Jordan Brauninger

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**Jordan Brauninger**

Brauninger competes in 2005.
Personal Info
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19) (age 21)
Height:	188 cm
Coach:	Stephanie Miller
Choreographer:	David Wilson
Skating Club:	Northern Kentucky SC
Retired:	2005/2006
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	178.32	2005 World Juniors
Short Program:	59.00	2005 World Juniors
Free Skate:	119.32	2005 World Juniors

Jordan Brauninger (born January 19, 1987 in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) is a retired competitive American figure skater who now skates professionally. He is the 2004 World Junior bronze medalist.

1 Biography
2 Competitive highlights
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

He began skating at age five. Before becoming a figure skater, he played ice hockey for three years. He then met Sergei Grinkov and changed to figure skating. He competed first as a pair skater with Samantha Skavdahl. He landed his first triple toe loop with the age of eleven and his first triple axel when he was 16. He trains in Crescent Springs, Kentucky. His coaches are Stephanie Miller and Ted Masdea. Brauninger represents the club Northern Kentucky SC. He lives in Ludlow, Kentucky and is home schooled.

Brauninger retired from competitive skating during the 2005/2006 season. On June 27, 2007, Disney announced that Brauninger would play the role of Troy Bolton in Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.^[1]

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
World Junior Championships				3rd	4th
U.S. Championships	4th N.	5th J.	2nd J.	10th	11th
Junior Grand Prix Final			6th	4th
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra						7th
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary					5th
Junior Grand Prix, France			3rd		5th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan				4th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico				1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia			4th
Triglav Trophy			1st J.