Jordan Brauninger

Jordan Brauninger (born January 19, 1987) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 World Junior bronze medalist.

Jordan Brauninger
Brauninger competes in 2005.
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1987-01-19) January 19, 1987 (age 36) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Former coach	Stephanie Miller, Ted Masdea
Former choreographer	David Wilson
Skating club	Northern Kentucky SC
Began skating	1992
Retired	2005–06
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	178.32 2005 World Juniors
Short program	59.00 2005 World Juniors
Free skate	119.32 2005 World Juniors
Medal record Figure skating: Men's singles Representing United States World Junior Championships 2004 The Hague Men's singles

Career

Brauninger began skating at age five. He played ice hockey for three years and switched to figure skating after meeting Sergei Grinkov. He competed first as a pair skater with Samantha Skavdahl. He landed his first triple toe loop at the age of eleven and his first triple Axel when he was 16. He trained in Crescent 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, Disney announced that Brauninger would play the role of Troy Bolton in Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.^[1]

Personal life

Brauninger was born January 19, 1987, in Cincinnati, Ohio,^[2] and was home schooled. He lives in Ludlow, Kentucky. He married Lea Nightwalker, a Colorado figure skater,^[3] on June 1, 2014, in Fort Collins, Colorado. They divorced shortly after.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006 ^[2]	In the Garden of Souls by David	Piano Concerto in D by Arthur Bliss
2003–2004 ^[4]	Summertime by George Gershwin	Patton by Jerry Goldsmith Royal Scottish National Orchestra
2002–2003 ^[5]	Fire by J. Hendrix	In the South by Elgar performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[2]^[4]^[5]
Event	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
Junior Worlds				3rd	4th
JGP Final			6th	4th
JGP Andorra						7th
JGP France			3rd		5th
JGP Hungary					5th
JGP Japan				4th
JGP Mexico				1st
JGP Slovakia			4th
Triglav Trophy			1st J.
National
U.S. Champ.	4th N.	5th J.	2nd J.	10th	11th
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

1. . prnewswire.com. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
2. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006.
3. Ostergar, Martha (March 4, 2014). "Disney on Ice skater finds happiness on the ice". KSL.com.
4. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004.
5. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 2, 2003.

External links

 

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