28 Facts About Camden Pulkinen

Camden Pulkinen 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.

Camden Pulkinen finished within the top five at the 2022 World Championships and within the top six at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Camden Pulkinen is the former world record holder for the junior men's short program.

Camden Pulkinen's father is of Finnish and French descent, and his mother is from Thailand.

Camden 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.

Camden Pulkinen was coached by Karen Gesell at the Coyotes Skating Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Camden Pulkinen placed seventh at the competition, held in February 2016.

Camden Pulkinen then returned to the junior level, winning gold at a 2017 JGP competition in September in Salzburg, Austria.

Camden Pulkinen trained in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under Tom Zakrajsek and got help from Tammy Gambill and Christy Krall.

Camden Pulkinen worked with Tom Dickson and Drew Meekins on choreography, Becky Calvin on basics, and Eddie Shipstead and Erick Schulz on jump and pole harness.

In early August 2018, Camden Pulkinen placed fourth in the senior ranks at the Philadelphia Summer International.

Camden Pulkinen next competed at the senior level at the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy, his debut on the Challenger series.

Camden Pulkinen placed fourth in the short, sixth in the free, and sixth overall.

Camden Pulkinen commented afterward that he believed he had not trained the free skate sufficiently.

Camden Pulkinen placed first in the short program there, winning a gold small medal, but struggled again in the free skate, where he placed ninth.

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

Camden Pulkinen began his first full senior season at the Philadelphia Summer International, where he placed fifth.

Camden Pulkinen was fifth as well at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International.

Camden 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.

Camden Pulkinen dropped to fourth place following the free skate, nevertheless setting a new personal best in that segment and in total score.

Camden Pulkinen had less success at the 2019 Cup of China, placing eighth.

Camden Pulkinen was assigned to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul.

Camden Pulkinen competed in a virtual Peggy Fleming Trophy artistic contest in the summer.

Camden Pulkinen commented afterward that it had been a "difficult season" but that he was anticipating preparing for the next year.

Camden Pulkinen withdrew from the 2021 CS Asian Open, instead competing at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, where he finished in fourteenth position.

Camden Pulkinen delivered one of the strongest performances of his career at the 2022 US Championships, where he finished fifth.

Camden Pulkinen 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.

Camden Pulkinen was fifth at the 2022 Skate Canada International, his first Grand Prix assignment, and fifth as well at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.