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Richard Dornbush

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.

Richard Dornbush
Richard Dornbush in 2010
Born (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33)
Corona, California
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating1997
Retired2018
U.S. Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Greensboro Singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2010–11 Beijing Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008–09 Goyang Singles

Personal life

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Richard 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

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Richard 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

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Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2007–08
  • La Virgen de la Macarena
    Performed by Genaro Nuñez
  • Celtic medley
 — [16]
2008–09 [17]
2009–10 [18]
2010–11
  • "Elena"
    By Brian Setzer
[19]
2011–12 — [20][21]
2012–13 [22]
2013–14
  • "Let's Get On"
  • "Staying Alive"
 [23]
2014–15 — [24]
2015–16 [25]

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [26][27]
Season 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
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
Competition placements at junior level [26][27]
Season 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
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

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ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [28]
Segment Type Score Event
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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  1. ^ "Richard Dornbush". IceNetwork.com.
  2. ^ a b Rosewater, Amy (January 19, 2012). "Prankster Dornbush happy with new reputation". Ice Network.
  3. ^ Ainsworth, Alexa (January 11, 2011). "No mystery here - Dornbush ready to contend". UniversalSports.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Erika (January 14, 2016). "Ice King". University of California at San Diego. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Alexander, Jim (February 2, 2013). "Gambill's pupils young but talented". The Press-Enterprise.
  6. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (August 25, 2011). "Dornbush tackles 'spaghetti western' film genre". Icenetwork. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  7. ^ Staed, Becca (October 11, 2008). "U.S. sweeps gold medals at the JGP South Africa". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  8. ^ Brown, Mickey (August 29, 2009). "Dornbush, Hochstein shine at JGP Hungary". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  9. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (February 4, 2011). "Dornbush stuns many, but not benefactor Weiss". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  10. ^ Walker, Elvin (November 8, 2011). "Richard Dornbush Hits the Big Leagues". IFS Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  11. ^ "Dornbush to replace Abbott at Four Continents". U.S. Figure Skating. Ice Network. February 3, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Richard Dornbush Set to Compete at 2013 Four Continents Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. February 4, 2013.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (October 4, 2014). "Dornbush forges ahead after Lombardia win". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ "Dornbush withdraws from U.S. championships". IceNetwork.com. January 15, 2016.
  15. ^ "Richard Dornbush". Linkedin. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (October 18, 2011). "Dornbush debuting new short at Skate America". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  22. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  23. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  25. ^ "Richard Dornbush: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  26. ^ a b "Competition Results: Richard Dornbush". International Skating Union.
  27. ^ a b "USA–Richard Dornbush". SkatingScores.com.
  28. ^ "Personal Bests Richard Dornbush". International Skating Union.
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