Ryan Dunk | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland | October 14, 2000
Hometown | Boston, Massachusetts |
Height | 1.77 m (5.8 ft) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Coach | Peter Johansson Mark Mitchell |
Skating club | Baltimore FSC |
Began skating | 2009 |
Retired | April 5, 2022 |
Ryan Dunk (born October 14, 2000) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2019 U.S. Junior National Champion[1]and 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy bronze medalist.
Personal life
Ryan Dunk was born on October 14, 2000. He began skating in 2009,[1] after his mother brought him to a rink and he participated in a group lesson.[2]
In an Instagram post on October 14, 2021, Ryan Dunk came out as gay.[3]
Career
2018–2019 season
Dunk started his season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At his first JGP event of the season he placed sixth in Bratislava, Slovakia. At his second JGP event he placed fifth in Yerevan, Armenia.
He 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, more than five points above the silver medalist.[4] Dunk made his international senior debut at the 2019 Challenge Cup, where he finished fifth.
In 2018, Dunk moved to Boston to train under coaches Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell.[5][2]
2019–2020 season
Returning to the Junior Grand Prix, Dunk was fifth at the 2019 JGP United States and sixth at the 2019 JGP Poland. Making his senior international debut on the Challenger series, he won the bronze medal at the 2019 CS Asian Open. He then appeared at his first senior U.S. national championships, coming in eleventh.[6]
2020–2021 season
In the pandemic-limited season, Dunk's lone competition appearance was at the 2021 U.S. Championships, where he came in eleventh.[6]
2021–2022 season
Dunk finished ninth at the 2022 U.S. Championships.[6]
On April 5, an article came out announcing that Dunk had retired from competition.[7]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2019–2020 |
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2018–2019 |
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Competitive highlights
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
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CS Asian Open Trophy | 3rd | ||||
Challenge Cup | 5th | ||||
U.S. Championships | 11th | 14th | 9th | ||
U.S. Collegiate Championships | 1st | 1st | |||
USCS Massachusetts | 1st | ||||
USCS Virginia | 2nd |
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- N – Novice level
- At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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JGP Armenia | 5th | ||||
JGP Austria | 9th | ||||
JGP Poland | 6th | ||||
JGP Slovakia | 6th | ||||
JGP United States | 5th | ||||
Philadelphia | 1st | ||||
U.S. Championships | 5th N | 3rd | 4th | 1st |
Detailed results
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 205.90 | 2019 JGP Poland |
Short program | TSS | 72.90 | 2019 JGP Poland |
TES | 39.19 | 2019 JGP Poland | |
PCS | 34.95 | 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy | |
Free skating | TSS | 133.00 | 2019 JGP Poland |
TES | 65.32 | 2019 JGP Poland | |
PCS | 69.20 | 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy | |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 170.71 | 2017 JGP Austria |
Short program | TSS | 60.85 | 2017 JGP Austria |
TES | 32.25 | 2017 JGP Austria | |
PCS | 28.60 | 2017 JGP Austria | |
Free skating | TSS | 109.86 | 2017 JGP Austria |
TES | 50.56 | 2017 JGP Austria | |
PCS | 59.30 | 2017 JGP Austria | |
Senior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Feb 21–24, 2019 | 2019 International Challenge Cup | 7 | 65.36 | 5 | 128.59 | 5 | 193.95 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2019 | 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy | 4 | 71.56 | 3 | 127.47 | 3 | 199.03 |
Jan 20–26, 2020 | 2020 U.S. Championships | 14 | 67.15 | 11 | 132.30 | 11 | 199.45 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships | 14 | 65.60 | 13 | 127.06 | 14 | 192.66 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jul 26–29, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Collegiate Championships | 1 | 68.56 | 2 | 124.75 | 1 | 193.31 |
Jan 3–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Championships | 11 | 65.66 | 9 | 125.70 | 9 | 191.36 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jul 22–24, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Collegiate Championships | 1 | 71.02 | 1 | 141.21 | 1 | 212.23 |
Junior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 14–22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | 4 | 57.78 | 3 | 114.44 | 3 | 172.22 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 3–5, 2017 | 2017 Philadelphia Summer International | 1 | 60.60 | 1 | 117.92 | 1 | 178.52 |
Aug 23–26, 2017 | 2017 JGP Austria | 5 | 60.85 | 12 | 109.86 | 9 | 170.71 |
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | 10 | 53.43 | 3 | 119.25 | 4 | 172.68 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 22–25, 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovakia | 6 | 63.08 | 6 | 125.83 | 6 | 188.91 |
Oct 10–13, 2018 | 2018 JGP Armenia | 4 | 68.45 | 6 | 126.85 | 5 | 195.30 |
Jan 19–27, 2019 | 2019 U.S. Championships | 2 | 68.58 | 1 | 132.85 | 1 | 201.43 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 28–31, 2019 | 2019 JGP United States | 6 | 63.89 | 6 | 124.50 | 5 | 188.39 |
Sep 18–21, 2019 | 2019 JGP Poland | 5 | 72.90 | 6 | 133.00 | 6 | 205.90 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- 1 2 Lee, Edward. "White Hall's Ryan Dunk a rising star as U.S. junior men's figure skating champion". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ Dunk, Ryan (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!..." Instagram. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ↑ "2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships". www.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ Hayes, Theo (2019-02-12). "Hereford senior heads to Netherlands for ice skating championship". WBAL. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition Results: Ryan Dunk". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ Norwood, Katelyn. "Going for gold: Suffolk senior reflects on figure skating career". The Suffolk Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-06.