Patrick Blackwell

Patrick Blackwell
Personal information
Born (2008-03-30) March 30, 2008 (age 18)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Home townBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachAnnette Blackwell
Olga Ganicheva
Alexei Letov
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston
Began skating2011

Patrick Blackwell (born 30 March 2008) is an American figure skater. He is the 2024 JGP Czech Skate silver medalist and the 2025 JGP in Thailand silver medalist.

Personal life

Blackwell was born on 30 March, 2008 in Providence, Rhode Island to parents Chris and Annette. Patrick began skating at the age of two when he went to the skating rink with his mother; who is a figure skating coach. He has an older sister.

Blackwell can speak German fluently.

Career

2024–25 season: First Junior Grand Prix medal

Blackwell made his U.S. Championships Junior debut in January 2025 and got a bronze medal. He also competed in his first Junior Grand Prix events in the Czech Republic and China, where he came second in the former and sixth in the latter.

2025–26 season: Junior Grand Prix silver

He started off the season with a silver medal in JGP Thailand. Two months later, he achieved a gold medal in the Tallinn Trophy, his first ISU Challenger Series and overseas title.

In January 2026, he won the U.S. Championships in the Junior class and dedicated it to his friend Spencer Lane, a figure skater who passed away in the American Airlines Flight 5342, which was fatal for all passengers onboard and happened three days after the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

2026–27 season

Blackwell began his season on the Junior Grand Prix series, competing at the stages in China and Georgia; placing fifth at both assignments.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–25
  • Smoke and Mirrors
    by Gabriel Saba
2025–26
2026–27
  • Sombra de Fuego
    by Émilio Dallaire
  • Puertas de la libertad
    by Karl Hugo
    choreo by. Adam Blake
  • The Day We Choose to Die
    by Trailer Rebel
  • Autumn Moon
    by Eternal Eclipse
  • Polaris
    by Judah Earl and Boda

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level 
Season 2026–27
CS Budapest Trophy TBD
Competition placements at junior level 
Season 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
World Junior Championships 13th
U.S. Championships 3rd 1st
JGP Azerbaijan 4th
JGP China 6th 5th
JGP Czech Republic 2nd
JGP Georgia 5th
JGP Thailand 2nd
Cranberry Cup International 10th
Tallinn Trophy 1st

Detailed results

Senior level

Results in the 2026–27 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 16–18, 2026 Hungary 2026 CS Budapest Trophy 5 78.44

Junior level

Results in the 2024–25 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 8–11, 2024 United States 2024 Cranberry Cup International 18 54.62 8 120.62 10 175.24
Sep 4–7, 2024 Czech Republic 2024 JGP Czech Republic 5 69.42 1 152.14 2 221.56
Oct 9–12, 2024 China 2024 JGP China 6 64.24 4 132.23 6 196.47
Jan 20–26, 2025 United States 2025 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 77.73 4 118.04 3 195.77
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2025 Hungary 2025 World Junior Championships 21 62.00 12 138.06 13 200.06
Results in the 2025–26 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 9–13, 2025 Thailand 2025 JGP Thailand 3 74.23 2 147.94 2 222.17
Sep 23–26, 2026 Azerbaijan 2025 JGP Azerbaijan 2 75.86 6 117.29 4 193.15
Nov 25–30, 2025 Estonia 2025 Tallinn Trophy 1 76.29 1 131.27 1 207.56
Jan 4–11, 2026 United States 2026 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 74.80 1 161.50 1 236.30
Results in the 2026–27 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 20–22, 2026 China 2026 JGP China 12 64.01 4 138.79 5 202.80
Sep 24–26, 2026 Georgia (country) 2026 JGP Georgia 4 74.96 6 128.63 5 203.59

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Competition Results: Patrick BLACKWELL - USA". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Patrick Blackwell - National Team: Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ Schwindt, Troy (January 22, 2025). "Emerging Skaters Kick Start 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "EG Figure Skater Competes on National Level". eastgreenwichnews.com. December 30, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Blackwell, Wolfkostin and Tsarevski Clinch Silver at JGP Czech Republic". usfigureskating.org. September 30, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "ISU JGP Wuxi 2024". results.isu.org. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Patrick Blackwell: "The Daredevil from Norwood, Massachusetts"". anythinggoe.com. September 11, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Blackwell Leads Team Representing the United States at Junior Grand Prix Azerbaijan". usfigureskating.org. September 23, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "East Greenwich Skater Will Perform at National Send-Off Showcase on December 18th". patch.com. December 11, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ Schwindt, Troy; Walker, Elvin (January 7, 2026). "Repeat champions crowned in junior pairs, ice dance". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ Ward, Jasper; Ax, Joseph (January 30, 2025). "Tight-knit skating community mourns promising athletes lost in plane crash". Reuters. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  12. ↑ "ISU JGP Batumi 2026 - Junior Men". results.isu.org. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  13. ↑ "ISU JGP Xi'an 2026 - Junior Men". results.isu.org. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Patrick Blackwell - National Team: Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Patrick Blackwell - National Team: Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  16. ↑ Skating, ISU (September 24, 2026). "Patrick BLACKWELL 2026–2027". results.isu.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2026. Retrieved September 25, 2026.