Ryan Bradley

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Ryan Bradley
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Ryan Bradley competes at Skate America in 2006.
Personal Info
Country: Flag of United States United States
Height: 175 cm (5'11")
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin
Choreographer: Catarina Lindgren, Nikolai Morozov
Skating Club: Broadmoor SC
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total: 196.29 2007 4CC
Short Program: 68.83 2007 4CC
Free Skate: 127.46 2007 4CC
Most Recent Results :
Event Points Finish Year
World Championships 188.90 15th 2007
Four Continents Championships 196.29 4th 2007
National Championships 219.21 2nd 2007

Ryan Bradley (born November 17, 1983 in St. Joseph, Missouri) is an American figure skater best known for his crowd-pleasing programs. He is the 1999 US Junior National Champion and two time US Collegiate Champion. Bradley represents the Broadmoor Skating Club.

At the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships, Bradley was the surprise winner of the silver medal, finishing ahead of defending champion Johnny Weir.

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[edit] Biography

Bradley began skating at the age of two in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills program. His sister and parents were also figure skaters and his sister, Becky, is now a figure skating coach.

From 1996-1998, he competed in pairs with Tiffany Vise.[1].

[edit] Off the ice

He is currently studying business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and is a volunteer at the Broadmoor Skating Club and a coach at the Colorado Springs World Arena. He hopes to one day coach and open his own business.

He likes to collect old movies on DVD, play video games, basketball, and paintball, and read mysteries, horror stories, and biographies. [2].


[edit] Competitive highlights

Event 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
World Championships 15th
U.S. Collegiate Championships 1st 1st
Four Continents Championships 11th 4th
World Junior Championships 10th 5th 15th
U.S. Championships 1st J. 7th 9th 7th 9th 6th 8th 2nd
Skate America 8th
Skate Canada International 6th
Karl Schaefer Memorial 4th
Junior Grand Prix Final 8th 5th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico City 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Stockholm 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Montreal 2nd
Gardena Spring Trophy 1st
Hungarian Trophy 3rd
Grand Prix St. Gervais 2nd
Triglav Trophy 1st

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