- Joined
- Jan 12, 2004
Karina MANTA, born March 30 1996 in Olympia, WA, USA, and Joseph JOHNSON, born May 5 1994 in Rockford, IL, USA, are ice dancers representing the USA.
Karina and Joe began skating together in February of 2014. Early in the 2015-16 season, they were added to the U.S. international selection pool and assigned to Skate Canada Autumn Classic, where they earned a bronze medal. In November 2015, they placed first in the Pacific Coast Sectionals, qualifying for the 2016 National Championships.
Their 2019 US Nationals Free Dance to "Sweet Dreams" went viral. They are currently performing with Cirque du Soleil.
BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFO
ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034969.htm
USA Fanzone bio: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=95
Icenetwork bio (archive 2018 and prior):
https://web.archive.org/web/20180610000435/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/manta_johnson
Ice-dance.com profile from the 2016 US Nationals: http://www.eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/ms/usnationals16/competitors/karina-manta-joe-johnson/
Ice-dance.com profile from the 2015 US Nationals: http://eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/...titors/junior/100-karina-manta-joseph-johnson
Stats on ice: https://statsonice.com/skaterteam/Karina/Manta/Joseph/Johnson/
SOCIAL MEDIA
Karina's twitter: https://twitter.com/karinamantras
Karina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinamanta/?hl=en
Joe's twitter: https://twitter.com/joejohnsonice
Joe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joejohnsonice/
ISU personal best scores:
ISU personal best scores (historical):
PROGRAMS
2018-19
RD: Flamenco: Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona, Tango: Alcoba Azul by Elliot Goldenthal, Flamceno: Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona
FD: "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics
2017-18
SD: Bossa Nova: Right Now performed by The Pussycat Dolls, Samba: Fireball performed by Pitbull
FD: Your Song (from "Moulin Rouge" by Elton John, performed by Ewan McGregor, One Day I'll Fly Away (from "Moulin Rouge") by Randy Crawford performed by Nicole Kidman
2016-2017
SD: "Dream a Little Dream", "I Wanna Be Like You"
FD: "Dream On" by Aerosmith
2015-16
SD: "March from Love for Three Oranges" and "Cinderella Waltz" by Prokofiev
FD: "Maple Leaf Rag," "Bethena," and "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin
Articles and Other Media
Article about Karina from May, 2014: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/chandler/article_0e2d29c2-e2de-11e3-b205-0019bb2963f4.html
SD practice, 2017 US Nationals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t5rd4yY_6s
FD practice, 2017 US Nationals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3M3FB8pPLg
SD practice, 2015 Autumn Classic International: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrej95BtBM
Karina's video montage of their Autumn Classic experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC2Yu9UhsHk&feature=youtu.be
Video Interview Oct. 2018 by Skate Talk On line
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYcxESo66E
Photos
Cute photo from Joe's instagram, Joe and Karina in Colorado with Chock/Bates and Coomes/Buckland:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT78Hp8hzw6/?taken-by=joejohnsonice
Karina and roommate Jason Brown ready for the "Great Gatsby" themed school dance: https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/460472882762510338
Results under -/+5 scoring system:
Video links in results
Results under -/+3 scoring system:
Video links in results
From the Original Post:
The first time I saw Karina Manta and Joseph Johnson skate, I thought Wednesday Addams and Huck Finn had grown up and formed an ice dance team. I immediately fell in love with them. Their dances this season (2018-19) are irreverent, quirky, funny and endearing. They are offbeat and fresh and never, ever pretentious.
I hope skating fans will show Joe and Karina some love. They are a singular team with distinctive choreography. Ice dance needs them.
Karina and Joe began skating together in February of 2014. Early in the 2015-16 season, they were added to the U.S. international selection pool and assigned to Skate Canada Autumn Classic, where they earned a bronze medal. In November 2015, they placed first in the Pacific Coast Sectionals, qualifying for the 2016 National Championships.
Their 2019 US Nationals Free Dance to "Sweet Dreams" went viral. They are currently performing with Cirque du Soleil.
BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFO
ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034969.htm
USA Fanzone bio: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=95
Icenetwork bio (archive 2018 and prior):
https://web.archive.org/web/20180610000435/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/manta_johnson
Ice-dance.com profile from the 2016 US Nationals: http://www.eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/ms/usnationals16/competitors/karina-manta-joe-johnson/
Ice-dance.com profile from the 2015 US Nationals: http://eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/...titors/junior/100-karina-manta-joseph-johnson
Stats on ice: https://statsonice.com/skaterteam/Karina/Manta/Joseph/Johnson/
SOCIAL MEDIA
Karina's twitter: https://twitter.com/karinamantras
Karina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinamanta/?hl=en
Joe's twitter: https://twitter.com/joejohnsonice
Joe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joejohnsonice/
ISU personal best scores:
Type | Level | Event | Score |
Total | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 134.09 |
RD | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 49.01 |
RD Technical | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 25.41 |
SD Component | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 24.60 |
FD | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 85.08 |
FD Technical | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 48.82 |
FD Component | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2018 | 37.26 |
ISU personal best scores (historical):
Type | Level | Event | Score |
Total | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2016 | 137.76 |
SD | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2016 | 53.60 |
SD Technical | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2016 | 29.56 |
SD Component | Senior | ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2017 | 25.91 |
FD | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2016 | 84.16 |
FD Technical | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2016 | 45.06 |
FD Component | Senior | ISU CS US Classic 2016 | 41.10 |
PROGRAMS
2018-19
RD: Flamenco: Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona, Tango: Alcoba Azul by Elliot Goldenthal, Flamceno: Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona
FD: "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics
2017-18
SD: Bossa Nova: Right Now performed by The Pussycat Dolls, Samba: Fireball performed by Pitbull
FD: Your Song (from "Moulin Rouge" by Elton John, performed by Ewan McGregor, One Day I'll Fly Away (from "Moulin Rouge") by Randy Crawford performed by Nicole Kidman
2016-2017
SD: "Dream a Little Dream", "I Wanna Be Like You"
FD: "Dream On" by Aerosmith
2015-16
SD: "March from Love for Three Oranges" and "Cinderella Waltz" by Prokofiev
FD: "Maple Leaf Rag," "Bethena," and "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin
Articles and Other Media
Article about Karina from May, 2014: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/chandler/article_0e2d29c2-e2de-11e3-b205-0019bb2963f4.html
SD practice, 2017 US Nationals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t5rd4yY_6s
FD practice, 2017 US Nationals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3M3FB8pPLg
SD practice, 2015 Autumn Classic International: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrej95BtBM
Karina's video montage of their Autumn Classic experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC2Yu9UhsHk&feature=youtu.be
Video Interview Oct. 2018 by Skate Talk On line
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYcxESo66E
Photos
Cute photo from Joe's instagram, Joe and Karina in Colorado with Chock/Bates and Coomes/Buckland:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT78Hp8hzw6/?taken-by=joejohnsonice
Karina and roommate Jason Brown ready for the "Great Gatsby" themed school dance: https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/460472882762510338
Results under -/+5 scoring system:
Video links in results
Season | Level | Competition | SD | FD | Overall |
Season 2018-2019 | |||||
2018/19 | Senior | 2019 US National Figure Skating Championships | 55.16 (7) | 104.81 (6) | 159.97 (7) |
2018/19 | Senior | 2018 Skate America | 51.89 (10) | 87.44 (10) | 139.33 (10) |
2018/19 | Senior | ISU CS US Classic | 49.01 (6) | 85.08 (5) | 134.09 (5) |
Results under -/+3 scoring system:
Video links in results
Season | Level | Competition | SD | FD | Overall |
Season 2017-2018 | |||||
2017/18 | Senior | US National Figure Skating Championships | 58.29 (9) | 92.71 (9) | 151.00 (9) |
2017/18 | Senior | 2018 Midwestern Sectional | 49.33 (2) | 89.66 (1) | 138.99 (2) |
2017/18 | Senior | ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 51.91 (12) | 74.57 (14) | 126.48 (14) |
2017/18 | Senior | Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 59.33 (4) | 83.92 (6) | 143.25(5) |
Season 2016-2017 | |||||
2016/17 | Senior | US National Figure Skating Championships | 57.96 (7) | 89.19 (7) | 147.15 (8) |
2016/17 | Senior | 2017 Midwestern Sectional | 59.83 (1) | 86.17 (1) | 145.00 (1) |
2016/17 | Senior | ISU CS US Classic | 53.60 (6) | 84.16 (4) | 137.76 (5) |
2016/17 | Senior | Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 52.36 (6) | 80.69 (4) | 133.06 (8) |
Season 2015-2016 | |||||
2015/16 | Senior | US National Figure Skating Championships | 54.57 (7) | 88.13 (6) | 142.70 (7) |
2015/16 | Senior | 2016 Pacific Coast Sectional | 51.22 (1) | 80.10 (1) | 131.32 (1) |
2015/16 | Senior | Skate Canada Autumn Classic International | 52.89 (2) | 79.00 (4) | 131.89 (3) |
Season 2014-2015 | |||||
2014/15 | Junior | US Junior National Figure Skating Championships | 45.09 (9) | 69.14 (9) | 114.23 (10) |
2014/15 | Junior | 2015 Midwestern Sectional, Junior | 40.82 (3) | 70.78 (3) | 111.60 (3) |
From the Original Post:
The first time I saw Karina Manta and Joseph Johnson skate, I thought Wednesday Addams and Huck Finn had grown up and formed an ice dance team. I immediately fell in love with them. Their dances this season (2018-19) are irreverent, quirky, funny and endearing. They are offbeat and fresh and never, ever pretentious.
I hope skating fans will show Joe and Karina some love. They are a singular team with distinctive choreography. Ice dance needs them.
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