Lydia Manon

Lydia Manon
Personal information
Country represented  United States
Born (1982-09-16) 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

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]

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
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
U.S. Championships 10th
Eastern Sectionals 4th

(with Klus)

Event 2000–01
World Junior Championships 14th
U.S. Championships 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 4th
J. = Junior level

(with Obzansky)

Event 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000
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

References

  1. ↑ "Two U.S. ice dancing teams announce end of partnerships". U.S. Figure Skating. March 1, 2005.
  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.


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