Ryan Dunk (born October 14, 2000) is a retired American competitive
figure skater
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. 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.
In an
Instagram
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post on October 14, 2021, Ryan Dunk came out as
gay
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.
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. He made his international senior debut at the
2019 International Challenge Cup, where he finished in fifth place.
In 2018, Dunk moved to
Boston
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to train with Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell.
2019–20 season
Returning to the
Junior Grand Prix
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, 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
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, he won the bronze medal at the
2019 Asian Open Trophy. He then appeared at the
2020 U.S. Championships, where he finished eleventh.
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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.[
]
2021–22 season
Dunk finished ninth at the 2022 U.S. Championships.[
On April 5, an article announced that Dunk had retired from competition.]
Programs
Competitive highlights
Detailed results
Senior level
Junior level
References
External links
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Ryan Dunk
at SkatingScores.com
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2000 births
Living people
American male single skaters
LGBTQ figure skaters
21st-century American sportsmen