Richard Dornbush

August 27, 1991

Corona, Riverside County, United States of America

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.

Richard Dornbush Edit Profile

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Background

Richard Dornbush was born in Corona, California.

Career

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.

Achievements

He is the 2014 Lombardia Trophy champion, 2010 International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2011 United States. national silver medalist. In the 2008-2009 season, Dornbush won gold in both JGP Mexico and JGP South Africa. He qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final where he took the bronze medal. In the 2009-2010 season, Dornbush won gold at JGP Hungary. During the 2010-2011 season, Dornbush won the Junior Grand Prix Final. At the 2011 United States. Nationals he placed seventh in the short program and first in the long program to win the silver medal. In the 2014-2015 season, Dornbush won gold at his International Skating Union Challenger Series assignment, the 2014 Lombardia Trophy. Turning to the Grand Prix series, he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Cup of China and placed seventh at 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard before capping off the season with a tenth place finish at the 2015 United States. Championships.

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