Jessica Rose Paetsch
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Jessica Rose Paetsch is an American
United States
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 pair skater. With former partner Jon Nuss
Jon Nuss
Jon Nuss is an American pair skater. With former partner Jessica Rose Paetsch, he is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and a two-time bronze medalist at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Biography:...

, she is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and a two-time bronze medalist at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Biography

Paetsch first competed with Brady Miller. She teamed up with Jon Nuss
Jon Nuss
Jon Nuss is an American pair skater. With former partner Jessica Rose Paetsch, he is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and a two-time bronze medalist at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Biography:...

 in May, 2005. Paetsch & Nuss are the 2006 US National novice champions and 2007 national junior bronze medalists. They won the bronze medal at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Although they placed fourth on the day, they were later awarded the bronze medal from the 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final following the retroactive disqualification of first-place-finishers Vera Bazarova
Vera Bazarova
Vera Yevgenyevna Bazarova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Yuri Larionov, she is the 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 and 2011 Russian bronze medalist and 2007 World Junior silver medalist. They have won four senior Grand Prix medals.- Career :...

 & Yuri Larionov
Yuri Larionov
Yuri Yuryevich Larionov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Vera Bazarova, he is the 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 and 2011 Russian bronze medalist and 2007 World Junior silver medalist. They have won four senior Grand Prix medals.- Career :...

 due to a positive doping sample from Larionov. This bronze medal guaranteed Paetsch & Nuss a spot on the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating. They were assigned to the 2008 Skate Canada International
2008 Skate Canada International
The 2008 Skate Canada International was the Skate Canada International Grand Prix competition of the 2008–2009 figure skating season. It was the second event of six in the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition. It was organized by Skate...

 Grand Prix competition.

Paetsch & Nuss announced the end of their partnership on July 14, 2008. Paetsch has teamed up to compete with Drew Meekins
Drew Meekins
Drew Meekins is an American pairs skater. With former partner Julia Vlassov, he is the 2006 World Junior Champion.-Early life:Drew Meekins was born in Juneau, Alaska to Edward Russell "Russ" Meekins, Jr. and Nancy Harvey...

. They placed 10th at the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

After qualifying for the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Paetsch & Meekins announced the end of their partnership in December, 2009.

Competitive highlights

(with Meekins)
Event 2008-2009 2009-2010
U.S. Championships  10th
Midwestern Sectionals
Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating.Skaters compete in three levels: Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance. Medals are...

 
3rd
Eastern Sectionals
Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....

 
3rd


(with Nuss)
Event 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008
World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

 
5th
U.S. Championships  1st N. 3rd J. 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix Final
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
3rd 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany  1st
Junior Grand Prix, USA  5th
Junior Grand Prix, Taipei  3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary  4th
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level

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