Jordan Brauninger (born January 19, 1987) is an American former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He is the 2004 World Junior bronze medalist.

Career

Brauninger began skating at age five. He played

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for three years and switched to figure skating after meeting

Sergei Grinkov Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (; 4 February 1967 – 20 November 1995) was a Soviet and Russian pair skater. Together with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, ...

. He competed first as a

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with Samantha Skavdahl. He landed his first triple

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at the age of eleven and his first triple Axel when he was 16. He trained in Crescent Springs,

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, coached by Stephanie Miller and Ted Masdea. He represented Northern Kentucky SC. Brauninger retired from competitive skating during the 2005–06 season. On June 27, 2007,

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announced that Brauninger would play the role of

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in Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.

Personal life

Brauninger was born January 19, 1987, in

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, and was home schooled. He lives in

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, Kentucky. He married Lea Nightwalker, a Colorado figure skater, on June 1, 2014, in Fort Collins, Colorado. They divorced shortly after.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

References

External links

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High School Musical: The Ice Tour
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brauninger, Jordan 1987 births Living people American male single skaters Sportspeople from Cincinnati World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists