Lydia Manon

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Lydia Manon
Personal information
Country representedFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 (age 39)
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 clubArctic Edge FSC
Retired2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total173.56
2004 Nebelhorn Trophy
Comp. dance32.50
2005 Four Continents
Original dance53.75
2005 Four Continents
Free dance90.91
2004 Nebelhorn Trophy

Lydia Manon (born September 16, 1982, in Reading, PA) is an American retired 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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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)

Event2003–042004–05
Four Continents Championships 3rd
U.S. Championships 6th3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th1st
Pacific Coast Sectionals1st
Midwestern Sectionals1st

(with Shalin)

Event2002–03
U.S. Championships 10th
Eastern Sectionals 4th

(with Klus)

Event2000–01
World Junior Championships 14th
U.S. Championships 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 4th
J. = Junior level

(with Obzansky)

Event1997–19981998–19991999–2000
U.S. Championships 6th N.2nd N.6th J.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

Programs

(with O'Meara)

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–2005 [3]
  • You Can't Take that Away From Me
  • 42nd Street musical
Black Cat, White Cat (soundtrack)
by Goran Bregovic

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References

  1. "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.
  2. Mittan, Barry (September 13, 2005). "Another Chance for Manon and Forsyth". Skate Today.
  3. "Lydia MANON / Ryan O'MEARA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009.