Ryan Dunk
Born (2000-10-14) October 14, 2000
Baltimore, Maryland
HometownBoston, Massachusetts
Height1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachPeter Johansson
Mark Mitchell
Skating clubBaltimore FSC
Began skating2009
RetiredApril 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
2019–2020
2018–2019

[1]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level[6]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
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.
Competition placements at junior level[6]
Season 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
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

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS205.902019 JGP Poland
Short program TSS72.902019 JGP Poland
TES39.192019 JGP Poland
PCS34.952019 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
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS170.712017 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
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 21–24, 2019 Netherlands 2019 International Challenge Cup 7 65.36 5 128.59 5 193.95
Results in the 2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2019 China 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy 4 71.56 3 127.47 3 199.03
Jan 20–26, 2020 United States 2020 U.S. Championships 14 67.15 11 132.30 11 199.45
Results in the 2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 11–21, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Championships 14 65.60 13 127.06 14 192.66
Results in the 2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 26–29, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Collegiate Championships 1 68.56 2 124.75 1 193.31
Jan 3–9, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Championships 11 65.66 9 125.70 9 191.36
Results in the 2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 22–24, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Collegiate Championships 1 71.02 1 141.21 1 212.23

Junior level

Results in the 2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 14–22, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. Championships 4 57.78 3 114.44 3 172.22
Results in the 2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 3–5, 2017 United States 2017 Philadelphia Summer International 1 60.60 1 117.92 1 178.52
Aug 23–26, 2017 Austria 2017 JGP Austria 5 60.85 12 109.86 9 170.71
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 United States 2018 U.S. Championships 10 53.43 3 119.25 4 172.68
Results in the 2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 22–25, 2018 Slovakia 2018 JGP Slovakia 6 63.08 6 125.83 6 188.91
Oct 10–13, 2018 Armenia 2018 JGP Armenia 4 68.45 6 126.85 5 195.30
Jan 19–27, 2019 United States 2019 U.S. Championships 2 68.58 1 132.85 1 201.43
Results in the 2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 28–31, 2019 United States 2019 JGP United States 6 63.89 6 124.50 5 188.39
Sep 18–21, 2019 Poland 2019 JGP Poland 5 72.90 6 133.00 6 205.90

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships". www.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  5. Hayes, Theo (2019-02-12). "Hereford senior heads to Netherlands for ice skating championship". WBAL. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition Results: Ryan Dunk". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  7. Norwood, Katelyn. "Going for gold: Suffolk senior reflects on figure skating career". The Suffolk Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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