Jordan Brauninger(born January 19, 1987) is an American former competitivefigure skater.He is the2004 World Juniorbronze medalist.
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 Brauninger competes in 2005. | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1987 Cincinnati,Ohio,United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Northern Kentucky SC | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2005–06 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBrauninger began skating at age five. He playedice hockeyfor three years and switched to figure skating after meetingSergei Grinkov.He competed first as apair skaterwith Samantha Skavdahl. He landed his first tripletoe loopat the age of eleven and his first tripleAxelwhen he was 16. He trained inCrescent Springs,Kentucky,coached by Stephanie Miller and Ted Masdea. He represented Northern Kentucky SC.
Brauninger retired from competitive skating during the 2005–06 season. On June 27, 2007,Disneyannounced that Brauninger would play the role ofTroy BoltoninDisney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.[1]
Personal life
editBrauninger was born January 19, 1987, inCincinnati,Ohio,[2]and was home schooled. He lives inLudlow,Kentucky. He married Lea Nightwalker, a Colorado figure skater,[3]on June 1, 2014, in Fort Collins, Colorado. They divorced shortly after.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2005–2006 [2] |
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| 2003–2004 [4] |
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| 2002–2003 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International[2][4][5] | |||||
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| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | 4th | |||
| JGPFinal | 6th | 4th | |||
| JGPAndorra | 7th | ||||
| JGPFrance | 3rd | 5th | |||
| JGPHungary | 5th | ||||
| JGPJapan | 4th | ||||
| JGPMexico | 1st | ||||
| JGPSlovakia | 4th | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st J. | ||||
| National | |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 5th J. | 2nd J. | 10th | 11th | |
| J. = Junior | |||||
References
edit- ^"Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour Heats Up with Announcement of Principal Cast".prnewswire.com.June 27, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2007.RetrievedFebruary 8,2020.
- ^abc"Jordan BRAUNINGER: 2005/2006".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon September 3, 2006.
- ^Ostergar, Martha (March 4, 2014)."Disney on Ice skater finds happiness on the ice".KSL.com.
- ^ab"Jordan BRAUNINGER: 2003/2004".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2004.
- ^ab"Jordan BRAUNINGER: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2003.
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