Matthew Blackmer
| Matthew Blackmer | |||||||||||||||
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Blackmer and Simpson in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 12, 1991 Findlay, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Alexandra Aldridge | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Denner | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Detroit SC | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | September 13, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.