Camden Pulkinen

Camden Pulkinen
Pulkinen at the 2017-18 JGP Final
Personal Information
Country Represented	USA
Born	March 25, 2000 Scottsdale, Arizona
Home Town	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Alma Mater	Columbia University (currently) CU Colorado Springs (no degree) Hamilton High School
Age	25 years
Club	SC of New York
Former Club	Broadmoor SC Coyotes SC of Arizona
Languages	English, Spanish
Costume Designers	Lisa McKinnon
Career Info
Coaches	Damon Allen, Tammy Gambill
Former Coach	Tom Zakrajsek
Former Coaches	Becky Calvin, Drew Meekins, Karen Gesell
Choreographers	Joshua Farris, Pasquale Camerlengo, Stéphane Lambiel, Tom Dickson
Former Choreographers	Drew Meekins, Benjamin Agosto, Mark Pillay, Scott Brown
Training Locations	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Former Training Locations	Scottsdale, Arizona
Began Skating	2005 (Aged 5)
(WS) World Standing	19
Physical Description
Height	170 cm (5' 6.5")
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Ethnicity	Finnish, French, Thai
Personal International Bests
SP	89.05 - 2019 Skate Canada
FS	155.73 - 2019 Skate Canada
Total	244.78 - 2019 Skate Canada

Camden Pulkinen (born March 25, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2017-18 JGP Final silver medalist, and the 2018 US national champion.

Personal Life

Pulkinen was born on March 25, 2000 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2016. Pulkinen's elder sister, Elena, has also competed in figure skating.

Programs

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2021-2022	Come What May (from Moulin Rouge!) by David Baerwald & Kevin Gilbert performed by Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo & Tom Dickson	Flor de la Noche by Vicente Amigo Malagueña (from Suite Andalucía) by Ernesto Lecuona performed by Liona Boyd Bésame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez performed by Il Divo choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo & Tom Dickson
2020-2021	Caruso by Lucio Dalla covered by Josh Groban choreo. by Joshua Farris	Close Your Eyes by RHODES choreo. by Mark Pillay
	Initial SP: In This Shirt by Jamie Irrepressible performed by The Irrepressibles choreo. by Joshua Farris
2019-2020	Caruso by Lucio Dalla covered by Josh Groban choreo. by Joshua Farris	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Rain (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2018-2019	Oblivion by Ástor Piazzolla performed by Lucia Micarelli choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein choreo. by Tom Dickson
2017-2018	Fix You by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, & Will Champion performed by Coldplay choreo. by Tom Dickson & Drew Meekins	Étude Op. 10, No. 12 by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Tom Dickson & Drew Meekins
2016-2017	Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Benjamin Agosto & Scott Brown	Sarabande Suite (Aeternae) by Yoav Goren & Georg Friedrich Händel performed by Globus choreo. by Benjamin Agosto & Scott Brown
2015-2016	Caprice No. 24 by Niccolò Paganini performed by David Garrett choreo. by Karen Gesell & Benjamin Agosto	The Lone Ranger by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Karen Gesell & Benjamin Agosto

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2019-2020	Fix You by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, & Will Champion performed by Coldplay choreo. by Tom Dickson & Drew Meekins
2017-2018	Sweet Creature by Harry Styles & Kid Harpoon performed by Harry Styles

International Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

2022-2023 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 25 - 27	2022 Grand Prix of Espoo	7 72.45	5 157.47	5 229.92
October 28 - 30	2022 Skate Canada	5 75.07	8 143.99	5 219.06
2021-2022 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
January 18 - 23	2022 Four Continents Championships	14 57.58	7 146.81	12 204.39
November 25 - 28	2021 Rostelecom Cup	5 83.47	9 154.50	7 237.97
November 12 - 14	2021 NHK Trophy	11 55.53	11 137.65	11 193.18
October 7 - 10	2021 Finlandia Trophy	6 75.51	15 128.73	14 204.24
September 15 - 19	2021 US Classic	6 66.84	4 142.15	4 208.99
August 11 - 15	2021 Cranberry Cup International	10 61.13	8 118.37	8 179.50
2020-2021 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
October 23 - 24	2020 Skate America	9 69.09	7 138.73	9 207.82
2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 4 - 9	2020 Four Continents Championships	10 84.66	11 142.16	11 226.82
December 4 - 7	2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb	5 76.04	7 143.53	6 219.57
November 8 - 10	2019 Cup of China	4 78.92	9 139.75	8 218.67
October 24 - 27	2019 Skate Canada	2 89.05	4 155.73	4 244.78
September 12 - 14	2019 Autumn Classic	5 81.34	6 134.91	5 216.25
July 29 - August 3	2019 Philadelphia Summer International	6 57.81	2 128.61	5 186.42

2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 4 - 10	2019 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 82.41	9 134.27	8 216.68
December 6 - 9	2018-19 JGP Final	Junior	1 80.31	6 117.37	5 197.68
November 11 - 18	2018 Alpen Trophy	Senior	4 71.85	6 124.70	6 196.55
September 26 - 29	2018 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	1 81.01	5 131.44	2 212.45
August 29 - September 1	2018 JGP Austria	Junior	2 76.15	1 147.80	1 223.95
August 3 - 5	2018 Philadelphia Summer International	Senior	5 67.20	4 127.82	4 195.02

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 5 - 11	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	17 62.31	4 145.57	6 207.88
December 7 - 10	2017-18 Grand Prix Final	Junior	5 70.90	2 146.20	2 217.10
October 4 - 7	2017 JGP Poland	Junior	4 68.52	1 140.83	2 209.35
August 23 - 26	2017 JGP Austria	Junior	1 66.34	1 137.46	1 203.80
August 3 - 5	2017 Philadelphia Summer International	Senior	11 56.57	11 113.02	11 169.59
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
September 28 - October 1	2016 JGP Estonia	Junior	9 60.44	9 111.25	9 171.69
2015-2016 season
Date		Level	SP	FS	Total
February 12 - 21	2016 Youth Olympics	Junior	7 57.91	8 108.68	7 166.59

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2018 JGP Czech Republic	2018-19	Junior
Gold	2018 JGP Austria	2018-19	Junior
Gold	2018 US Championships	2017-18	Junior
Silver	2017-18 JGP Final	2017-18	Junior
Silver	2017 JGP Poland	2017-18	Junior
Gold	2017 JGP Austria	2017-18	Junior
Silver	2017 US Championships	2016-17	Junior
Gold	2017 Midwestern Sectionals	2016-17	Junior
Pewter	2016 Pacific Coast Sectionals	2015-16	Junior
Pewter	2016 Southwest Pacific Regionals	2015-16	Junior
Silver	2015 Southwest Pacific Regionals	2014-15	Novice
Gold	2014 Southwest Pacific Regionals	2013-14	Intermediate
Gold	2013 Pacific Coast Sectionals	2012-13	Juvenile
Gold	2013 Southwest Pacific Regionals	2012-13	Juvenile
Gold	2012 Southwest Pacific Regionals	2011-12	Juvenile

Small Medal Record

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2019 World Junior Championships	2018-19	Short	Junior

Social Media

Facebook: Camden Pulkinen

Instagram: campulk

Official Website: http://camdenpulkinen.com

Twitter: @CamdenPulk

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Pulkinen

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035344.htm

https://www.skatingfinland.fi/ajankohtaista/onoff-ice/pulkinen-on-meidan-pulkkisia/

https://web.archive.org/web/20160202053103/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/camden_pulkinen

http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm