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Camden Pulkinen (born March 25, 2000) is an American figure skater. He competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and is the first male figure skater to compete on behalf of Team USA in the men's singles event at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. He is the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time JGP Austria champion (2017, 2018), and the 2018 U.S. national junior champion. He finished within the top five at the 2022 World Championships, and within the top six at the 2018 World Junior Championships. He is the former world record holder for the junior men's short program.

Camden Pulkinen
Pulkinen at the 2019 Cup of China
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 22) Scottsdale, Arizona
Home town	New York City
Height	1.725 m (5 ft 8 in)
Coach	Alex Johnson Rafael Arutyunyan
Former coach	Tammy Gambill Damon Allen Becky Calvin Drew Meekins Karen Gesell Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographer	Shae-Lynn Bourne Stéphane Lambiel Alex Johnson
Former choreographer	Joshua Farris Tom Dickson Pasquale Camerlengo Drew Meekins
Skating club	Skating Club of New York
Training locations	Irvine, California New York City
Former training locations	Colorado Springs, Colorado Scottsdale, Arizona
Began skating	2005
World standing	20 (2021–22) 29 (2018–19) 64 (2017–18) 186 (2016–17)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	271.69 2022 Worlds
Short program	89.50 2022 Worlds
Free skate	182.19 2022 Worlds
Medal record Representing  United States Figure skating: Men's singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2017–18 Nagoya Men's singles

Personal life

Pulkinen was born on March 25, 2000, in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] His older sister, Elena, has also competed in figure skating.[2] Pulkinen's father is of Finnish and French descent and his mother is from Thailand.[3] He attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona.[4] Pulkinen attended University of Colorado Colorado Springs part-time for a few years before transferring to Columbia University in August 2022, where he plans to study financial economics.[5]

Career

Early career

Pulkinen began learning to skate in 2005.[1] He competed on the juvenile level beginning in the 2010–2011 season. He moved up to the intermediate level in 2013–2014 and to the novice ranks the following season.

2015–2016 season

Pulkinen moved up to the junior level in the 2015–2016 season. He was coached by Karen Gesell at the Coyotes Skating Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.[6]

After winning the Golden West Championships, he was nominated to represent the United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway.[4] He placed seventh at the competition, held in February 2016.

2016–2017 season

Pulkinen relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado in June 2016.[7] Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, and Drew Meekins became his coaches.[8]

His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) came in October 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia; he finished ninth at the event. In January 2017, he won the junior silver medal at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

2017–2018 season

Making his senior international debut, Pulkinen placed eleventh at the Philadelphia Summer International in early August 2017. He then returned to the junior level, winning gold at a 2017 JGP competition in September in Salzburg, Austria. A month later, he took silver at a JGP event in Gdańsk, Poland, and qualified to the JGP Final in Nagoya, Japan. In Nagoya, Japan, he won the silver medal at the JGP Final. After the final, he won gold at the 2018 U.S. national in Junior men. In March, he competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships and placed sixth.

2018–2019 season

Pulkinen trained in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under Tom Zakrajsek, and also got help from Tammy Gambill and Christy Krall. He worked with Tom Dickson and Drew Meekins on choreography, Becky Calvin on basics, and Eddie Shipstead and Erick Schulz on jump and pole harness. Off ice, he worked with Anna Weslin on dance and Brandon Siakel for strength training.[3]

In early August 2018, Pulkinen placed fourth in the senior ranks at the Philadelphia Summer International. Competing in the 2018–2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, he won gold in Linz, Austria. At his second JGP event he won the silver medal in Ostrava, Czech Republic, setting a world junior record in the short program in the process. [3] His placements in Linz and Ostrava qualified him to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final in Vancouver, Canada.

Pulkinen next competed at the senior level at the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy, his debut on the Challenger series. He placed fourth in the short, sixth in the free, and sixth overall. At the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final, Pulkinen placed first in the short program, but placed sixth in the free skate, with three falls and other jump errors. As a result, he dropped to fifth place overall. Pulkinen commented afterward that he believed he had not trained the free skate sufficiently.[9]

In late January 2019, he finished twelfth at the U.S. national championships, placing eighth in the short program and fifteenth in the free skate. After attending the US junior camp, he was nevertheless named to the US team for the 2019 World Junior Championships. He placed first in the short program there, winning a gold small medal, but struggled once again in the free skate, where he placed ninth. He finished eighth overall.[10]

In May 2019, Pulkinen announced that he had left coach Tom Zakrajsek to train under Tammy Gambill and Damon Allen.[11]

2019–2020 season: Grand Prix debut

Pulkinen began his first full senior season at the Philadelphia Summer International, where he placed fifth. He was fifth as well at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International.

