Ryan Dunk

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.

Ryan Dunk
Born	(2000-10-14) October 14, 2000 (age 24) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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

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 U.S. Championships 11th 14th 9th CS Asian Open Trophy 3rd Challenge Cup 5th

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
		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
		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
		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
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships	11	65.66	9	125.70	9	191.36

Junior level

Results in the 2016–17 season ^[8]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		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
		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
		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
		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