Lydia Manon
Lydia Manon (born September 16, 1982 in Reading, PA) is an American ice dancer. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2005 U.S. bronze medalist and Four Continents bronze medalist. They announced the end of their partnership in March 2005.[1]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Born | September 16, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Brandon Forsyth Ryan O'Meara, Vitali Shalin, Michel Klus, Chris Obzansky | ||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, J. Santoferrara, Elizabeth Coates, Genrikh Sretenski | ||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Arctic Edge FSC | ||||||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||
Combined total | 173.56 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy | ||||||||||||||||
Comp. dance | 32.50 2005 Four Continents | ||||||||||||||||
Original dance | 53.75 2005 Four Continents | ||||||||||||||||
Free dance | 90.91 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manon began skating with Brandon Forsyth in March 2005.[2] They skated together until mid-2006 when she retired to pursue academic studies at the George Washington University. Prior to joining forces with O'Meara in 2003, she competed with Michel Klus.
Currently, Manon is a graduate student in the Slavic Department at the University of Virginia.
Competitive highlights
(with O'Meara)
Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
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Four Continents Championships | 3rd | |
U.S. Championships | 6th | 3rd |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | 1st |
Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st | |
Midwestern Sectionals | 1st |
(with Shalin)
Event | 2002–03 |
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U.S. Championships | 10th |
Eastern Sectionals | 4th |
(with Klus)
Event | 2000–01 |
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World Junior Championships | 14th |
U.S. Championships | 1st J. |
Junior Grand Prix, Poland | 5th |
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 4th |
J. = Junior level |
(with Obzansky)
Event | 1997–1998 | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 |
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U.S. Championships | 6th N. | 2nd N. | 6th J. |
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level |
Programs
(with O'Meara)
Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2004–2005[3] |
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Black Cat, White Cat (soundtrack) by Goran Bregovic |
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gollark: Here's a more complete version.
gollark: It orbits Pluto, which orbits Earth. Honestly, what do they *teach* children in schoÖl?
gollark: No it's not. If it wasn't in Earth orbit, then my banks of Earth-facing lunar railguns wouldn't really work.
gollark: It is in our orbit.
References
- "Two U.S. ice dancing teams announce end of partnerships". U.S. Figure Skating. March 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- Mittan, Barry (September 13, 2005). "Another Chance for Manon and Forsyth". Skate Today.
- "Lydia MANON / Ryan O'MEARA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009.
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