Pulkinen made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Skate Canada International, where he placed second in the short program, landing a ratified quad toe loop.[12] He dropped to fourth place following the free skate, nevertheless setting a new personal best in that segment and in total score.[13] Pulkinen had less success at the 2019 Cup of China, placing eighth.[14]

Competing at the 2020 U.S. Championships, Pulkinen was seventh in the short program after errors on both his triple Axel and jump combination.[15] Despite some difficult jump landings in the free skate, he remained in seventh overall.[16] Pulkinen was assigned to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul.[17] Pulkinen placed eleventh at Four Continents.[18]

2020–2021 season

Pulkinen competed in a virtual Peggy Fleming Trophy artistic contest in the summer.[19] With the coronavirus pandemic affecting international travel, assignments for the Grand Prix were made primarily based on training location, resulting in Pulkinen being assigned to the 2020 Skate America.[20] He placed ninth at the event.[21]

Pulkinen placed eighth at the 2021 U.S. Championships.[22] He commented afterward that it had been a "difficult season", but that he was anticipating preparing for the next year.[23]

2021–2022 season: World Championships debut

Beginning the season at the 2021 U.S. Classic, Pulkinen placed fourth. He withdrew from the 2021 CS Asian Open, instead competing at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, where he finished in fourteenth position.[24]

On the Grand Prix, Pulkinen placed eleventh of eleven skaters at the 2021 NHK Trophy.[25] He was seventh at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, and said it "definitely could have been better, but I am happy that I could improve from NHK Trophy."[26] 

Pulkinen delivered one of the strongest performances of his career at the 2022 U.S. Championships, where he finished fifth. Reflecting, he said "last year was really tough for me, so this whole season was about progressing up to the U.S. championships so I’m happy to have done that."[27] He next competed at the 2022 Four Continents Championships, where he was twelfth. [24]

As second alternate, Pulkinen was called on to compete in his World Championships debut following Nathan Chen's withdrawal. He placed twelfth in the short program, third in the free skate, and fifth overall, scoring personal bests in each segment and earning a small bronze medal for the free skate.[24][28]

2022–2023 season

Beginning the season on the Challenger series, Pulkinen won the bronze medal at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic, his first international medal at the senior level.[29] He was fifth at the 2022 Skate Canada International, his first Grand Prix assignment.[30]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023 [31]	Fly Me to the Moon performed by Chris Mann choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Stéphane Lambiel, Alex Johnson	Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Stéphane Lambiel, Alex Johnson	Human by Rag'n'Bone Man
2021–2022 [32]	Come What May (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman choreo. by Tom Dickson, Pasquale Camerlengo	Bésame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez performed by Il Divo choreo. by Tom Dickson, Pasquale Camerlengo
2020–2021 [33][19]	Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Josh Groban choreo. by Joshua Farris In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles choreo. by Joshua Farris	Close Your Eyes by Rhodes choreo. by Joshua Farris, Stéphane Lambiel
2019–2020 [34]	Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Josh Groban choreo. by Joshua Farris	The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2018–2019 [35][36]	Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla performed by Lucia Micarelli choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein choreo. by Tom Dickson
2017–2018 [1]	Fix You by Coldplay choreo. by Drew Meekins	Étude Op. 10, No. 12 by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Tom Dickson
2016–2017 [8][37]	Piano Concerto No 1 in F Sharp Minor Op 1 Vivace by Fritz Reiner, Byron Janis Concerto No 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Op 18 in C Minor Moderato by Arthur Rubinstein	Sarabande Suite (Aeternae) by Globus
2015–2016 [38]	Paganini Rhapsody (on Caprice 24) performed by David Garrett Caprice No. 24 for Violin Op. 1 by Niccolò Paganini performed by David Garrett	The Lone Ranger by Hans Zimmer

Records and achievements

Junior world record scores

Pulkinen has set two junior world record scores under the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system.

Junior men's short program records[citation needed]
Date	Score	Event	Note
6 March 2019	82.41	2019 World Junior Championships	Surpassed by Artur Danielian.
24 August 2018	81.01	2018 JGP Czech Republic	Surpassed by Tomoki Hiwatashi.

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

Junior and senior career

International[24]
Event	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
Worlds							5th
Four Continents					11th		12th
GP Cup of China					8th
GP Finland								TBD
GP NHK Trophy							11th
GP Rostelecom Cup							7th
GP Skate America						9th
GP Skate Canada					4th			5th
CS Alpen Trophy				6th
CS Autumn Classic					5th		WD
CS Finlandia Trophy							14th
CS Golden Spin					6th
CS U.S. Classic								3rd
Cranberry Cup							8th
Philadelphia			11th	4th	5th
U.S. Classic							4th
International: Junior[24]
Junior Worlds			6th	8th
Youth Olympics	7th
JGP Final			2nd	5th
JGP Austria			1st	1st
JGP Czech Republic				2nd
JGP Estonia		9th
JGP Poland			2nd
National[34]
U.S. Championships	11th J	2nd J	1st J	12th	7th	8th	5th
Midwestern		1st J
Pacific Coast	4th J
Southwest Pacific	4th J
ISP Points Chall.						5th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior

