Ryan Dunk

Ryan Dunk
Ryan Dunk
Born	October 14, 2000 (age 24); Baltimore, Maryland
Hometown	Boston, Massachusetts
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Men's singles
Began skating	2009
Retired	April 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

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

2018–19 season

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

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

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

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

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

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skate	Ref.
2018–19	"Illumination" By Jennifer Thomas Choreo. by Colin McManus	La La Land By Justin Hurwitz Choreo. by Colin McManus	^[2]
2019–20	"The Blower's Daughter" By Chris Mann Performed by Christina Aguilera	"Io ci sarò" By Andrea Boccelli

Competitive highlights

CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series

Competition placements at junior level ^[8]
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 ^[8]
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

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[9]
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 ^[9]
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

At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.

Senior level

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Feb 21–24, 2019	2019 International Challenge Cup	7	65.36	5	128.59	5	193.95

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	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

Results in the 2020–21 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 11–21, 2021	2021 U.S. Championships	14	65.60	13	127.06	14	192.66

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	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

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	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

Results in the 2016–17 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 14–22, 2017	2017 U.S. Championships (Junior)	4	57.78	3	114.44	3	172.22

Results in the 2017–18 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	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 (Junior)	10	53.43	3	119.25	4	172.68

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	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 (Junior)	2	68.58	1	132.85	1	201.43

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[8]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	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

^ ^a ^b Lee, Edward (6 February 2019). "White Hall's Ryan Dunk a rising star as U.S. junior men's figure skating champion". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
^ ^a ^b "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
^ @ryan.dunk (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!..." Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Instagram.
^ "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 "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "USA-Ryan Dunk". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Personal Bests Ryan Dunk (USA)". International Skating Union.

External links

Ryan Dunk at the International Skating Union
Ryan Dunk at SkatingScores.com

[:1-1] Lee, Edward (6 February 2019). "White Hall's Ryan Dunk a rising star as U.S. junior men's figure skating champion". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.

[:0-2] "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.

[3] @ryan.dunk (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!..." Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Instagram.

[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.

[ISU-RD-6] "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.

[SS-RD-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "USA-Ryan Dunk". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[PB-RD-9] "Personal Bests Ryan Dunk (USA)". International Skating Union.

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