Camden Pulkinen

Camden Pulkinen (born March 25, 2000) is an American figure skater and he is the 2024, 2025 U.S. bronze medalist. 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. He graduated from Columbia University in May 2024.

Personal life Pulkinen was born on March 25, 2000, in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the U.S. Championships, Pulkinen was fifth after the short program. In the free skate, he skated a clean program, with the only mistake being a triple jump being turned into a single, and he moved up to third to win the bronze medal. “Coming off of a lot of fantastic skating outside of U.S. Championships, I think I kind of struggled a bit in the past with dealing with the pressure," he said after the free skate. He was assigned to compete at the 2024 World Championships and subsequently withdrew from his Four Continents assignment to focus on preparing for the World Championships.

At the 2024 World Championships, Pulkinen came in 20th overall. He expressed disappointment in his performance and said of his programs, "In the short I was a little too high energy. In the long program, a little too low."

2024–25 season Pulkinen began the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Cranberry Cup International. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, he finished eleventh at the 2024 Grand Prix de France and ninth at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy.

2025–26 season During the off-season, Pulkinen sustained a back injury, forcing him to withdraw from the 2025 CS Nepela Memorial and the 2025 Cup of China. In December, he announced his withdrawal from the 2026 U.S. Championships due to his ongoing injury.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2015–16