Ryan Dunk

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Ryan Dunk
Born (2000-10-14) October 14, 2000 (age 24)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Hometown Boston, Massachusetts
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Men's singles
Began skating2009
RetiredApril 5, 2022

Ryan Dunk (born October 14, 2000) is a retired American competitive figure skater. He is the 2019 U.S. Junior National gold medalist and the 2019 Asian Open Trophy bronze medalist.

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Personal life

Ryan Dunk was born on October 14, 2000. He began skating in 2009 after his mother brought him to a rink and he participated in a group lesson. [1] [2]

In an Instagram post on October 14, 2021, Ryan Dunk came out as gay. [3]

Career

2018–19 season

Dunk began his season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At the 2018 JGP Slovakia, he placed sixth, while he placed fifth at the 2018 JGP Armenia.

Dunk won his first junior national title in 2019 with 68.58 in the short program, 132.85 in the free skate, and 201.43 overall. [4] He made his international senior debut at the 2019 International Challenge Cup, where he finished in fifth place.

In 2018, Dunk moved to Boston to train with Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell. [5] [1]

2019–20 season

Returning to the Junior Grand Prix, Dunk finished fifth at the 2019 JGP United States and sixth at the 2019 JGP Poland. Making his senior international debut at the ISU Challenger series, he won the bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Open Trophy. He then appeared at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where he finished eleventh. [6]

2020–21 season

During the pandemic-limited season, Dunk's lone competition appearance was at the 2021 U.S. Championships, where he finished in eleventh place. [6]

2021–22 season

Dunk finished ninth at the 2022 U.S. Championships. [6]

On April 5, an article announced that Dunk had retired from competition. [7]

Programs

Season Short program Free skate Ref.
2018–19 [2]
2019–20

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at junior level  [8]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
U.S. Championships 3rd4th1st
JGP Armenia 5th
JGP Austria 9th
JGP Poland 6th
JGP Slovakia 6th
JGP United States 5th
Philadelphia Summer 1st
Competition placements at senior level  [8]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
U.S. Championships 11th14th9th
CS Asian Open Trophy 3rd
Challenge Cup 5th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [9]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS205.90 2019 JGP Poland
Short program TSS72.902019 JGP Poland
TES39.192019 JGP Poland
PCS34.95 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy
Free skating TSS133.002019 JGP Poland
TES65.322019 JGP Poland
PCS69.202019 CS Asian Open Trophy
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System  [9]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS170.71 2017 JGP Austria
Short program TSS60.852017 JGP Austria
TES32.252017 JGP Austria
PCS28.602017 JGP Austria
Free skating TSS109.862017 JGP Austria
TES50.562017 JGP Austria
PCS59.302017 JGP Austria

Senior level

Results in the 2018–19 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Feb 21–24, 2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2019 International Challenge Cup 765.365128.595193.95
Results in the 2019–20 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy 471.563127.473199.03
Jan 20–26, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 U.S. Championships 1467.1511132.3011199.45
Results in the 2020–21 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 11–21, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. Championships 1465.6013127.0614192.66
Results in the 2021–22 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 3–9, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 U.S. Championships 1165.669125.709191.36

Junior level

Results in the 2016–17 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 14–22, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg 2017 U.S. Championships (Junior) 457.783114.443172.22
Results in the 2017–18 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 3–5, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg 2017 Philadelphia Summer International 160.601117.921178.52
Aug 23–26, 2017 Flag of Austria.svg 2017 JGP Austria 560.8512109.869170.71
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg 2018 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1053.433119.254172.68
Results in the 2018–19 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 22–25, 2018 Flag of Slovakia.svg 2018 JGP Slovakia 663.086125.836188.91
Oct 10–13, 2018 Flag of Armenia.svg 2018 JGP Armenia 468.456126.855195.30
Jan 19–27, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg 2019 U.S. Championships (Junior) 268.581132.851201.43
Results in the 2019–20 season   [8]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 28–31, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg 2019 JGP United States 663.896124.505188.39
Sep 18–21, 2019 Flag of Poland.svg 2019 JGP Poland 572.906133.006205.90

References

  1. 1 2 Lee, Edward (6 February 2019). "White Hall's Ryan Dunk a rising star as U.S. junior men's figure skating champion". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  3. ↑ @ryan.dunk; (October 14, 2021). "Turned 21 today and felt kinda cute all grown up BUT!!! more importantly, I want to tell you all that I am gay!..." Retrieved December 2, 2023– via Instagram.
  4. ↑ "2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships". www.usfigureskating.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  5. ↑ Hayes, Theo (2019-02-12). "Hereford senior heads to Netherlands for ice skating championship". WBAL. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Ryan Dunk". www.isuresults.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  7. ↑ Norwood, Katelyn. "Going for gold: Suffolk senior reflects on figure skating career". The Suffolk Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "USA–Ryan Dunk". SkatingScores.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Personal Bests Ryan Dunk (USA)". International Skating Union .
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