Matthew Blackmer

Matthew Blackmer

Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	December 12, 1991 (1991-12-12) (age 19) Findlay, Ohio
Home town	Detroit, Michigan
Partner	Britney Simpson
Former partner	Vladyslava Rybka (2010–11) Kaitlin Budd (2007–10)
Coach	Dalilah Sappenfield Laureano Ibarra
Choreographer	Dalilah Sappenfield
Skating club	Detroit SC, Inc.
World standing	TBD (As of 17 September 2011 (2011 -09-17)[update])[1]
Season's bests	TBD (2011–2012)[2]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	141.42 JGP Poland
Short program	48.89 JGP Poland
Free skate	92.53 JGP Poland

Matthew Blackmer (born December 12, 1991 in Findlay, Ohio) is an American pair skater. With partner Britney Simpson, he is the 2011 JGP Poland champion.^[3] He teamed up with Simpson in February 2011 after his previous partner quit.^[4]

Blackmer is a graduate of Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan.^[5]

Programs

(with Simpson)

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
2011–2012	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun	Titanic by James Horner

Competitive highlights

(with Simpson)

Event	2011–2012
Junior Grand Prix Final	TBD
Junior Grand Prix, Poland	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Estonia	2nd

References

• Simpson & Blackmer at the International Skating Union
• Simpson & Blackmer at Icenetwork

1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Pairs". International Skating Union. September 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wspairs.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2011 2011. 
2. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Pairs". International Skating Union. September 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2011-12/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2011. 
3. ^ Felton, Renee; Zinsmeister, Kristin (September 17, 2011). "Team USA brings home two golds from Poland". icenetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110917&content_id=24822420&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 19, 2011. 
4. ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 2, 2011). "The Inside Edge: JGP Final qualifiers". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111102&content_id=25868248&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 
5. ^ http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39961&mode=P

Persondata
Name	Blackmer, Matthew
Alternative names
Short description	American pair skater
Date of birth	December 12, 1991
Place of birth	Findlay, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death