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Ryan Bradley

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Ryan Scott Bradley (born November 17, 1983) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2008 Skate Canada International silver medalist, the 2009 Skate America bronze medalist, the 2011 U.S. national champion, and a three-time U.S. Collegiate champion.

Ryan Scott Bradley
Bradley at the 2006 Skate America
Born (1983-11-17) November 17, 1983 (age 40)
Saint Joseph, Missouri
HometownColorado Springs, Colorado
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
RetiredMay 10, 2011
U.S. Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Greensboro Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spokane Singles

Personal life edit

Bradley was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and comes from a family of skaters.[1] His sister, Becky, is a skating coach and former competitive skater, and his mother is a USFSA judge.[2]

Career edit

Ryan Bradley began skating at the age of two and participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills program from 1986-1988.[2][3]

From 1996-1998, Bradley competed in pairs skating with Tiffany Vise.[4] They competed twice at the U.S. Championships. In 2001, he reached Sectionals with Melissa Gallegos.[1] Bradley decided not to continue with pairs, preferring to focus on his singles career and not having enough time to train in both.[1]

As a single skater, he won the silver medal at the Intermediate level at the Junior Olympics in the 1994-1995 season. The 1995-1996 season was Bradley's first at the Novice level, and he did not make it out of Sectionals. In the 1996-1997 season, he placed 7th at the novice level at Nationals. In the 1997-1998 season, Bradley won the silver medal at the novice level at Nationals. This win earned him a trip to the Triglav Trophy, which he won.

The following season, 1998–1999, Bradley debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. He won medals at both his events. At that time, the World Junior Championships were held before the U.S. Championships. There, Bradley placed second and was placed on the team for the 1999 World Junior Championships, where he placed 10th. At the 1999 U.S. Championships, he won the Junior title. He competed at the Gardena Spring Trophy following Nationals and won the competition.

In the 1999-2000 season, Bradley remained on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won two more medals and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished 8th. He went on to place 7th in his senior debut at the 2000 U.S. Championships. He went on to place 5th at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

In the 2000-2001 season, Bradley won both of his Junior Grand Prix events and made his senior international debut at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, which he won. He placed 5th at the Junior Grand Prix Final. He placed 9th at the 2001 U.S. Championships. He was originally placed on the team for the 2001 World Junior Championships; however, he was forced to withdraw prior to the event with injury. He had surgery to repair damage to his landing knee.[5]

In the 2001-2002 season, U.S. Figure Skating did not allow American skaters to compete on the Junior Grand Prix because of security concerns following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Bradley placed 7th at the 2002 U.S. Championships. He went on to the 2002 World Junior Championships and placed 15th.

In the 2002-2003 season, Bradley competed at the Karl Schäfer Memorial, placing 4th. He made his Grand Prix debut at the 2003 Skate Canada International, where he placed 6th. He was 9th at the 2003 U.S. Championships.

In the 2003-2004 season, he placed 6th at the 2004 U.S. Championships. He made his senior ISU Championship debut at the 2004 Four Continents, where he placed 11th.

Bradley missed most of the 2004-2005 season after breaking his arm while playing dodgeball; he had a spiral fracture in his right humerus and was off the ice for six months.[5]

He competed in the 2005-2006 season, hoping to contend for a spot to the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 8th at the 2006 U.S. Championships.

 
Bradley performing a back flip in exhibition at the 2006 Skate America

In the 2006-2007 season, Bradley was given a host invitation to the 2006 Skate America due to the retirement of skaters who had placed ahead of him. Bradley placed 8th.

Bradley accidentally cut his shin with his blade three weeks before the 2007 U.S. Championships.[5] At the event, he held 3rd place after the short program. He skated last in the free skate, and won the silver medal. Upon learning that he had won the silver, Bradley skated back onto the ice and performed a back-flip for the crowd. Bradley went on to the 2007 Four Continents, held at his home rink, the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he placed fourth. During the off-season, he dealt with a torn meniscus in his right knee.[5]

In the 2007-2008 season, Bradley competed on the Grand Prix circuit with a 6th place finish at the 2007 Skate America and 5th at the 2007 Trophée Éric Bompard. He finished 5th at the 2008 U.S. Championships.

