Richard Dornbush (born August 27, 1991) is a retired American former figure skater. He is the 2014 Lombardia Trophy champion, the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2011 U.S. National silver medalist.
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| Born | August 27, 1991 Corona, California | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | |||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Personal life
editRichard Dornbush was born in Corona, California.[1] He has three older sisters.[2] He played the violin for six years.[3] After studying physics at Riverside Community College,[2] he transferred to the University of California, San Diego and joined Earl Warren College.[4] As of 2016, he was an undergraduate student in computational physics and intended to pursue a master's degree and a career in finance with a focus on quantitative analysis.[4]
Career
editRichard Dornbush was coached by Tammy Gambill since 1997 at Icetown Riverside in Riverside, California.[5][6]
During the 2008–09 season, Dornbush won the gold medal at both the 2008 JGP Mexico and the 2008 JGP South Africa.[7] He qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he won the bronze medal.
During the 2009–10 season, Dornbush won the gold medal at the 2009 JGP Hungary.[8] He placed fifth in his other event, the 2009 JGP Germany, but qualified for the 2009–10 JGP Final, where he finished fourth. Dornbush finished eleventh at the 2010 U.S. Nationals.
Dornbush was one of twenty young skaters to receive a scholarship from the Michael Weiss Foundation.[9]
During the 2010–11 season, Dornbush won the Junior Grand Prix Final. At the 2011 U.S. Nationals, he placed seventh in the short program and first in the free skate to win the silver medal.[10] He was selected to compete at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished ninth.
Dornbush finished thirteenth at the 2012 U.S. Championships. After Jeremy Abbott withdrew from the 2012 Four Continents Championships, Dornbush was chosen to replace him.[11]
Dornbush placed sixth at the 2013 U.S. Championships. He was named as an alternate for the 2013 Four Continents Championships and was called up when Adam Rippon withdrew.[12]
During the 2014–15 season, Dornbush won the gold medal at his ISU Challenger Series assignment, the 2014 Lombardia Trophy.[13] Turning to the Grand Prix series, he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Cup of China and finished seventh at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard before capping off the season with a tenth place finish at the 2015 U.S. Championships.
During the 2015–16 season, Dornbush trained with both Tammy Gambill in Riverside and Jonathan Cassar at IceTown Carlsbad.[4] He finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic, seventh at the 2015 Cup of China, and eighth at the 2015 NHK Trophy. He withdrew from the 2016 U.S. Championships due to a herniated disc in his back.[14] Dornbush retired from skating in 2018.[15]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skate | Exhibition | Ref. |
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| 2007–08 |
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| 2008–09 | [17] | |||
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| 2010–11 |
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| 2011–12 |
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| 2012–13 | [22] | |||
| 2013–14 |
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| 2014–15 |
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| 2015–16 |
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Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
| Season | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
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| World Championships | 9th | ||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 13th | 5th | 5th | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 11th | 2nd | 13th | 6th | 5th | 10th | |
| GP Cup of China | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | 8th | |||||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 6th | 5th | |||||
| GP Skate America | 4th | ||||||
| GP Trophée Éric Bompard | 7th | ||||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 6th | ||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 2nd | 4th |
| Season | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
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| Junior Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 4th | 1st | ||
| U.S. Championships | 8th | 4th | |||
| JGP Austria | 6th | 4th | |||
| JGP Germany | 5th | 1st | |||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | ||||
| JGP Mexico | 1st | ||||
| JGP South Africa | 1st | ||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 1st |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 237.28 | 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 83.01 | 2013 Four Continents Championships |
| TES | 45.48 | 2013 Four Continents Championships | |
| PCS | 38.79 | 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
| Free skating | TSS | 157.92 | 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| TES | 79.97 | 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final | |
| PCS | 81.00 | 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy |
References
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- "Earlier versions: 2009 to 2013". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
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- "Earlier versions: 2009 to 2013". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Rosewater, Amy (January 19, 2012). "Prankster Dornbush happy with new reputation". Ice Network.
- ^ Ainsworth, Alexa (January 11, 2011). "No mystery here - Dornbush ready to contend". UniversalSports.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Erika (January 14, 2016). "Ice King". University of California at San Diego. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.
- ^ Alexander, Jim (February 2, 2013). "Gambill's pupils young but talented". The Press-Enterprise.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (August 25, 2011). "Dornbush tackles 'spaghetti western' film genre". Icenetwork. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Staed, Becca (October 11, 2008). "U.S. sweeps gold medals at the JGP South Africa". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Mickey (August 29, 2009). "Dornbush, Hochstein shine at JGP Hungary". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (February 4, 2011). "Dornbush stuns many, but not benefactor Weiss". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (November 8, 2011). "Richard Dornbush Hits the Big Leagues". IFS Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Dornbush to replace Abbott at Four Continents". U.S. Figure Skating. Ice Network. February 3, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Richard Dornbush Set to Compete at 2013 Four Continents Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. February 4, 2013.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 4, 2014). "Dornbush forges ahead after Lombardia win". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Dornbush withdraws from U.S. championships". IceNetwork.com. January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Richard Dornbush". Linkedin. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007.
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- ^ a b "USA–Richard Dornbush". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Personal Bests Richard Dornbush". International Skating Union.
External links
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Media related to Richard Dornbush at Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dornbush at the International Skating Union
- Richard Dornbush at SkatingScores.com