| Ryan Dunk | |
| Birth Date: | October 14, 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Hometown: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Beganskating: | 2009 |
| Retired: | April 5, 2022 |
| Discipline: | Men's singles |
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 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]
In an Instagram post on October 14, 2021, Ryan Dunk came out as gay.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] [5]
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.
During the pandemic-limited season, Dunk's lone competition appearance was at the 2021 U.S. Championships, where he finished in eleventh place.
Dunk finished ninth at the 2022 U.S. Championships.
On April 5, an article announced that Dunk had retired from competition.[6]
| Season | Short program | Free skate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 |
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| 2019–20 |
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