Lydia Manon (born September 16, 1982, in
Reading, PA
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) is an American retired
ice dancer
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. 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.
[
Manon began skating with Brandon Forsyth in March 2005.][ 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
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.
Competitive highlights
(with O'Meara)
(with Shalin)
(with Klus)
(with Obzansky)
Programs
(with O'Meara)
References
External links
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1982 births
American female ice dancers
Living people
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
21st-century American women
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