Thaindian News

By Madhuri Dey
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The overall men’s title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships was claimed by Ryan Bradley as he finished with a total score of 231.90. The victory has reinstated confidence in him once again, something which he had lost last year after failing to make it to the top position. Yesterday’s win was the was first title victory for the 27 year old. The joy was evident as Ryan Bradley received the medal in Greenboro.

Ryan Bradley had finished second in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2007. His career seemed not to give him much satisfaction as he was not getting the top position until he notched his first gold on Sunday’s event. Ryan Bradley grabbed the first place after ousting close competitor Richard Dornbush by a six-plus points. After Ryan Bradley, the second position in the free skate was notched by Richard Dornbush while Ross Miner ended up claiming an overall third position. Jeremy Abbott has earned the fourth place, however, failing to make it a championship win for the third time. Ryan Bradley, Richard Dornbush, Ross Miner will represent the United States World Championships March which will be held in Tokyo from the 21-27 of March.

Last year Ryan Bradley who is from St. Joseph, Missouri had ended up in the fourth position at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships for which he was denied an access to the Olympic team that performed in Vancouver. Coming to the female contestants it was Alissa Czisny from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan who grabbed the first place on Saturday. For Alissa Czisny, however, it was not the first time that she won the title.