Profile – Karina Manta & Joseph Johnson
TEAM INFORMATION:
| Country: | United States (USA)  |
| Level: | Senior |
| Status: | Retired 2019 to tour with Cirque du soleil |
| Club: | Coyotes SC of Arizona (USA) / Broadmoor SC (USA) |
| Coach(es): | Patti Gottwein |
| Choreographer(s): | Trina Pratt and Ben Agosto (rhythm dance), Christopher Dean (free dance) |
| Training Location: | Colorado Springs, CO (USA) |
| Began Skating Together: | 2014 |
ATHLETE INFORMATION:
| Karina Manta | Joe Johnson | |
| Birth date: | May 30, 1996 | May 5, 1994 |
| Birth place: | Rockford, IL (USA) | |
| Home town: | Chandler, AZ (USA) | Fort Collins, CO (USA) |
| Started skating: | 2002 | 2003 |
| Former partner(s): | Jonathan Thompson | Paolina Bushur, Tory Patsis |
RESULTS:
| 7th – U.S. National Championships 10th – 2018 Skate America 5th – 2018 U.S. International Classic 9th – 2018 U.S. National Championships 2nd – 2018 Midwestern Sectional Championships 14th – 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy 5th – 2017 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 8th – 2017 U.S. National Championships 1st – 2017 Midwestern Sectionals 5th – 2016 US International FS Classic 6th – 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 7th – 2016 U.S. National Championships 1st – 2016 Pacific Coast Sectionals 3rd – 2015 Autumn Classic International 10th – 2015 U.S. Championships (Jr) 3rd – 2015 Midwestern Sectionals (Jr) |
PROGRAM MUSIC:
| 2019-2020 Season | |
| Rhythym Dance: | |
| Free Dance: | |
| 2018- 2019 Season | |
| Rhythm Dance: | “Malaguena” by Enersto Lecuona, “Alcoba Azul” by Elliot Goldenthal |
| Free Dance: | “Sweet Dreams” by Emily Browning, “Sweet Dreams (are Made of This)” by Dave Stewart & His Fabulous Orchestra |
| 2017- 2018 Season | |
| Short Dance: | Right Now by Pussycat Dolls; Fireball by Pitbull |
| Free Dance: | Your Song and One Day I’ll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge! by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman |
| 2016- 2017 Season | |
| Short Dance: | Dream a Little Dream and I Wanna be Like You by Robbie Williams |
| Free Dance: | Dream On by Aerosmith |
ON THE WWW
| OFFICIAL WEBSITE: | |
| OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE: | |
| OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT(S): | @karinamanta / @joejohnsonice |
| OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT(S): | @KarinaMantras / @joejohnsonice |
| ISU PROFILE: | Manta/Johnson ISU Bio |