RYAN BRADLEY


'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 2007 U.S. national silver medalist and three time US Collegiate Champion. Bradley represents the Broadmoor Skating Club.

Contents
Career
Off the ice
Programs
Competitive highlights
References
External links

Career


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, Bradley competed in pairs with Tiffany Vise.[1].
Bradley has had an up-and-down career. He had a lot of success as a junior, but was unable to break through the ranks as a senior. He took most of the 2004-2005 season off. He decided to stay around after the 2005-2006 Olympic season. He earned a spot to the 2006 Skate America due to the retirement of most of the skaters who had placed ahead of him at the 2006 National Championships.
At the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships, Bradley was the surprise winner of the silver medal, finishing ahead of defending champion Johnny Weir. Bradley skated last in the free skate. Following learning he had won the silver, Bradley got back onto the ice and performed a backflip for the crowd.
Bradley went on to the 2007 Four Continents Championships, held at his home rink, where he placed fourth behind training-mate Jeremy Abbott.

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.
Bradley appeared in a commercial for Fuji Xerox with Stephane Lambiel, wearing heavy makeup to appear as an old man. He performed a backflip in this commercial. Due to its popularity, Fuji released a second one explaining how it was done.

Programs


'2007-2008:'
''Short Program:''
The Godfather
''Free Skate:''
Charlie Chaplin
'2006-2007:'
'' Short Program''
Polka" and "Happy Birthday Variations" by Gidon Kremer
'' Free Skate''
Perez Prado medley - "Mambo en Sax," "Historia De Un Amor" and "El Cumbanchero"
'2005-2006:'
''Free Skate''
Saturday Night Fever
'2004-2005:'
''Short Program''
New York, New York
''Free Skate''
The Untouchables
'2003-2004:'
''Short Program''
New York, New York
''Free Skate''
Dueling Banjos", "Devil Went Down to Georgia"

Competitive highlights


Event 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
World Championships 15th
Four Continents Championships 11th 4th
World Junior Championships 10th 5th 15th
U.S. Championships 1st J. 7th 9th 7th 9th 6th 8th 2nd
U.S. Collegiate Championships 1st 1st 1st
Skate America 8th
Skate Canada International 6th
Karl Schaefer Memorial 4th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Junior Grand Prix Final 8th 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Sweden 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Canada 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, France 2nd
Gardena Spring Trophy 1st
Triglav Trophy 1st
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd 1st 4th 2nd
Southwestern Regionals 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st

References


1. Crystal Report Viewer

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