Matthew Blackmer
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Blackmer and Simpson in 2011
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||
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December 12, 1991 Findlay, Ohio |
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| Home town | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Alexandra Aldridge | ||||||||||||
| Former partner | Vladyslava Rybka (2010–11) Kaitlin Budd (2007–10) Britney Simpson (2010-13) |
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| Coach | Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Denner | ||||||||||||
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Dalilah Sappenfield Laureano Ibarra |
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| Choreographer | Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo | ||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Dalilah Sappenfield | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Detroit SC | ||||||||||||
| Former skating club | Broadmoor Skating Club | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 141.42 JGP Poland |
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| Short program | 48.89 JGP Poland |
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| Free skate | 92.53 JGP Poland |
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Matthew Blackmer (born December 12, 1991 in Findlay, Ohio) is a retired American pair skater turned ice dancer. With former pairs partner Britney Simpson, he is the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist and the 2013 U.S. Junior Champion. He also skated with ice dancer Alexandra Aldridge.
Blackmer began skating at the age of 12, having switched over from hockey. Blackmer is a graduate of Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan.
Blackmer started out with Silver Blades, which is a figure skating club in Findlay, Ohio.
Blackmer teamed up with Simpson in February 2011 after his previous partner, Kaitlin Budd, quit. He moved from Michigan to Colorado Springs to train with Simpson under coach Dalilah Sappenfield.
In the 2011–2012 season, Simpson and Blackmer won gold at their first Junior Grand Prix event, 2011 JGP Poland, and silver at their second event, 2011 JGP Estonia. They won the bronze medal at the 2011–2012 Junior Grand Prix Final. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and finished 10th.
On December 2, 2013, Simpson and Blackmer announced the end of their two-year partnership; both expressed an interest to compete with new partners.
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