Karina Manta
| Karina Manta | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 20 March 1996 Olympia, United States |
| Hometown | Colorado Springs |
| Height | 1.60 m (5.2 ft) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Coach | Patti Gottwein |
| Skating club | Coyotes SC of Arizona |
| Began skating | 2002 |
Karina Manta (born March 20, 1996) is an American ice dancer.
Early life
Manta was born on March 20, 1996 in Olympia, Washington.[1] She began figure skating in 2002.[1]
Career
Manta previously competed in ice dance with Jonathan Thompson.[1] Manta has partnered with ice dancer Joseph Johnson since 2013.[1][2] The team is coached by Patti Gottwein in Colorado Springs, of the United States.[1] Manta and Johnson received their first Grand Prix assignment in 2018, competing at Skate America.[3][4] They finished in 10th place with a total score of 139.33.[2][5]
On April 18, 2019, Manta announced that she was stepping away from competitive figure skating. She and Johnson plan to move to Montreal in June and join Cirque du Soleil.[6][7]
Personal life
As of 2018, Manta is a college student.[1] In 2018, she came out as bisexual in a video accompanied by her girlfriend. This made her the first female figure skater competing on behalf of Team USA to come out.[3]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 |
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| 2017–2018 |
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| 2016–2017 |
Competitive Highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
(with Joe Johnson)
| International[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| GP Skate America | 10th | ||||
| CS Autumn Classic | 3rd | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 14th | ||||
| CS US Classic | 5th | 5th | |||
| Lake Placid IDI | 6th | 5th | |||
| National | |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 10th J | 7th | 8th | 9th | 7th |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ a b c "Profile – Karina Manta & Joseph Johnson | ice-dance.com". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ a b "Karina Manta is Team USA's First Out Female Figure Skater". 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfsa.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Entry/Resultlist". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Johnson, Joe (2019-04-18). "A retirement tweet pic.twitter.com/RDghJ2ooFQ". @JoeJohnsonIce (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ circusrunaway (2019-04-19). "Saying Goodbye". Circus Runaway. Retrieved 2019-04-19.