Lydia Manon | |
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Born | September 16, 1982 |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Skating club | Arctic Edge FSC |
Retired | 2006 |
Medal record |
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]
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.
(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 |
(with Shalin)
Event | 2002–03 |
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U.S. Championships | 10th |
(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 | 1999–2000 |
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U.S. Championships | 6th J. |
J. = Junior level |
(with O'Meara)
Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2004–2005 [3] |
| Black Cat, White Cat (soundtrack) by Goran Bregovic |
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