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CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*2013 World Junior Champion
*2012 World junior silver medalist
*2011 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist
*2010 U.S. junior silver medalist
*Won U.S. titles at the juvenile (2006), intermediate (2008) and novice (2009) levels

SKATING NOTES

Began skating at age 6 after his mom took him skating for his birthday ... Previously coached by Tom Zakrajsek (2007-2011) ... Was hospitalized during the 2011 U.S. Championships to have an allergic reaction treated, and broke his ankle during the free skate.

 

PERSONAL NOTES

Has one older brother, David, 21... Parents are Rodney Farris and Erin Dusbabek ... Had osteochondritis dissecans, a joint condition, in his knees four years ago, which kept him off the ice for 3-1/2 months and for which he had to undergo physical therapy for six months.

CONNECT WITH ME

Twitter: @joshDfarris
Facebook fan page

 

IN MY WORDS

If I wasn't a figure skater ... I would play baseball. I love basketball but I'm not good!

I look up to ... the sky.

My favorite thing about being a figure skater is ... that I get to travel! I love going places that not a lot of people my age get to go. I went to Turkey!

I manage my pre-skate jitters by ... not thinking about competing. When people are all focused in the hotel, I'm goofing around.

My favorite thing about performing is ... that everybody's watching you. I get to be who I am and people like that.

My hobbies are ... playing lots of video games and taking photos. I LOVE photography.

The best moment of my figure skating career thus far was ... placing second at the World Junior Championships.

 

MY FAVORITES

Jump: Triple Axel

Skating maneuver: Spread eagle

Thing to do on a day off: Playing Minecraft

Way to relax: Reading a book

Book: DragonLance series by Margaret Weis and Laura and Tracy Hickman

Olympic sport: Basketball

Teams: Miami Heat, Seattle Mariners

Beverage: Green tea with honey and ginseng

Snack: Pop-Tarts

Meal: Baby Back Ribs and french fries

 

I PREFER

Gloves or No Gloves

Homecooking or Restaurant

Short Program or Free Skate

E-Reader or Book

Theater or Rental

Treadmill or Trail

Pre-competition nap: No

 

PAST SEASON NOTES

• 2013 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Unaccompanied Cello Suite in G Major, BWV 1007: Prelude" by Yo-Yo Ma
  FS Music: "Piano Concerto no. 2 in C Minor, op. 18: Allegro Scherzando" by Van Cliburn
  
  Costumes designed by Pat Pearsall
  
• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussey
  FS Music: Music from the Transformers soundtrack by Steve Jablonsky
  
  Costumes designed by Karen Mortenson
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "El Dron" by Pepe Habichuela
  FS Music: Music from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
  
  Costumes designed by Karen Mortenson
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Stardust" by Artie Shaw and "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima arranged by Chris Boardman
  FS Music: "Warsaw Concerto" by Richard Addinsell performed by Patrik Jablonski and the Polish Radio Orchestra
  
  Costumes designed by M&M Designs
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Leyenda" by Isaac Albeniz
  FS Music: "Mars" from "The Planets" by Gustav Holst
• 2008 Season Notes
  SP Music: "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
  FS Music: Music from Henry V by Patrick Doyle
• 2007 Season Notes
  SP Music: Music from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  FS Music: "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles performed by The Boston Pops
• 2006 Season Notes
  SP Music: Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  FS Music: "Summer" from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi

2013 - World Junior Championships - 1st
2013 - U.S. Championships - 4th
2012 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 2nd
2012 - Junior Grand Prix (Slovenia) - 1st
2012 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 1st
2012 - World Junior Championships - 2nd
2012 - U.S. Championships - 16th
2011 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 3rd
2011 - Junior Grand Prix (Estonia) - 1st
2011 - Junior Grand Prix (Poland) - 1st
2011 - U.S. Championships - 21st
2010 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 6th
2010 - Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain) - 1st
2010 - Junior Grand Prix (Romania) - 2nd
2010 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 2nd
2010 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 3rd
2009 - Junior Grand Prix (Turkey) - 5th
2009 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 4th
2009 - AEGON Challenge Cup, Junior - 2nd
2009 - U.S. Championships, Novice - 1st
2009 - Midwestern Sectional, Novice - 1st
2009 - Southwestern Regional, Novice - 1st
2008 - U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 1st
2008 - Southwestern Regional, Intermediate - 1st
2007 - U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 9th
2007 - Northwest Pacific Regional, Intermediate - 1st
2006 - U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile - 1st
2006 - Northwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile - 1st
2005 - Northwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile - 3rd

ISJ Personal Bests

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SP - 75.84 (2013 World Junior Championships)
FS - 152.48 (2013 World Junior Championships)
Final Score - 228.32 (2013 World Junior Championships)

U.S. QUALIFYING COMPETITION
SP - 79.78 (2013 U.S. Championships)
FS - 165.04 (2013 U.S. Championships)
Final Score - 244.82 (2013 U.S. Championships)