Bradley began the 2008-2009 season at the 2008 Skate Canada International, where he won the silver medal. He then placed 7th at 2008 Trophée Éric Bompard. At the 2009 U.S. Championships, Bradley finished 4th. He was added to the U.S. team to the 2010 World Championships after Evan Lysacek withdrew.[6] Before the event, Bradley broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot, but was cleared to compete.[6] He finished 18th.

Bradley had initially planned to retire from competitive skating, but decided to resume training in mid-October.[7] He missed the Grand Prix season, but competed at the 2011 U.S. Championships. Bradley won the short program and placed fourth in the free skate to win the overall competition and become the U.S. National Champion for the first time in his career. He was selected to compete at the 2011 World Championships.[8][9]

On May 10, 2011, Bradley announced his retirement from competitive skating.[10]

He was coached by Tom Zakrajsek for 22 years.[11]

Programs edit

 
Bradley at the 2008 Skate Canada
 
Bradley performs his short program at the 2011 World Championships.
Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2000-01 —
2003–04 [12]
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
  • "Dueling Banjos"
  • "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
2007–08
2008–09
  1. "Jailhouse Rock"
  2. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  3. "You Ain't Nothin' But A Hound Dog"
    Performed by Christopher West
  • "Mambo en Sax"
  • "Historia de un Amor"
  • "El Cumbanchero"
 —
2009–10
  • "Dark Eyes"
    Performed by Nika Leoni & Sergei Trofanov
2010–11

Competitive highlights edit

Competition placements at senior level [13]
Season 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
World Championships 15th 18th 13th
Four Continents Championships 11th 4th 5th
U.S. Championships 7th 9th 7th 9th 6th 8th 2nd 5th 4th 4th 1st
GP Skate America 8th 6th 3rd
GP Skate Canada 6th 2nd
GP Trophée Éric Bompard 5th 7th 9th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
U.S. Collegiate Championships 1st 1st 1st
Competition placements at junior level [13]
Season 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
World Junior Championships 10th 5th 15th
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th 5th
U.S. Championships 1st
JGP Canada 2nd
JGP France 2nd
JGP Hungary 3rd
JGP Mexico 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Sweden 3rd
Gardena Spring Trophy 1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Triglav Trophy 1st

Detailed results edit

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 212.75 2008 Skate Canada International
Short program TSS 72.50 2008 Skate Canada International
TES 42.70 2008 Skate Canada International
PCS 31.70 2010 Four Continents Championships
Free skating TSS 145.97 2010 Four Continents Championships
TES 75.17 2010 Four Continents Championships
PCS 70.80 2010 Four Continents Championships

Senior level edit

  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
Results in the 1999–2000 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 6–13, 2000   2000 U.S. Championships 6 – 7 – 7 –
Results in the 2000–01 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 14–21, 2001   2001 U.S. Championships 8 – 10 – 9 –
Results in the 2001–02 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 6–13, 2002   2002 U.S. Championships 8 – 7 – 7 –
Results in the 2002–03 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 15–19, 2002   2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial 5 – 3 – 4 –
Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2002   2002 Skate Canada International 7 – 6 – 6 –
Jan 12–19, 2003   2003 U.S. Championships 15 – 9 – 9 –
Results in the 2003–04 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 3–11, 2004   2004 U.S. Championships 5 – 6 – 6 –
Jan 19–25, 2004   2004 Four Continents Championships 11 – 10 – 11 –
Results in the 2005–06 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
2005   2005 U.S. Collegiate Championships 1
Jan 7–15, 2006   2006 U.S. Championships 6 69.33 9 130.17 8 199.50
Results in the 2006–07 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 2–6, 2006   2007 U.S. Collegiate Championships 1 65.65 2 95.60 1 161.25
Oct 26–29, 2006   2006 Skate America 4 64.44 9 107.85 8 172.29
Jan 21–28, 2007   2007 U.S. Championships 3 73.58 2 145.63 2 219.21
Feb 7–10, 2007   2007 Four Continents Championships 3 68.83 5 127.46 4 196.29
Mar 20–25, 2007   2007 World Championships 19 62.88 13 126.02 15 188.90
Results in the 2007–08 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 4–7, 2007   2007 U.S. Collegiate Championships 2 49.66 1 116.31 1 165.97
Oct 25–28, 2007   2007 Skate America 8 58.69 6 122.97 6 181.66
Nov 15–18, 2007   2008 Trophée Éric Bompard 7 59.13 5 132.19 5 191.32
Jan 20–27, 2008   2008 U.S. Championships 4 74.20 5 147.11 5 221.31
Results in the 2008–09 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2008   2008 Skate Canada International 3 72.50 2 140.25 2 212.75
Nov 13–16, 2008   2008 Trophée Éric Bompard 5 69.35 10 106.27 7 175.62
Jan 18–25, 2009   2009 U.S. Championships 5 74.05 3 147.35 4 221.40
Results in the 2009–10 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2009   2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 3 68.18 6 127.50 4 195.68
Oct 15–18, 2009   2009 Trophée Éric Bompard 8 65.21 10 112.44 9 177.65
Nov 12–15, 2009   2009 Skate America 8 59.24 2 138.88 3 198.12
Jan 14–24, 2010   2010 U.S. Championships 6 70.63 2 155.34 4 225.97
Jan 27–30, 2010   2010 Four Continents Championships 8 66.22 3 145.97 5 212.19
Mar 22–28, 2010   2010 World Championships 21 56.10 17 123.14 18 179.24
Results in the 2010–11 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 22–30, 2011   2011 U.S. Championships 1 80.39 4 151.51 1 231.90
Apr 25 – May 1, 2011   2011 World Championships 12 70.45 12 142.26 13 212.71

