Joseph Jacobsen

Joseph Jacobsen (born February 9, 1987 in Anaheim, California) is an American pair skater.

Joseph Jacobsen
Butler & Jacobsen in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Jacobsen
Country represented	United States
Born	(1987-02-09) February 9, 1987 Anaheim
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Partner	Amanda Dobbs
Former partner	Bianca Butler Janey Mayne
Coach	Todd Sand Jenni Meno
Former coach	Angela Nikodinov Alexander Zaitsev
Choreographer	Renne Rocca
Skating club	All Year FSC

Early in his career, he competed with Janey Mayne. He teamed up with Bianca Butler in 2000.[1] Butler & Jacobsen were the 2007 US National junior silver medalists. They qualified for the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final in their first year on the circuit, and placed sixth.

Although they placed seventh on the day, they were later moved up a spot to a sixth-place finish at the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final following the retroactive disqualification of first-place-finishers Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.

Their partnership ended in February 2009.[2] Jacobsen teamed up with Amanda Dobbs. They won the pewter medal at the 2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships to qualify for the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[3]

Joseph Jacobsen is now a principal skater with Disney On Ice. He portrays the role of Flynn Rider from the movie Tangled.

Programs

(with Butler)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2008–2009[2]	The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky	El Sombrero de Tres Picos by Manuel de Falla Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo
2007–2008[2][4]	Love Story by Francis Lai	El Sombrero de Tres Picos by Manuel de Falla Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo Fandango by Manuel de Falla Adagio by Joaquin Rodrigo Alborada del Gracioso by Maurice Ravel
2006–2007[2]	Pas de Deux from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky	Allegro Scherzando Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Op. 18 by Rachmaninoff
2005–2006[1]	The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky	Warsaw Concerto	It's a Wonderful Night by Fat Boy Slim

Competitive highlights

(with Dobbs)

Event	2009–2010
U.S. Championships	7th
Pacific Coast Sectionals	4th

(with Butler)

Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
World Junior Championships						11th
U.S. Championships	7th N.	7th N.	2nd N.	5th J.	2nd J.	9th	13th
Junior Grand Prix Final				6th		6th[5]
Junior Grand Prix, Germany						5th
Junior Grand Prix, USA						4th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan				3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra				1st
Triglav Trophy			2nd J.
Pacific Coast Sectionals	2nd N.	1st N.	1st N.		1st J.		3rd
Southwest Pacific Regionals	1st N.	2nd N.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

1. Mittan, Barry (December 26, 2005). "First Junior Season No Problem for Butler and Jacobsen". Skate Today.
2. "Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen". Ice Network. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
3. "2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 17 November 2009 - 22 November 2009 Senior Pairs Final Results". U.S. Figure Skating. November 20, 2009. Retrieved Nov 20, 2009.
4. "Bianca BUTLER / Joseph JACOBSEN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010.
5. Entry/Resultlist Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Butler/Jacobsen official site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)