David Neil Santee (born July 22, 1957 in

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) is an American former competitive

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. He finished fourth in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, and is the 1981 World silver medalist and an eight-time

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medalist. He competed at the

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twice. Santee cited the movie “Rocky” as an inspiration and often skated to its theme music, earning himself the nickname “Rocky on Ice.” His younger brother

James Santee James "Jimmie" Santee is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1981 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 1982 Ennia Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 1983 Prague Skate silver medalist. Since 2006, he has served as the executive di ...

was also an elite-level skater. David was inducted to both the U.S. Figure Skating and ISI Hall of Fame in 2015. He achieved the PSA Master Coach's rating in 2017. Santee is an ISU Technical Specialist. He also works as a coach. He coached

Agnes Zawadzki Agnes Elizabeth Zawadzki (born July 31, 1994) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 Cup of Russia, Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist and a two-time U.S. Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national bronze medalist (2012 U.S ...

for seven years as a child and again since June 2011. He is currently the Director of Skating at the Oakton Ice Arena in his hometown of Park Ridge, Illinois. He has served on the ISI Board of Directors as the Instructors Rep for many years and is ISI's representative to the US Figure Skating Board of Directors. He has two sons, Chris and Michael.

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1957 births American male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics American figure skating coaches International Skating Union technical specialists Olympic figure skaters of the United States Living people Sportspeople from Park Ridge, Illinois World Figure Skating Championships medalists {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub