Background
Richard Dornbush was born in Corona, California.
Richard Dornbush was born in Corona, California.
He competed at the 2011 World Championships and was an alternate for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Richard Dornbush has been coached by Tammy Gambill since 1997 at Icetown Riverside in Riverside, California. He placed 5th in his other event, Germany, but qualified for the Final where he finished 4th.
Dornbush was 11th at the 2010 United States. Nationals.
Dornbush was one of twenty young skaters to receive a scholarship from the Michael Weiss Foundation. He was selected to compete at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished 9th.
Dornbush finished 13th at the 2012 United States. After Jeremy Abbott withdrew from the 2012 Four Continents, Dornbush was selected to replace him. Dornbush placed 6th at the 2013 United States. He was named as an alternate for the 2013 Four Continents and was called up when Adam Rippon withdrew due to injury.
In the 2015-2016 season, Dornbush trained with Gambill in Riverside, California, and Jonathan Cassar at IceTown Carlsbad.
He finished 6th at the 2015 United States. International Figure Skating Classic, 7th at the 2015 Cup of China, and 8th at the 2015 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy. A herniated disc in his back led to his withdrawal from the 2016 United States.