# 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.

## 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 post on October 14, 2021, Ryan Dunk came out as gay.

## 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 to train with Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell.

### 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.

### 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

| 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 | |
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 205.90 | 2019 JGP Poland |
| Short program | TSS | 72.90 | 2019 JGP Poland |
| Short program | TES | 39.19 | 2019 JGP Poland |
| Short program | PCS | 34.95 | 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy |
| Free skating | TSS | 133.00 | 2019 JGP Poland |
| Free skating | TES | 65.32 | 2019 JGP Poland |
| Free skating | PCS | 69.20 | 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy |
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 170.71 | 2017 JGP Austria |
| Short program | TSS | 60.85 | 2017 JGP Austria |
| Short program | TES | 32.25 | 2017 JGP Austria |
| Short program | PCS | 28.60 | 2017 JGP Austria |
| Free skating | TSS | 109.86 | 2017 JGP Austria |
| Free skating | TES | 50.56 | 2017 JGP Austria |
| Free skating | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 |