Bio

Joshua began his skating journey when his mother took him skating for his 5th birthday. He loved it the minute he put the blade on the ice.

At the age of 6, he began learn to skate classes at the newly opened Castle Ice rink in Renton, WA. He quickly advanced and began private lessons 2 months later. Four years after he began skating, Josh won his first national title, 2006 U.S. Juvenile National Champion.

Although he made it to the 2007 Junior Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland, Ohio as the Northwest Pacific Men's Intermediate Champion, his success from the previous year on the national stage was not to be matched. He came in ninth place overall in his first year as an Intermediate.

After much contemplation, Josh and his family moved to Colorado Springs to train with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin. With the help of his new coaches and a great training program, Josh gained his second national title, 2008 U.S. Intermediate Champion.

Josh continued the next year, working very hard, to be a top contender for the Novice national title. On January 20, 2009 Joshua attained his goal of becoming the 2009 U.S. Novice Champion.

At the age of 14, he now has the privilege of representing the USA in his first international competition in The Hague, Netherlands in March of 2009. Josh loves to skate and has the ultimate goal of being an Olympic Champion.