Joseph Johnson (figure skater)

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Joseph Johnson
Manta, Johnson - 2018 Skate America - 10.jpg
Manta and Johnson in 2018
Born (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 29)
Rockford, Illinois
Hometown Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Ice dance
Began skating2003
Retired18 April 2019

Joseph "Joe" Johnson (born May 5, 1994) is an American former competitive ice dancer.

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Early life

Johnson was born on May 5, 1994. He began skating in 2003. [1]

Career

Since 2013, he has competed with Karina Manta in ice dance. [1] [2] Before he partnered with Manta, Johnson had competed with Tori Patsis and Paolina Bushur. [1] Manta and Johnson are coached by Patti Gottwein in Colorado Springs. [1] The team 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]

Johnson announced his retirement from competitive figure skating on April 18, 2019. [6]

In 2021 he joined ITV’s show Dancing on Ice series 13 as a professional skater. He was paired up with the gymnastic medalist Amy Tinkler in his first series and Love Island star Liberty Poole in his second series.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019

[1]

2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016

Competitive Highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

(with Karina Manta)

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 5th5th
Lake Placid IDI 6th5th
National
U.S. Champ. 10th J7th8th9th7th

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Profile – Karina Manta & Joseph Johnson | ice-dance.com". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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  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.