Juvenile, intermediate, and novice career

National[34]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
U.S. Junior Championships		16th V	5th V
Midwestern Sectionals
Pacific Coast Sectionals			1st V		6th N
Southwest Pacific Regionals	7th V	1st V	1st V	1st I	2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

Detailed results

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. domestic events. Current ISU world bests highlighted in bold and italic. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
October 28–30, 2022	2022 Skate Canada International	5 75.07	8 143.99	5 219.06
September 13–16, 2022	2022 CS U.S. Classic	3 77.44	4 142.05	3 219.49
2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 21–27, 2022	2022 World Championships	12 89.50	3 182.19	5 271.69
January 18–23, 2022	2022 Four Continents Championships	14 57.58	7 146.81	12 204.39
January 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships	6 90.16	5 170.25	5 260.41
November 26–28, 2021	2021 Rostelecom Cup	5 83.47	9 154.50	7 237.97
November 12–14, 2021	2021 NHK Trophy	11 55.53	11 137.65	11 193.18
October 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	6 75.51	15 128.73	14 204.24
September 14–17, 2021	2021 U.S. International Classic	6 66.84	4 142.15	4 208.99
August 11–15, 2021	2021 Cranberry Cup	10 61.13	8 118.37	8 179.50
2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 11–21, 2021	2021 U.S. Championships	7 80.08	9 140.02	8 220.10
October 23–24, 2020	2020 Skate America	9 69.09	7 138.73	9 207.82
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 4–9, 2020	2020 Four Continents Championships	10 84.66	11 142.16	11 226.82
January 20–26, 2020	2020 U.S. Championships	7 79.19	7 156.89	7 236.08
December 4–7, 2019	2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	5 76.04	7 143.53	6 219.57
November 8–10, 2019	2019 Cup of China	4 78.92	9 139.75	8 218.67
October 25–27, 2019	2019 Skate Canada	2 89.05	4 155.73	4 244.78
September 12–14, 2019	2019 Autumn Classic International	5 81.34	6 138.34	5 216.25
July 31 – August 3, 2019	2019 Philadelphia Summer International	6 57.81	2 128.61	5 186.42

Junior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. domestic events. Current ISU world bests highlighted in bold and italic. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 4–10, 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 82.41	9 134.27	8 216.68
January 19–27, 2019	2019 U.S. Championships	Senior	8 78.39	15 121.48	12 199.87
December 6–9, 2018	2018–19 JGP Final	Junior	1 80.31	6 117.37	5 197.68
November 11–18, 2018	2018 CS Alpen Trophy	Senior	4 71.85	6 124.70	6 196.55
September 26–29, 2018	2018 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	1 81.01	5 131.44	2 212.45
August 29 – September 1, 2018	2018 JGP Austria	Junior	2 76.15	1 147.80	1 223.95
August 3–5, 2018	2018 Philadelphia Summer International	Senior	5 67.20	4 127.82	4 195.02
2017–18 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 5–11, 2018	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	17 62.31	4 145.57	6 207.88
Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 2017	2018 U.S. Championships	Junior	1 67.88	1 151.41	1 219.29
December 7–10, 2017	2017−18 JGP Final	Junior	5 70.90	2 146.20	2 217.10
October 4–7, 2017	2017 JGP Poland	Junior	4 68.52	1 140.83	2 209.35
August 23–26, 2017	2017 JGP Austria	Junior	1 66.34	1 137.46	1 203.80
August 3–5, 2017	2017 Philadelphia Summer International	Senior	11 56.57	11 113.02	11 169.59
2016–17 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 14–22, 2017	2017 U.S. Championships	Junior	1 73.41	2 124.24	2 197.65
September 28 – October 1, 2016	2016 JGP Estonia	Junior	9 60.44	9 111.25	9 171.69
2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 12–21, 2016	2016 Youth Olympics	Junior	7 57.91	8 108.68	7 166.59
January 15–24, 2016	2016 U.S. Championships	Junior	11 46.80	10 98.59	11 145.39

References

External links

• Official website
• Camden Pulkinen at the International Skating Union
• Camden Pulkinen at IceNetwork.com

World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by Conrad Orzel Tomoki Hiwatashi	Men's Junior Short Program September 28, 2018 – March 6, 2019 March 6, 2019 – September 12, 2019	Succeeded by Tomoki Hiwatashi Artur Danielian

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[de] Camden Pulkinen

Camden Pulkinen (* 25. März 2000 in Scottsdale, Arizona) ist ein US-amerikanischer Eiskunstläufer, der im Einzellauf antritt.

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[ru] Пулкинен, Камден

Камден Пулкинен (англ. Camden Pulkinen; родился 25 марта 2000 (2000-03-25), Скотсдейл) — американский фигурист, выступающий в мужском одиночном катании. Серебряный призёр финала Гран-при среди юниоров (2017), чемпион США среди юниоров (2018).

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