Karina Manta

Karina Manta
Karina Manta
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	20 March 1996 (age 25); Olympia, United States
Home town	Colorado Springs
Height	1.60 m (5.2 ft)
Coach	Patti Gottwein
Skating club	Coyotes SC of Arizona
Training locations	Colorado Springs
Began skating	2002
Retired	April 18, 2019
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	139.33; 2018 Skate America
Short dance	57.58; 2018 Skate America
Free dance	87.44; 2018 Skate America

Karina Manta (born March 20, 1996) is an American former competitive 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]

In 2021, Manta joined the cast of ITV's Dancing On Ice, where she was partnered with Graham Bell.

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 ^[1]	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona Alcoba Azul by Elliot Goldenthal choreo. by Trina Pratt, Ben Agosto	Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics performed by Emily Browning Sweet Dreams (are Made of This) by Eurythmics performed by Dave Stewart & His Fabulous Orchestra choreo. by Christopher Dean
2017–2018	Right Now by Pussycat Dolls Fireball by Pitbull	Your Song One Day I'll Fly Away by Elton John, Tony Phillips performed by Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman
2016–2017	Dream a Little Dream I Wanna Be Like You by Robbie Williams	Dream On by Aerosmith
2015–2016	March: The Love for Three Oranges Waltz: Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev	Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer by Scott Joplin

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Profile – Karina Manta & Joseph Johnson | ice-dance.com". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

[:2-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Profile – Karina Manta & Joseph Johnson | ice-dance.com". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

[:1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Karina Manta is Team USA's First Out Female Figure Skater". 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

[4] "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfsa.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

[5] "Entry/Resultlist". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

[6] Johnson, Joe (2019-04-18). "A retirement tweet pic.twitter.com/RDghJ2ooFQ". @JoeJohnsonIce (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-19.

[7] rcusrunaway (2019-04-19). "Saying Goodbye". Circus Runaway. Retrieved 2019-04-19.

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