronze at the 2019 U.S. Intermediate Championships.[2]

Moving up to junior level the following year, Sanchez finished seventeenth at the 2020 U.S. Junior Championships and went on to win the pewter medal at the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships.[3]

2021–2022 season

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Sanchez started the season by the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2021 Cranberry Cup International. In addition, he debuted on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, finishing sixth at 2021 JGP Poland.[2]

In January, Sanchez competed at the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships, coming in ninth.[2]

2022–2023 season

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In August, Sanchez competed on the junior level at the 2022 Cranberry Cup International, Sanchez won the silver medal. Three months later, he competed as a junior at the 2023 U.S. Eastern Sectionals, finishing fourth.[2]

Qualifying for the 2023 U.S. Junior Championships, Sanchez won the silver medal behind Lucas Broussard. He then ended the season by taking gold on the junior level at the 2023 Coupe du Printemps.[2]

2023–2024 season

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Selected to compete on the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Sanchez finished fourth at 2023 JGP Thailand and fifth at 2023 JGP Hungary.[1]

Sanchez was then named to the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic team. In the men's singles individual event, Sanchez won the short program but placed sixth in the free skate, dropping to fourth overall. In the team event, Sanchez helped Team U.S.A. take silver by placing second in his segment.[2]

Competing at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, Sanchez placed ninth in the short program and fifteenth in the free skate, finishing tenth overall.[2][1]

2024–2025 season

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Sanchez started the season by on the junior level at the 2022 Cranberry Cup International, where finished second behind New Zealand skater, Yanhao Li.[2]

Competing on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Sanchez won gold at 2024 JGP Turkey. Prior to his victory he had no second assignment on the series, but was assigned to 2024 JGP Slovenia following his gold medal win.[9]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
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2021–2022
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2022–2023
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2023–2024
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  • Sarabande Suite
    by Globus
    choreo. by Sebastian Arrango, Adam Blake
2024–2025
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Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at junior level [2]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Winter Youth Olympics 4th
Winter Youth Olympics
(Team event) 		2nd
World Junior Championships 10th
U.S. Championships 17th 4th 9th 2nd
JGP Hungary 5th
JGP Poland 6th
JGP Slovenia TBD
JGP Thailand 4th
JGP Turkey 1st
Coupe du Printemps 1st
Cranberry Cup 3rd 2nd 2nd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [2]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 220.25 2024 JGP Turkey
Short program TSS 81.14 2024 JGP Turkey
TES 43.83 2024 JGP Turkey
PCS 37.31 2024 JGP Turkey
Free skating TSS 139.11 2024 JGP Turkey
TES 66.48 2024 JGP Turkey
PCS 73.63 2024 JGP Turkey
Results in the 2019–20 season [2]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 20–26, 2020 United States 2020 U.S. Championships (Junior) 17 49.21 15 92.98 17 142.19
Results in the 2020–21 season [2]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 11–21, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 66.91 6 110.64 4 177.55
Results in the 2021–22 season [2]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 11–15, 2021 United States 2021 Cranberry Cup International 3 67.08 3 113.24 3 180.32
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2021 Poland 2021 JGP Poland 3 70.92 7 123.11 6 194.03
Jan 3–9, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Championships (Junior) 13 48.41 8 106.62 9 155.03
Results in the 2022–23 season [2]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 10–14, 2022 United States 2022 Cranberry Cup International 2 64.43 3 108.50 2 172.93
Jan 23–29, 2023 United States 2023 U.S. Championships (Junior) 4 69.85 2 143.72 2 213.57
Mar 17–19, 2023 Luxembourg 2023 Coupe du Printemps 1 70.29 1 142.34 1 212.63
Results in the 2023–24 season [2]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 23–26, 2023 Thailand 2023 JGP Thailand 1 77.69 5 123.80 4 201.49
Sep 20–23, 2023 Hungary 2023 JGP Hungary 5 65.15 4 133.52 5 198.67
Jan 28–30, 2024 South Korea 2024 Winter Youth Olympics 1 76.38 6 123.90 4 200.28
Feb 1, 2024 South Korea 2024 Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) – – 2 129.77 2 129.77
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 Taiwan 2024 World Junior Championships 9 73.35 15 125.85 10 199.17
Results in the 2024–25 season [2]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 8–11, 2024 United States 2024 Cranberry Cup International 2 75.12 2 143.09 2 218.21
Sep 18–21, 2024 Turkey 2024 JGP Turkey 1 81.14 1 139.11 1 220.25

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jacob SANCHEZ: Competitive Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "USA–Jacob Sanchez". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Jacob Sanchez". U.S. Figure Skating Zone. U.S. Figure Skating Zone. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Our Mission". Diversify Ice. Diversify Ice. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Inspired by the Greats, Sanchez Prepares to Take the Ice in South Korea". U.S. Figure Skating Zone. U.S. Figure Skating Zone. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ Martinez, Jillian. "Jacob Sanchez: Meet the Young Latino Skater with "Raw Talent"". U.S. Figure Skating Zone. U.S. Figure Skating Zone. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b Capellazzi, Gina. "Getting to know Jacob Sanchez". Figure Skaters Online. Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Jacob SANCHEZ: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Exciting moments at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ankara". International Skating Union. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jacob SANCHEZ: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Jacob SANCHEZ: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Jacob SANCHEZ: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024.
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