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Karina Manta (born March 20, 1996) is an American former competitive ice dancer.

Karina Manta
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 26) 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

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 2020, it was announced that Manta would join the cast of ITV's Dancing On Ice. During the thirteenth series, she was a replacement partner for Graham Bell, whose original partner, fellow newcomer Yebin Mok, was injured during training. Bell and Manta were voted off during Week 3. Manta won the fourteenth series with Regan Gascoigne.

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 Bethana 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
Midwestern Sect.	3rd J		1st	2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

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