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Ryan Dunk
Born (2000-10-14) October 14, 2000 (age 23)
Baltimore, Maryland
HometownBoston, Massachusetts
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen'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.

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

2018–19 season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

Programs[edit]

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

Competitive highlights[edit]

Competition placements at junior level [6]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
U.S. Championships 3rd 4th 1st
JGP Armenia 5th
JGP Austria 9th
JGP Poland 6th
JGP Slovakia 6th
JGP United States 5th
Philadelphia Summer 1st
Competition placements at senior level [6]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
U.S. Championships 11th 14th 9th
CS Asian Open Trophy 3rd
Challenge Cup 5th
U.S. Collegiate Championships 1st 1st

Detailed results[edit]

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
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
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
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[edit]

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[edit]

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 (Junior) 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 (Junior) 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 (Junior) 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[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Biography". www.isuresults.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. ^ a b c d e "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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