James "Jimmie" Santee is an American figure skater. He is the 1981 Golden Spin of Zagreb

Golden Spin of Zagreb

The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...

 champion and the 1979 U.S. junior national champion

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

 and the 1977 novice national champion. He placed 7th at the 1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he toured professionally with Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice

Disney On Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances that each derive their music and plot from elements collected from...

 and was a principal skater with that tour. He is the Executive Director of the Professional Skaters Association.

He is the brother of David Santee

David Santee

David Santee was an American figure skater. He is the 1981 World silver medalist and an eight-time U.S. National medalist. He also competed at the Winter Olympics twice. His younger brother Jimmy Santee was also an elite-level skater....

. His son Ryan Santee competes on the national level in the United States.

External links

• Professional Skaters Association
• Interview with James Santee