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Ryan Bradley

Born:

November 17, 1983

Birthplace:

St. Joseph, Mo.

Height:

5' 11"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

St. Joseph, Mo.

College:

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Training Town:

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club:

Broadmoor SC, Inc.

Coach:

Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin

Choreographer:

Tom Dickson, Catarina Lindgren

Announced his retirement from competitive skating in May 2011.

Bradley is the 2011 U.S. champion, the 2007 U.S. silver medalist, a two-time U.S. Collegiate champion (2005-06) and the 1999 U.S. junior champion ... Won two medals in the Grand Prix Series: silver at 2008 Skate Canada and bronze at 2009 Cancer.Net Skate America.

Bradley began skating at the age of 2 because his sister skated ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program (1985-88) ... Sister and parents were also figure skaters ... Sister, Becky, is now a figure skating coach ... Studying business at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs ... Volunteers for the Broadmoor Skating Club and coaches at the World Arena ... Biggest influence in his life is Brian Boitano ... If he weren't a skater, he'd want to be an author ... Likes to collect old movies on DVD ... Hobbies include reading, tennis and video games ... Favorite foreign city traveled to is Ortisei, Italy, because it was beautiful ... Has a passion for knowledge ... His biggest life-defining moment was going to college ... Likes to read mysteries, horror stories and biographies ... Would one day like to go to graduate school at University of Kansas ... Has had multiple surgeries on his knees ... If he could meet one currently living celebrity, it would be Michael Jordan so he could be in the presence of greatness ... His sense of humor sets him apart from others off the ice.

RYAN'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Michael Jordan
Favorite sports team: Kansas City Chiefs (with the Kansas Jayhawks a close second!)
Favorite city: Kansas City
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite author: Christopher Moore
Favorite magazine: Sports Illustrated
Favorite gadget: iPad
Favorite vacation spot: Rome
Favorite drink: Water
Favorite foods: Pasta, sushi
Favorite quote: "It is what it is."

2011 Season Notes
SP Music: "Dark Eyes" performed by Nika Leoni and Sergei Trofanov
FS Music: Mozart medley

Goal is to be U.S. champion
2010 Season Notes
SP Music: "Dark Eyes" performed by Nika Leoni and Sergei Trofanov
FS Music: Baroque era chamber music

Costumes designed by Joey Santos

Landed two quads in his free skate at the event, becoming the first U.S. man to accomplish that feat since Timothy Goebel did it at the 2003 World Championships
2009 Season Notes
SP Music: Elvis Presley medley of "Jailhouse Rock," "Heartbreak Hotel" and "You Ain't Nothin' But A Hound Dog" performed by Christopher West
FS Music: Perez Prado medley of "Mambo en Sax," "Historia De Un Amor" and "El Cumbanchero"

Costumes designed by Chong Greene
2008 Season Notes
SP Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Godfather
FS Music: Charlie Chaplin medley
2007 Season Notes
SP Music: "Polka" and "Happy Birthday Variations" by Gidon Kremer (choreographed by Nikoli Morozov)
FS Music: Perez Prado medley of "Mambo en Sax," "Historia De Un Amor" and "El Cumbanchero" (choreographed by Catarina Lindgren)
2006 Season Notes
SP Music: Music from Zorba the Greek
FS Music: Music from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
2005 Season Notes
SP Music: "New York, New York"
FS Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Untouchables
2004 Season Notes
SP Music: "New York, New York"
FS Music: "Dueling Banjos" and "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
2001 Season Notes
SP Music: "Dance of the Tumblers" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
FS Music: "William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini

Bradley on "Ice Desk Live" Watch
Interview - Ryan Bradley Watch
World Championships - Men - Free Skate Watch
2011 U.S. Championships - Senior Men - Free Skate (Skaters 11-22) Watch
AT&T Athlete Lounge: Bradley Watch
Ryan Bradley's short program at the 2009 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships 400K | 700K
Behind the scenes with Ryan Bradley 400K | 700K
icenetwork.com's interview with Rockne Brubaker and Ryan Bradley 400K | 700K
Ryan Bradley's free skate from the 2008 U.S. Championships 400K | 700K
Ryan Bradley's short program from the 2008 U.S. Championships 400K | 700K