Ryan Dunk

Ryan Dunk (born October 14, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2019 U.S. Junior National Champion[1]and 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy bronze medalist.

Ryan Dunk
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 Towson, United States
Home town	White Hall
Height	1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Coach	Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Former coach	Chris Conte, Priscilla Hill, Natalia Jones
Choreographer	Colin McManus
Skating club	Baltimore FSC
Training locations	Boston
Began skating	2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	205.90 2019 JGP Poland
Short program	72.90 2019 JGP Poland
Free skate	133.00 2019 JGP Poland

Early life

Ryan Dunk was born on October 14, 2000. He began skating in 2007,[1] after his mother brought him and his older brother 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] In late February Dunk made he international senior debut at the 2019 Challenge Cup where he finished fifth.

Dunk moved to Boston, where he stays with a host family, in 2018, to train under coaches Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell.[4][2]

2019–2020 season

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2019–2020	The Blower's Daughter by Chris Mann Christina Aguilera	Lo Ci Saro by Andrea Boccelli
2018–2019 [1]	Illumination by Jennifer Thomas choreo. by Colin McManus	La La Land (soundtrack) by Justin Hurwitz choreo. by Colin McManus

Competitive Highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
CS Asian Open Trophy				3rd
Challenge Cup			5th
International: Junior
JGP Armenia			5th
JGP Austria		9th
JGP Poland				6th
JGP Slovakia			6th
JGP U.S.				5th
Philadelphia		1st
National
U.S. Champ.	3rd J	4th J	1st J	11th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

• ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2019–20 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
Jan. 20–26, 2020	2020 U.S. Championships	Senior	14 67.15	11 132.30	11 199.45
30 October – 3 November 2019	2019 CS Asian Open Trophy	Senior	4 71.56	3 127.47	3 199.03
September 18–21 2019	2019 JGP Poland	Junior	5 72.90	6 133.00	6 205.90
August 28 – 31, 2019	2019 JGP United States	Junior	6 63.89	6 124.50	5 188.39
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

1. "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
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. "2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships". www.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
4. Hayes, Theo (2019-02-12). "Hereford senior heads to Netherlands for ice skating championship". WBAL. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
5. "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.