Ryan Dunk
| Ryan Dunk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 October 2000 Towson, Maryland |
| Hometown | White Hall, Maryland |
| Height | 1.77 m (5.8 ft) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Coach | Suna Murray |
| Skating club | Baltimore FSC |
| Began skating | 2009 |
| Retired | April 5th 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.
Early 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]
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.[3] 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.[4][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.[5]
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.[5]
2021–2022 season
Dunk finished ninth at the 2022 U.S. Championships.[5]
On April 5, an article came out announcing that Dunk had retired from competition.[6]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 |
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| 2018–2019 |
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Competitive highlights
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Asian Open Trophy | 3rd | |||
| 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
- S – Senior level event
- J – Junior level, N – Novice level, I – Intermediate level, V – Juvenile level
- At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for the fourth place.
| Season | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup (S) | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Armenia | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Austria | 9th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 6th | ||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 6th | ||||||
| JGP United States | 5th | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 1st | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 11th V | 4th I | 5th N | 3rd J | 4th J | 1st J | |
| Eastern Sectionals | 2nd V | 3rd I | 2nd N | 2nd J | 2nd J | 2nd J | |
| South Atlantic Regionals | 3rd V | 2nd I | 1st N | 1st J |
Detailed results
Senior level
- Historical ISU personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
- J – Junior level event
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 28–31, 2019 | 2019 JGP United States (J)
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6 | 63.89 | 6 | 124.50 | 5 | 188.39 |
| Sep 18–21, 2019 |  2019 JGP Poland (J)
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5 | 72.90 | 6 | 133.00 | 6 | 205.90 |
| Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2019 |  2019 CS Asian Open Trophy
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4 | 71.56 | 3 | 127.47 | 3 | 199.03 |
| Jan 20–26, 2020 | 2020 U.S. Championships
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14 | 67.15 | 11 | 132.30 | 11 | 199.45 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Jan 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships
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14 | 65.60 | 13 | 127.06 | 14 | 192.66 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Jul 26–29, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Collegiate Championships
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1 | 68.56 | 2 | 124.75 | 1 | 193.31 |
| Jan 3–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Championships
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11 | 65.66 | 9 | 125.70 | 9 | 191.36 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Jul 22–24, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Collegiate Championships
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1 | 71.02 | 1 | 141.21 | 1 | 212.23 |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 21 – 24, 2019 | 2019 Challenge Cup | Senior | 7 65.36 |
5 128.59 |
5 193.95 |
| Jan. 19 – 27, 2019 | 2019 U.S. Championships | Junior | 2 68.58 |
1 132.85 |
1 201.43 |
| October 10 – 13, 2018 | 2018 JGP Armenia | Junior | 4 68.45 |
6 126.85 |
5 195.30 |
| August 22 – 25, 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovakia | Junior | 6 63.08 |
6 125.83 |
6 188.91 |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | Junior | 10 53.43 |
3 119.25 |
4 172.68 |
| August 23 – 26, 2017 | 2017 JGP Austria | Junior | 5 60.85 |
12 109.86 |
9 170.71 |
| August 3 – 5, 2017 | 2017 Philadelphia Summer International | Junior | 1 60.60 |
1 117.92 |
1 178.52 |
| 2016–17 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 14 – 22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | Junior | 4 57.78 |
3 114.44 |
3 172.22 |
References
- ^ a b c "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "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.