Junior level edit

Results in the 1998–99 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Apr 8–12, 1998   1998 Triglav Trophy 2 – 1 – 1 –
Results in the 1998–99 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 19–22, 1998   1999 JGP France 2 – 2 – 2 –
Oct 14–18, 1998   1999 JGP Hungary 2 – 3 – 3 –
Nov 21–29, 1998   1999 World Junior Championships 12 – 10 – 10 –
Feb 7–14, 1999   1999 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 – 1 – 1 –
Mar 23–27, 1999   1999 Gardena Spring Trophy 1 – 1 – 1 –
Results in the 1999–2000 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 3, 1999   1999 JGP Canada 2 – 2 – 2 –
Nov 3–7, 1999   1999 JGP Sweden 3 – 4 – 3 –
Dec 16–19, 1999   1999–2000 JGP Final 7 – 4 – 5 –
Mar 5–12, 2000   2000 World Junior Championships 5 – 5 – 5 –
Results in the 2000–01 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–17, 2000   2000 JGP Mexico 1 – 1 – 1 –
Oct 26–29, 2000   2000 JGP Poland 3 – 1 – 1 –
Nov 8–12, 2000   2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb – – 1 –
Dec 14–17, 2000   2000–01 JGP Final 8 – 5 – 5 –
Results in the 2001–02 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Mar 3–10, 2002   2002 World Junior Championships 15 – 15 – 15 –

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Mittan, Barry (February 25, 2003). "Bradley Continues Family Tradition". GoldenSkate. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Ryan Bradley: Online Interview". GoldenSkate. July 11, 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Vernon, Nadin (2009). "Ryan Bradley: "I get so much energy from the audience, from looking into their eyes and watching their emotions."". Absolute Skating. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". ISU.org. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  5. ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (March 26, 2007). "From Bad Breaks to a Breakout for Bradley". SkateToday.
  6. ^ a b Rosewater, Amy (March 18, 2010). "Broken foot and all, Bradley determined to compete". IceNetwork. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  7. ^ Hersh, Philip (April 20, 2011). "Under horrible circumstances, Bradley gains needed time before figure skating worlds". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  8. ^ Ainsworth, Alexa (April 6, 2011). "Happiness equals success for Bradley". UniversalSports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Golinsky, Reut (April 21, 2011). "Ryan Bradley: "I have found inner peace with my skating"". Absolute Skating. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  10. ^ "2011 U.S. Champion Ryan Bradley Announces Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. May 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  11. ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (June 30, 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - June 30". IceNetwork. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  12. ^ Ryan Bradley's short program at the 2004 U.S. Nationals: Video on YouTube
  13. ^ a b "Competition Results: Ryan BRADLEY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.

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